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viscousmemories · #26 06-02-2008, 01:04 PM

I'm not dreading it, oddly. I had to take exams (of a sort) to get the GED, join the Army and earn various IT certifications over the years, but those were all multiple choice exams. Since I dropped out of school in jr. high I haven't really sat a proper exam.

ChuckF · #27 06-02-2008, 01:26 PM

vm

Garnet · #28 06-02-2008, 02:12 PM

What direction are you going in IT, vm? I've been toying with the idea of getting some project management credentials under my belt, but I honestly don't know if I want the hassle. I'm very content doing BA work. But there's a part of me that says I should "step up."

Smilin · #29 06-02-2008, 04:36 PM

Good on you!

I've tried relentlessly to get my current employer to pay for me to take classes online to get a certification in power electronics from the Universit of Colorado.

They didn't buy it...

Their "budget" has always been used on all the others in the department. I'm unfortunately the "noob" in the company. You'd think that at age 42, I'd be happy to be considered a "noob". Well, I don't. I've taken it personally and consider it an insult. They've never seen fit even to allow me time off to go to a vendor sponsored conference which wouldn't have cost them one dime!

I can totally understand why a person can get so frustrated they come in one day with an oozie and shoot up the place!

:blah:

So, have you applied and been accepted to the college yet?

Lauri D · #30 06-02-2008, 06:56 PM

Neato bandito! :yup:

I strongly envy your determination. can i borrow some?

viscousmemories · #31 06-03-2008, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Garnet

What direction are you going in IT, vm?

I'm hoping upward!

I don't know, actually. The particular associates degree I'm going for is a generic IT degree. I don't think it'll have much to do with what I'm actually doing on the job right now.

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Originally Posted by Smilin

So, have you applied and been accepted to the college yet?

I'm not sure that's even necessary. As far as I know I just have to pay and "show up" (ie. log in).

Dingfod · #32 06-03-2008, 01:15 AM

I just checked my own company education benefits:

Benefits of Working for Sort-of-big OilFull-time employees in a graduate degree program: $7500 per year
Full-time employees in an undergraduate program: $5000 per year
Part-time employees in either graduate or undergraduate programs: $2500

viscousmemories · #33 06-03-2008, 01:30 AM

Wow, nice!

I found out I actually get 3k annually, not 2k.

Dingfod · #34 06-03-2008, 01:33 AM

Cool.

Garnet · #35 06-03-2008, 02:15 AM

My company bought me a book about Access.

Oh, wait, I paid for that myself.

Well, they bought me a book about writing use cases.

Uh, no...I paid for that one too.

But if I pay for and take a class and pass it with at least a B, I can put in a requisition for reimbursement and it might get approved...

:sadcheer:

Dingfod · #36 06-03-2008, 02:34 AM

Well, we do have to pass the class to get the money.

viscousmemories · #37 06-03-2008, 04:28 AM

Yeah, I get 100% reimbursed for A-B, 75% for C, and 0% for < C, incomplete or withdrawal.

inland wave · #38 06-03-2008, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

Yeah, I get 100% reimbursed for A-B, 75% for C, and 0% for < C, incomplete or withdrawal.

That is way cool, vm.

viscousmemories · #39 09-08-2008, 12:26 PM

I got an 'A' in my first two classes and I'm in the third week of my second block. So far, so good.

Ensign Steve · #40 09-08-2008, 03:58 PM

Excellent work! :cheer:

JoeP · #41 09-08-2008, 07:28 PM

Well done!
Mom and I will buy you a milkshake.

viscousmemories · #42 01-18-2009, 02:38 PM

I got A's in my first four classes, but dropped the ball in the last two.

I put off the final projects until the weekend they were due, then found them too overwhelming. Besides that I just didn't really keep up during the entire class. I ended up turning in half-assed final papers and getting a C+ in one class and probably a crappy (but hopefully passing) grade in the other - it hasn't posted yet.

Anyway, I'm just finishing the 1st week of the fourth block of classes and I'm committed to doing better this time.

The classes I'm in now are Environmental Science and Cultural Diversity.

Clutch Munny · #43 01-18-2009, 04:29 PM

Oh, well -- lesson learned on the last two classes, but A Big Gold Star on those four As. Well done, scholar!

inland wave · #44 01-18-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

I got A's in my first four classes, but dropped the ball in the last two.

I put off the final projects until the weekend they were due, then found them too overwhelming. Besides that I just didn't really keep up during the entire class. I ended up turning in half-assed final papers and getting a C+ in one class and probably a crappy (but hopefully passing) grade in the other - it hasn't posted yet.

Anyway, I'm just finishing the 1st week of the fourth block of classes and I'm committed to doing better this time.

The classes I'm in now are Environmental Science and Cultural Diversity.

Congrats vm!
It is very easy to let time slip away on those projects. My grades fell to c's when I was traveling because the time wasn't there to get everything done.
I would sacrifice individual work in order to save face on team work. Time management is a big factor. Really though, between school and work there is not much time for a life. Sometimes it sucks hard........
Current class Organizational Behavior and Ethical Responsibility. :wave:

After this class I am at the halfway mark on my degree.

biochemgirl · #45 01-18-2009, 11:17 PM

iw is right on with the time management. It's difficult to juggle all that and about the time I was graduating I had finally figured it all out. :giggle:

Good job on your other classes though!

JoeP · #46 01-19-2009, 02:41 PM

Four starfish for you!

Shake · #47 01-30-2009, 10:26 PM

Nice job, vm! I know (sort of) what you're going through. I finished my associate's degree back in May and have now moved onto a 4-year university as a 3rd year student in electrical engineering. I'm trying to finish up before my GI Bill runs out (Sep 2011), not that those benefits are even touching the costs of a major private school, but I'm really getting my (pre-tax) $1200 worth. It completely paid for my AS degree at the community college.

Anyway, good luck to you in your pursuit.

viscousmemories · #48 01-31-2009, 02:27 AM

I ended up getting a B- in the other class, so not too bad.

So far so good with Environmental Science and Cultural Diversity classes, but I've got math and programming on the horizon. :shudder:

Crumb · #49 01-31-2009, 06:28 PM

Wow that's like a 180:degree: difference from how I would have written that. What's not to like about math and programming? :chin:

inland wave · #50 02-01-2009, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by viscousmemories

I ended up getting a B- in the other class, so not too bad.

So far so good with Environmental Science and Cultural Diversity classes, but I've got math and programming on the horizon. :shudder:

algebra or statistics?