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Did you have a plan after high school/college? by dog20 on 09 Aug, 2008 10:01
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I'm not a spontaneous, go with the flow, spur of the moment type of guy. I like to have plans and recently I've been trying to think of my "after college life plan (if such a thing exists)" because I'm afraid of facing the real world. Right now, I just live at home and I don't have to worry about rent, food, and other bills.
Currently, I'm a senior in college and I am majoring in Finance, a subject that I hate. To make it short and to the point, I was undecided about what I wanted to do in college, I picked business after having to be forced to declare a major, and then I didn't like/ heard bad stuff about most of the business type of degrees so I just picked Finance.
During my days in college, I've helped out a few people with studying. I taught this 1 guy accounting, I helped a girl memorize a chart by telling her things that had absolutely nothing to do with what was in the chart (you know like "my very educated mother just served us nine pizzas = mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune, pluto). I also helped people in other subjects and recently I've been helping a girl learn english because she came from another country. Teaching was something that was in the back of my mind, but I didn't actually go for it. Now, I realize its not about how much money I make, its about doing something that I will enjoy and I know its not going to be Finance.
I feel forced to get a finance degree since I'm 2 semesters away from obtaining it. So I will just suck it up, study hard, and pass the classes to obtain that degree. But after that, is where my plan takes place. I'm thinking about going back to college and getting a degree in education. Hopefully, I can live at home for a few more years (my mom is cool so I doubt she will have a problem with that... heck she would miss me if I'm gone), and then I can continue to work at walmart for awhile longer so I can continue putting money into my savings.
So I will be living at home till I'm about 25-26 and then I will hopefully enjoy teaching and I will be able to make enough money to have a decent standard of living. Did you all ever have plans as to what you would do after school/college? And does my plan sound good?
I think I would also like being a teacher because:
-They have weekends off
-They have summers off and get paid for it
-They go home at like 4 or earlier (If I teach elementary school.. right?)
-If I don't feel like working, I can show a movie
-I'm guessing good health benefits since they work for the state? -
#1 by Timmay on 09 Aug, 2008 10:17
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UM BRO....PLUTO isnt a planet anymore...lol
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#2 by dog20 on 09 Aug, 2008 10:18
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#3 by Razor X on 09 Aug, 2008 10:19
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UM BRO....PLUTO isnt a planet anymore...lol
You're right, Timmay. So what are they calling your homeland these days?
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#4 by Razor X on 09 Aug, 2008 10:22
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If teaching is what you want to do, dog, then go for it. You don't want to spend the next 40+ years doing something that you're not happy doing. And going for a second degree shouldn't take you another four years; many of the credits from your finance degree can probably be applied towards your education degree, so it may not take as long as you think.
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#5 by Timmay on 09 Aug, 2008 10:24
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thats just it razor...im homeless....im squating onyour doorstep
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#6 by Ryan on 09 Aug, 2008 10:28
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Teaching is definitely a good choice if you have a passion for it, and the summer vacation is probably the most enviable part for those of us who aren't teachers! And I expect Razor's right about your courses transferring to the second degree. I know at the university where I live, it's mandatory to have a degree before you can even apply to the faculty of Education -- and that translates into a higher salary for those teachers that those that went to other colleges/universities. Not saying that it'll be the same for you, but education does tend to pay...
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#7 by Ryan on 09 Aug, 2008 10:38
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As a response to the original question, I don't know if "plan" would be the right word for it. That sounds like I had some ultimate goal in mind. I left high school intending to go the university for a double degree in Computer Science and Chemistry. After my first year I changed that to drop the Chem part. In my third year I decided to minor in Calculus. After convocation, I worked for the man who'd hired me for my summer jobs at the startup software company he'd created in my last few months at school.
And two years later I quit and went back to college to get a diploma in theatre. Not something I would have thought would happen when I was back in high school, that's for sure. -
#8 by dog20 on 09 Aug, 2008 10:41
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I believe teachers start at $30,000? Thats enough for me to survive on, since I don't buy much... but then again I have no idea how much rent, food, and bills will be
. These are the classes (it includes my finance courses). As you can see, I got a lot of "NO's" for requirement met. OMG
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(OK) & (+) = REQUIREMENT MET; (RM)= REQUIREMENT MET
(NO) & (-) = REQUIREMENT NOT MET; (AA)= FL PUBLIC AA
(IP) = IN PROGRESS
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http://HTTP://WWW.UGS.USF.EDU/SASS/SASS.HTM
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OK 4 MINIMUM OVERALL GPA = 2.0
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NO 5 ADDITIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: 2.5 GPA REQUIRED IN
CORE AND SPECIALIZATION COMBINED - USF COURSEWORK ONLY
EARNED: 1 SUB-REQ
-----> NEEDS: 1.00 HOUR 2.500 GPA
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NO 6 EDUCATION PROFESSIONAL CORE -- ONLY COURSES WITH C- GRADE
OR BETTER ACCEPTED IN THIS REQUIREMENT
-----> NEEDS: 33.00 HOURS 9 SUB-REQS
- 1) EDF3122 LEARNING & THE DEVELOPING CHILD
- 2) EDF3604 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
- 3) EDG4620 CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
- 4) EDF4430 MEASUREMENT FOR TEACHERS
- 5) EEX4070 INTEGRATING EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT
- 6) FLE4362 ESOL 1-CURRICULUM & PEDAGOGY OF ESOL
- 7) FLE4363 ESOL 2-LITERACY DEVELOP ENGLISH LANG LEARNERS
- 8 ) FLE4364 ESOL 3-APPLYING LINGUISTICS ESOL TEACH & TEST
(TAKE WITH LEVEL II INTERNSHIP)
- 9) EDE4940 INTERNSHIP: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
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NO 7 TEACHING SPECIALIZATION -- ONLY COURSES WITH C- GRADE
OR BETTER ACCEPTED IN THIS REQUIREMENT
-----> NEEDS: 40.00 HOURS 13 SUB-REQS
- 1) EDE4301 CLASS MGT,SCHOOL SAFETY ETHIC,LAW & ELEM METHOD
- 2) EDE4941 CHILHOOD EDUCATION INTERNSHIP-LEVEL I
- 3) EDE4942 CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INTERNSHIP-LEVEL II
- 4) RED4310 READING & LEARNING TO READ
- 5) LAE4314 TEACHING WRITING
- 6) LAE4414 TEACHING LITERATURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
- 7) MAE4310 TEACHING ELEM SCHOOL MATH I
- 8 ) SCE4310 TEACHING ELEM SCHOOL SCIENCE
- 9) SSE4313 TEACHING ELEM SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
- 10) MAE4326 TEACHING ELEM SCHOOL MATH II (PR: MAE4310)
- 11) RED4511 LINKING LITERATURE ASSESSMENT TO INSTRUCTION
(PR: RED4310)
- 12) EDE4223 CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR THE CHILD
- 13) HLP4722 HEALTH AND P.E. FOR THE CHILD
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0408 ENC1101 3.00 B+
0501 ENC1102 3.00 A
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MAJORS. EXCLUDING MAT1033. SEE ADVISOR FOR COURSES.
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OK 9 GENERAL EDUCATION - QUANTITATIVE METHODS
0408 MAC1105 3.00 B+
0508 MAC1140 3.00 A
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NINE(9) HRS IN SCIENCE ARE REQUIRED FOR PRE-EDUCATION
MAJORS. SELECT FROM EARTH,LIFE & PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSES.
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OK 10 GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES
0501 BSC2050 3.00 B-
0601 CHM2021 4.00 A+
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AS ONE OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION-SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES.
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SIX HOURS OF HUMANITIES ARE REQUIRED FOR PRE-EDUCATION
STUDENTS (3 HOURS FROM FINE ARTS-GENERAL EDUCATION
AND 3 HOURS OF A PHILOSOPHY COURSE)
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OK 12 GENERAL EDUCATION - FINE ARTS
0508 HUM1020 3.00 A
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EASTERN, OR ASIAN PERSPECTIVES (ALAMEA)
0501 ANT2000 4.00 B+
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& AMH2010 OR AMH2020 FOR GEN EDUC-HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES.
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0501 AMH2020 3.00 A-
0508 GEA2000 4.00 B+
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EARNED: 39.00 HOURS 3.477 GPA
ATT HRS: 39.00 GPA HRS: 39.00 QUALPTS: 135.64
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THE USF FOREIGN LANGUAGE (OR AMERICAN SIGN) EXIT
REQUIREMENT AND ALL USF EXIT REQUIREMENTS (2MW & 1LW WHERE
ONE IS OUTSIDE EDUCATION)MUST BE COMPLETED FOR THE B.A.
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0701 PET3252 3.00 A-
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- 1) EDF2005 INTRO TO EDUCATION
- 2) EDG2701 TEACHING DIVERSE POPULATIONS & FIELD EXP
- 3) EME2040 INTRO TO COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION
+ 4) ONE NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE MUST HAVE A LAB COMPONENT
0601 CHM2021 4.00 A+
+ 5) 6 HOURS WITH INTERNATIONAL OR MULTICULTURAL FOCUS
0501 AMH2020 3.00 A- 0501 ANT2000 4.00 B+
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NO 19 STATE MANDATED COMMON PREREQUISITES (PART 2)
-----> NEEDS: 2 SUB-REQS
- 1) SPC2600 PUBLIC SPEAKING OR ANY SPEECH COURSE
- 2) AN ADDITIONAL NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE
(EARTH, LIFE, OR PHYSICAL)
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NO 20 STATE MANDATED COMMON PREREQUISITES (PART 3)
---SUMMARY OF SELECTED REQUIREMENTS---
-----> NEEDS: 4 SUB-REQS
+ 1) NINE HOURS OF MATHEMATICS MUST HAVE A
MGF, MTG, MAC OR STA PREFIX
0408 MAC1105 3.00 B+ 0508 MAC1140 3.00 A
0608 MAC2233 4.00 B+
- 2) MGF1106 FINITE MATHEMATICS OR A GEOMETRY COURSE
+ 3) TWELVE HOURS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
(CAN INCLUDE AMERICAN HISTORY AND GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
0501 AMH2020 3.00 A- 0501 ANT2000 4.00 B+
0508 GEA2000 4.00 B+ 0601 EUH2022 3.00 B
+ 4) AMH2010, AMH2020 OR ANY AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE
(PART OF THE 12 HRS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT)
0501 AMH2020 3.00 A-
- 5) PSY2012 PSYCHOLOGY I
(PART OF THE 12 HRS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE REQUIREMENT)
- 6) A PHILOSOPHY COURSE
+ 7) A FINE ARTS COURSE
0508 HUM1020 3.00 A
+ 8 ) AN EARTH SCIENCE COURSE (1 OF 3 REQUIRED SCIENCES)
0501 BSC2050 3.00 B-
- 9) A LIFE SCIENCE COURSE (1 OF 3 REQUIRED SCIENCES)
+ 10) A PHYSICAL SCIENCE COURSE (1 OF 3 REQUIRED SCIENCES)
0601 CHM2021 4.00 A+
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EARNED: 39.00 HOURS 2 SUB-REQS
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EARNED: 100.00 HOURS 1 SUB-REQ
-----> NEEDS: 20.00 HOURS
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OK 23 RESIDENCY: 30 OF THE LAST 60 HOURS MUST BE USF HOURS
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NO 24 MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS OF UPPER LEVEL COURSES
-----> NEEDS: 21.00 HOURS
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OK 25 MINIMUM 9 HRS OF SUMMER COURSES AT 4-YR FL PUBLIC UNIV
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2 YRS H.S. OR 8 SEM HOURS SAME FOREIGN LANGUAGE
RM EARNED: 8.00 HOURS
0408 SPN1120L 1.00 S 0408 SPN1120 4.00 A
0601 SPN1121L 1.00 S 0601 SPN1121 4.00 A
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GORDON RULE COMMUNICATION & COMPUTATION (6A-10.30)
TRANSFERRED GORDON RULE COURSES WILL BE EVALUATED BY
THE ADVISOR & THE REQUIREMENT WILL BE ADJUSTED BY THE
COLLEGE/ADVISOR.
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OK 27 GORDON RULE (6A-10.30) COMMUNICATION (USF COURSES ONLY)
(GRADES MUST BE C- OR BETTER - NO S/U)
EARNED: 12.00 HOURS
0408 ENC1101 3.00 B+ 0501 ENC1102 3.00 A
0701 ENC3310 3.00 B 0705 LIT3103 3.00 A
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OK 28 GORDON RULE (6A-10.30) COMPUTATION (FL PUBLIC ONLY)
(GRADES MUST BE C- OR BETTER - NO S/U)
EARNED: 6.00 HOURS
0408 MAC1105 3.00 B+
0508 MAC1140 3.00 A
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TAKE THE CLAST AFTER JULY 1, 2002 MUST ALSO PASS THE
CORRESPONDING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST SECTION(S).
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ALL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION MAJORS MUST TAKE & PASS ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING TESTS: CLAST, GKT OR PRAXIS I
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NO 30 CLAST, GKT OR PRAXIS I REQUIREMENT
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If I added correctly, I need 97 more credit hours!! Which is 2 and 1/2 years, assuming I take 15 credit hours each semester, including summer (and I normally take 12 credit hours lol). -
#9 by Ryan on 09 Aug, 2008 10:50
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Looks like most of the "NO" ones are teaching related though.
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#10 by dog20 on 09 Aug, 2008 10:54
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I know, I know, thats why I said I will be in school for like 3 more years. My finance courses only helped me met the general education requirements, so I got a lot more school to do
. It feels like I will never get out of here!! I should have already gotten a degree since I've been going to school since Fall 2004 
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#11 by StumpyDave on 09 Aug, 2008 12:10
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I had a very definite plan for life from school onwards.
However, for various different reasons I didn't follow that plan.
So far life has been good to me. I've worked hard at whatever I ended up doing and now have a great job, a wonderful home and the most fantastic family.
Whatever you do, make sure you enjoy it. -
#12 by Razor X on 09 Aug, 2008 13:14
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Is it possible to get a Master's Degree in education with your bachelor's in Finance? If so, that would be a quicker route.
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#13 by dog20 on 09 Aug, 2008 21:09
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Is it possible to get a Master's Degree in education with your bachelor's in Finance? If so, that would be a quicker route.
Thats a good idea! -
#14 by Robmeister on 10 Aug, 2008 09:11
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It's good to weigh your options and direction thoughtfully....nothin' wrong with that...
Ya still need to be "flexible" for "fate" to steer you, if that's your belief.....I prefer Providence.
"In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9
"Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21