I'm 19 and not sure what to do with my life...

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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited October 2008
    PhantomOG wrote: »
    that's all you needed to say. ;)

    Business school is a different universe than Engineering... even within the same university.

    I'm just going to assume that that's not underhanded insult...wait, what do I care? I dislike most of the things about my school anyway. I'd definitely agree that engineering is an entirely different game, but it's just worth noting the inflation can really let some people slide by and I've been guilty of that before. It happens in engineering, too. The point I'm making is that Ivy's create a stigma and aura that tends to discourage some people's pride in their own work. And I'm saying it shouldn't.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2008
    My point is your first comment made it seem as if there was absolutely no worth to an Ivy League education other than some undeserved work connections post graduation. That couldn't be further from the truth, and as an Ivy League grad myself, I know first hand the value of an Ivy League education.

    I'm confident your complaints about your current school/situation are just as apparent at any non-Ivy Business school as well. Sure, you can accomplish anything you want regardless of what school you went to, but trying to argue against a perceived stigma on state/smaller schools by in turn creating your own false negative stigma against Ivy League schools is misguided at best, hypocritical, and completely unnecessary.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited October 2008
    Fatbrando wrote: »
    Let it all go and NAIL THEM ALL!!!

    Wear a raincoat, I don't want to hear about some persistant disease you picked up. ;)
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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited October 2008
    I'm not even going to respond directly because it's just further detracting from the point. Some people enjoy benefitting from others bowing down to their Ivy degree and it's evident from many of us. I on the other hand choose not to use that as a crutch to boost up my self worth (not saying you are either).

    OP, I hope you find the path that's right for you soon. I'm 22 and still looking, so don't worry at 19. Life will still have some curveballs left for you.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited October 2008
    Back to the question:

    Stick with getting your EE degree, even if you have to change schools, but save your money by staying in state and getting excellent grades, participating in engineering dept activities and such. Over the next 20 years the demand for EE grads will go up tremendously as our country builds up it electrical grid to handle the movement away from oil consumption.

    EE is a difficult major by anyone's opinion, if you can stretch your college years to six and have the brain power double major with computer science.
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited October 2008
    I'm in my 40's and I still don't know what to do with my life.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited October 2008
    Same here ;)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2008
    ron-p wrote: »
    life's too short to play grown-up. Don't worry about it, just enjoy the ride.
    +1...
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited October 2008
    When was this thread about "making the parents proud?"

    I stated that I love to tinker around with electronics and THAT is why I am in Engineering school. I love speakers, home automation systems, robotics, and designing electronics. I also stated that I want to go to grad school - not because somebody said I should do so.
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  • Eric W
    Eric W Posts: 556
    edited October 2008
    I didn't read the whole thread- but what are you doing now work wise?
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