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Flames Draft Watcher · 08-26-2019, 05:34 PM

I use the critical thinking that my liberal arts degree helped reinforce.
I use the social skills that I learned moving to a new city and making all new friends.
I was interested in what I took and went back to school to learn.
University helped me figure out what I was most interested in continuing to learn going forward or if I went back to school.

But did I need the piece of paper for my current job? Nope.

Would I trade away the experience for the lessened debt-load? Nope, I think it was a valuable growing experience for me as a person. It helped round me out, work on my weaknesses. It made me a more knowledgeable person who could relate to a wider set of people.

I went back for my liberal arts degree at 25. I think I got more out of school than most of the youngins. Just took whatever courses most interested me. My first 2 year schooling at sait in IT got me a job but I was unhappy in that industry and left it to go back to learn and socialize and party and travel to Prague for a field school in my department.

Invaluable life experience for me imo.

08-26-2019, 05:34 PM	#75
Flames Draft Watcher In the Sin Bin Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	I use the critical thinking that my liberal arts degree helped reinforce. I use the social skills that I learned moving to a new city and making all new friends. I was interested in what I took and went back to school to learn. University helped me figure out what I was most interested in continuing to learn going forward or if I went back to school. But did I need the piece of paper for my current job? Nope. Would I trade away the experience for the lessened debt-load? Nope, I think it was a valuable growing experience for me as a person. It helped round me out, work on my weaknesses. It made me a more knowledgeable person who could relate to a wider set of people. I went back for my liberal arts degree at 25. I think I got more out of school than most of the youngins. Just took whatever courses most interested me. My first 2 year schooling at sait in IT got me a job but I was unhappy in that industry and left it to go back to learn and socialize and party and travel to Prague for a field school in my department. Invaluable life experience for me imo.