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The beneficent Congress of the United States has recently passed a new
GI Bill for veterans of the US Armed Forces who served in the military
on or after September 11th, 2001. For those who served a full 36 months
on active duty after that date (as I have done), they are funding a full
36 months of college, including 100% tuition, all fees, $1K/annum book
stipend, and a housing allowance for those who qualify (and you can bet
that I will arrange my affairs to qualify, if I can).
I already have one bachelors (in computer and information science), but
I am considering getting another bachelor's in a different field,
preferably one with decent job prospects.
I am presently leaning towards pre-pharmacy (since the pharmacy field
appears to be both challenging and rewarding, but not as stressful as
medicine), but I could consider other fields.
If anyone has first-hand knowledge of other degree fields, I would be
interested in hearing about the pros and cons.
Regards,
John
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:46:18 -0400, John VanSickle wrote:
> I am presently leaning towards pre-pharmacy (since the pharmacy field
> appears to be both challenging and rewarding, but not as stressful as
> medicine), but I could consider other fields.
Pharmacy as in working in one? Here in the US, I understand (having
worked a few years ago for a company that owns several pharmacy chains)
that there is a shortage of qualified people to fill the pharmacist
role), so that would be a good route, but I don't know that I'd call it a
"stress-free" job, either (and I note you aren't, just "not as
stressful").
But what I hear (I still keep in touch with a few people I used to work
with), it's a field that has good job prospects at present.
Jim
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John VanSickle wrote:
> I already have one bachelors (in computer and information science), but
> I am considering getting another bachelor's in a different field,
Why not go for the masters? You don't want to repeat all the general courses
a bachelor's takes, and you could almost finish a masters in 36 months with
lots of coursework. You really want to take english lit and sociology again?
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:33:43 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
>> I already have one bachelors (in computer and information science), but
>> I am considering getting another bachelor's in a different field,
>
> Why not go for the masters? You don't want to repeat all the general
> courses a bachelor's takes, and you could almost finish a masters in 36
> months with lots of coursework. You really want to take english lit and
> sociology again?
I would think that if the credits carried over from his previous degree,
it's be a few courses to get a second. It was my understanding that
that's how people who do multiple degrees tend to do it.
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> I would think that if the credits carried over from his previous degree,
> it's be a few courses to get a second. It was my understanding that
> that's how people who do multiple degrees tend to do it.
I see. That makes sense. Anyway, consider a Master's. :-)
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Insanity is a small city on the western
border of the State of Mind.
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On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:08 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I would think that if the credits carried over from his previous
>> degree, it's be a few courses to get a second. It was my understanding
>> that that's how people who do multiple degrees tend to do it.
>
> I see. That makes sense. Anyway, consider a Master's. :-)
Well, I'd need a BA first. ;-)
Jim
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On 06/30/09 10:38, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Pharmacy as in working in one? Here in the US, I understand (having
> worked a few years ago for a company that owns several pharmacy chains)
> that there is a shortage of qualified people to fill the pharmacist
> role), so that would be a good route, but I don't know that I'd call it a
> "stress-free" job, either (and I note you aren't, just "not as
> stressful").
>
> But what I hear (I still keep in touch with a few people I used to work
> with), it's a field that has good job prospects at present.
I don't think I know any pharmacists personally in the US. But I know
in Canada and some other countries, it's considered a good job for the
money it pays (in terms of stress and I think education as well).
--
Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming
only things that are good for you.
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>>>>>>mue### [at] nawaz org<<<<<<
anl
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On 06/30/09 13:13, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:05:08 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> I would think that if the credits carried over from his previous
>>> degree, it's be a few courses to get a second. It was my understanding
>>> that that's how people who do multiple degrees tend to do it.
>> I see. That makes sense. Anyway, consider a Master's. :-)
>
> Well, I'd need a BA first. ;-)
If you're double majoring, credits transfer. If you're going to a new
institution, then it gets hazy and would be something to look into.
What Darren is suggesting is common. I've seen lots of people jump into
a different area directly into the MS program, and they just take a bit
longer because they're taking undergrad courses to make up for
deficiencies. The usual downside is you may not get funding initially
(TA/RA), but that doesn't seem to be a problem here.
--
Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming
only things that are good for you.
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>>>>>>mue### [at] nawaz org<<<<<<
anl
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John VanSickle <evi### [at] hotmail com> wrote:
> I am presently leaning towards pre-pharmacy (since the pharmacy field
> appears to be both challenging and rewarding, but not as stressful as
> medicine), but I could consider other fields.
>
No direct experience, but lots of stories from a pharmacist friend. Long, long,
long hours, and lots of dealing with the bureaucracies of government and health
plan benefits.
How about instead getting a degree in the branch of mathematics that lets you
get Charlie Epps' job?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Eppes
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Darren New wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
>> I already have one bachelors (in computer and information science),
>> but I am considering getting another bachelor's in a different field,
>
> Why not go for the masters? You don't want to repeat all the general
> courses a bachelor's takes,
I don't have to repeat them for a second bachelor's, either; most
colleges require only the courses peculiar to the second major, and if
those classes (and any prereqs taken along the way) don't add up to a
certain number of credits, then I'd only need a few electives to fill in
the gap.
Regards,
John
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