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Spike · 06:21 PM

Well, like anything, it's all situational. If you want to look at numbers, here's a comparison of annual salaries for people with different levels of education (All values in 1999 dollars):

Some High School: $23,400
High School Diploma: $30,400
Some College: $36,800
Associate's Degree: $38,200
Bachelor's Degree: $52,200
Master's Degree: $62,300
Doctoral Degree: $89,400
Professional Degree: $109,600

Source: http://www.career-wizard.com/index.c...=careers.worth

It also depends on what you want to do. As an example, if you're set on being an engineer, you're not going to get hired anywhere without a bachelor's and you can't legally practice until you get your professional engineering (PE) license. You can work under a PE, but you can't approve anything. You get this nifty little stamp as a PE that lets you consult and approve plans which equals more money.

As far as the college experience. The MOST IMPORTANT thing you can do is PICK A LOCATION YOU LIKE. I made the mistake of going to college out of state in the middle of nowhere with people that are completely different from me to the point that I get annoyed by them a majority of the time. I had a better time in high school than college, but like I said, it's all situational.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Spike · Local time: Jul 6, 2007, 02:11 AM

Originally Posted by Temari

Dont feel pressured to decide on a major before you get there. So many colleges give you until end of Sophomore year to declare your major. Take the first couple years to finish general education requirements, and decide what you liked best.

I completely disagree with this. That's what they told me and by the time I decided what I wanted to do (first semester sophomore year), I was one year behind. Some of the classes I was told were general courses didn't count. Switching into engineering that late has led to me having to stay an extra semester. It would've been a year if I didn't take summer school last year.

The "take your time in deciding" thing is a really bad idea unless you have a relatively easy major. Now I'm not saying you should jump into a random major since that'll be just as bad. I'm just saying you shouldn't take more than a semester. Two semesters might be okay, but definitely have a choice by the end of your first year.

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