I go to a community college, and a lot of the other students here are retired military guys, many of them in their 30's and 40's. Rest assured that your situation is not all that unique or terrible, and I've heard plenty of success stories from people in much worse situations.You should be...
I was a bit nervous about how this semester would be when I signed up for it, but I was talking about the schedules that the rest of you guys are posting.
Mine looks like a piece of cake compared to what the rest of you are posting.
I agree with brocks.
You definitely shouldn't get ahead of yourself by trying to jump straight from Algebra 1 to Calculus.
Before you can properly understand Calculus (as opposed to memorizing algorithms that can help you solve problems), you need a solid grounding in Geometry, Algebra 2...
I think it has to do with how people get interested in the fields they choose.
The kids who played with legos get into civil engineering, the ones who took apart their toasters get into electrical engineering, the ones who liked cars go into mechanical engineering, etc
But what gets people...
Would you say that these "salary by degree" statistics are accurate?
http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/degrees.asp
I know it's rude to ask people how much they make, but if you guys don't mind, could you at least tell me if these numbers are realistic, compared to what you've seen?
This...
I don't have experience, but I have some ideas that might be helpful.
-Check to see what the credits required for each of the degrees are (this will be different depending on what school you go to). You might not have to go back for as long as you think you will.
-See if any of those credits...
Did they specifically demand a CS degree, or was this a situation where they just wanted any arbitrary degree?
Also, how hard is it to do your graduate work in a different subject than your undergrad? Did you have to take additional classes to get that degree?
Have you tried applying to any of those jobs? I don't think it'll hurt if you hand in your resume for consideration, just make sure you put nothing besides "math major" on your resume.
Make sure you emphasize the fact that you have programming knowledge and experience, and that you're good with...
Engineers still have a much easier time finding jobs than virtually any other field. Finding a job isn't exactly easy (especially not at his age), but your chances are still a lot higher than finding a job with anything else.
My dad is about 56 years old, and has a CS degree, and he's been...
Since it's high school physics, I'm assuming that it's algebra based physics.
Most of what you do will involve solving systems of equation (when you have multiple equations, and multiple variables).
You will have to deal with vectors, which involves the Pythagorean theorem, as well as...
I'm still in college, so I can't give you a whole lot of great advice, but the advice that I've always gotten from other graduates is that finding a job is a lot easier when you're willing to move long distances to find one.
Also, could you guys also include the level of your degree(s)?
I know that someone with something like a PhD in any discipline would have a much easier time than someone with just a bachelors, even if that PhD had little to do with the job being applied for.
Obviously, employment is a big concern for college students trying to figure out their majors and what they want to do with them.
I'm thinking about going into either physics, computer science, or Electrical engineering, but frankly, I just don't know what I want to do.
It would really...
Well, you're definitely going to want to take that Physics class senior year once you have the chance, and see how well you do in it, and whether or not you like it.
The worst case scenario for taking it is that you fail and realize that physics isn't a good idea for you, which isn't as bad as...