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Age 30: Too late to cop dat STEM degree and improve my life?

Am I just destined for shitty low-paying deadend jobs till I...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
Opportunities for programming autodidacts are at dotcom boom...
lilac anal stock car point
  06/26/12
Sorry PP copped dat STEM degree at 22 and is now making bank...
Slippery Bateful Black Woman
  06/26/12
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doobsian jew
  06/26/12
Depends on what kind of STEM we are talking about. I've loo...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
lol at this plan. How much would it cost you? Have you ...
Topaz Rehab Foreskin
  06/26/12
Comp Sci will cost me more as I have less options. Stats/...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
factor in opportunity cost
well-lubricated maniacal queen of the night giraffe
  06/26/12
Not much if I do it part time
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
saw that, guess not
well-lubricated maniacal queen of the night giraffe
  06/26/12
3 to 4 yrs? fuck that. if u just load up and do summers I'm ...
lascivious drunken puppy
  06/26/12
Fuck STEM, do petroleum land management at OU or wherever. P...
Exciting Personal Credit Line Indian Lodge
  06/26/12
...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
sorry about your lack of STEM lil breh
provocative zombie-like temple elastic band
  06/26/12
trade school to do some blue collar thing you would enjoy. c...
bonkers heady police squad
  06/26/12
bad idea at this point bro.
exhilarant den
  06/26/12
what are the other options?
Rusted Center
  06/26/12
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/archive/index.php/t-292401.h...
lilac anal stock car point
  06/26/12
XOXO is so retarded about this. You're going to die in your...
Hideous supple feces newt
  06/26/12
Well brother one huge concern is age bias, esp for tech jobs...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
Do you look young?
Fragrant hominid state
  06/26/12
I can.
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
Just do work for self.
lilac anal stock car point
  06/26/12
No one cares whether someone is 27 or 34. Most people switc...
Hideous supple feces newt
  06/26/12
yes don't worry too much about weighting costs and benefits ...
bonkers heady police squad
  06/26/12
Nah dude spend the rest of your life working a job you hate ...
Hideous supple feces newt
  06/26/12
most people here, despite being intelligent, are morons abou...
talented iridescent dingle berry
  06/26/12
yeah trying to get an entry level job at 34 is gonna set you...
exhilarant den
  06/26/12
iknowrite, better to just do nothing and stay in some dead e...
talented iridescent dingle berry
  06/26/12
...
Hideous supple feces newt
  06/26/12
cr. there's just as much chance you will hate being a softwa...
lascivious drunken puppy
  06/26/12
why do you assume he's a lawyer?
talented iridescent dingle berry
  06/26/12
does it matter
lascivious drunken puppy
  06/26/12
of course it matters. law is a profession where you can actu...
talented iridescent dingle berry
  06/26/12
lol stfu idiot
bonkers heady police squad
  06/26/12
Go for it, brother. Fuck sunk costs. The world is your oyste...
Fragrant hominid state
  06/26/12
what field exactly? I would recommend a health related fi...
cyan locus love of her life
  06/26/12
I actually want to do Stats
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
a stats masters, supplement with self-teaching enough progra...
bonkers heady police squad
  06/26/12
that works too if you like math.
cyan locus love of her life
  06/26/12
I like the kind of applied math utilized in Stats. I disl...
saffron know-it-all corner shitlib
  06/26/12
not to sound like a dick, but I did mediocre in stats, but r...
cyan locus love of her life
  06/26/12
should at least be comfortable with linalg to do grad level ...
bonkers heady police squad
  06/26/12
dude do a masters in something like MIS with a focus in data...
mustard property selfie
  06/26/12
you like stat? i got some potentially good advice. go in...
exhilarant den
  06/26/12
this reads like an online scam pitchman's work
Chocolate Location Kitty
  06/26/12
it's not easy to get that sort of job, especially with a top...
irradiated brass toaster
  06/27/12
To late man. STEMs work as grunts anyways. And with CS, ...
Kink-friendly brethren
  06/26/12
subtle PaulieWalnuts trolling
self-centered white azn nowag
  06/26/12
MBA broseph
Passionate cruise ship
  06/27/12
Let's say you are happy in the city that the MBA program is...
Rusted Center
  06/27/12


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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:13 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

Am I just destined for shitty low-paying deadend jobs till I die?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961125)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:15 PM
Author: lilac anal stock car point

Opportunities for programming autodidacts are at dotcom boom levels, brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961136)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:15 PM
Author: Slippery Bateful Black Woman

Sorry PP copped dat STEM degree at 22 and is now making bank while you slaved away in an office making copies and went bald.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961132)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:32 PM
Author: doobsian jew



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961218)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:33 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

Depends on what kind of STEM we are talking about. I've looked into the following:

(1) Comp Sci: Will take me probably 3-4 years, and that's just for a 2nd BS

(2) Stats: About 3 years, can do a Masters.

(3) Applied Mathematics: Sames as Stats.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961233)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:35 PM
Author: Topaz Rehab Foreskin

lol at this plan.

How much would it cost you? Have you added up the cost?

Would you do it part time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961238)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 12:40 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

Comp Sci will cost me more as I have less options.

Stats/ Applied Math I can go to local State U, won't cost me much.

And yea, I'd do it Part Time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961276)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:05 PM
Author: well-lubricated maniacal queen of the night giraffe

factor in opportunity cost

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961457)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:08 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

Not much if I do it part time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961483)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:09 PM
Author: well-lubricated maniacal queen of the night giraffe

saw that, guess not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961487)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:51 PM
Author: lascivious drunken puppy

3 to 4 yrs? fuck that. if u just load up and do summers I'm sure u could do it in like 2 yrs max, and only that long cuz of prereqs preventing u from loading up too much

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962459)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 1:07 PM
Author: Exciting Personal Credit Line Indian Lodge

Fuck STEM, do petroleum land management at OU or wherever. PWN DAT LAND MAN CUNNUS OFS.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20961475)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:11 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962234)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:28 PM
Author: provocative zombie-like temple elastic band

sorry about your lack of STEM lil breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962344)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:32 PM
Author: bonkers heady police squad

trade school to do some blue collar thing you would enjoy. could be working for yourself - maybe pulling as much as your stem would get you - after two years of night classes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962361)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:35 PM
Author: exhilarant den

bad idea at this point bro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962369)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:40 PM
Author: Rusted Center

what are the other options?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962399)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 3:44 PM
Author: lilac anal stock car point

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/archive/index.php/t-292401.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962417)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 4:53 PM
Author: Hideous supple feces newt

XOXO is so retarded about this. You're going to die in your 70s. 3-4 years in your early 30's is nothing. Why should you spend the rest of your life doing something you hate because board retards think 30 is too old to make a major life change? Don't be a risk-averse pussy like most of the people on this board, who think you have to decide on a career at 22 and stick with it until death.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962919)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:01 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

Well brother one huge concern is age bias, esp for tech jobs.

If I start looking for a programming job at like age 34, could be a huge factor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962956)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:03 PM
Author: Fragrant hominid state

Do you look young?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962965)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:14 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

I can.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963030)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:04 PM
Author: lilac anal stock car point

Just do work for self.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962969)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:28 PM
Author: Hideous supple feces newt

No one cares whether someone is 27 or 34. Most people switch careers during their lifetime. XOXO is full of risk-averse strivers who are terrified of deviating from a set path (good grades in HS-->best possible college--->good grades/LSAT-->best possible law school--->good grades--->highest ranked law firm.

Ignore these sheep.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963107)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:39 PM
Author: bonkers heady police squad

yes don't worry too much about weighting costs and benefits of long term decisions, opportunity costs, the timing of family formation and other goals, etc... best to just head for whatever grass your displeasure with your current station has suggested may be greener. ~follow your bliss!~

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963174)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:55 PM
Author: Hideous supple feces newt

Nah dude spend the rest of your life working a job you hate because you decided you wanted a different career at 30, rather than 27.5 (the "credited" age at which to change careers, according to xoxo).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963279)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:40 PM
Author: talented iridescent dingle berry

most people here, despite being intelligent, are morons about life

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963518)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:43 PM
Author: exhilarant den

yeah trying to get an entry level job at 34 is gonna set you up for life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963539)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:36 PM
Author: talented iridescent dingle berry

iknowrite, better to just do nothing and stay in some dead end shit job until he's 65 and then die. Great point.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963800)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 8:37 PM
Author: Hideous supple feces newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20964056)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:28 PM
Author: lascivious drunken puppy

cr. there's just as much chance you will hate being a software engineer as much as being a lawyer. there's a word for bros who wander aimlessly through life never planting roots and moving from one entry level job to the next

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963757)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:37 PM
Author: talented iridescent dingle berry

why do you assume he's a lawyer?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963804)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:48 PM
Author: lascivious drunken puppy

does it matter

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963865)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:50 PM
Author: talented iridescent dingle berry

of course it matters. law is a profession where you can actually make decent money. According to the OP he's stuck in a series of low paying dead-end jobs. There's a big difference between being a dissatisfied lawyer and managing a Family Video (or the equivalent).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963875)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:12 PM
Author: bonkers heady police squad

lol stfu idiot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963020)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:01 PM
Author: Fragrant hominid state

Go for it, brother. Fuck sunk costs. The world is your oyster

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20962952)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: cyan locus love of her life

what field exactly?

I would recommend a health related field if you are just looking for a stable job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963063)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:20 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

I actually want to do Stats

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963066)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:25 PM
Author: bonkers heady police squad

a stats masters, supplement with self-teaching enough programming so you know more than just r and spss or whatever, is probably a pretty good plan man.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963090)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:32 PM
Author: cyan locus love of her life

that works too if you like math.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963131)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:47 PM
Author: saffron know-it-all corner shitlib

I like the kind of applied math utilized in Stats.

I disliked and wasn't smart enough for the pure math courses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963220)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:25 PM
Author: cyan locus love of her life

not to sound like a dick, but I did mediocre in stats, but really liked algebra.

however, graduate level pure math was too much for me as well.

stats can def get into some pretty deep waters too though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963436)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:26 PM
Author: bonkers heady police squad

should at least be comfortable with linalg to do grad level stats

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963451)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 5:33 PM
Author: mustard property selfie

dude do a masters in something like MIS with a focus in data analytics or business intelligence. you'll get picked up by IBM, a consulting firm or an f500 making at least like 80k and cruise up from there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963138)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 6:35 PM
Author: exhilarant den

you like stat?

i got some potentially good advice. go into reinsurance brokerage. the deals are huge and the money can be too. they loosely deal with stat as the actuaries come up with the real work but they need to understand it generally. look for entry level brokerage program an aon, us re, etc. they will train you. in 5 years you could be making $200k if you are good.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963497)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:22 PM
Author: Chocolate Location Kitty

this reads like an online scam pitchman's work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963734)



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Date: June 27th, 2012 9:13 AM
Author: irradiated brass toaster

it's not easy to get that sort of job, especially with a top company like aon...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967138)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:24 PM
Author: Kink-friendly brethren

To late man.

STEMs work as grunts anyways. And with CS, any 3rd world monkey can code. The real challenge is finding something worth coding.

PRO-TIP: TACOTRUCK = PROFIT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963743)



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Date: June 26th, 2012 7:37 PM
Author: self-centered white azn nowag

subtle PaulieWalnuts trolling

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20963808)



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Date: June 27th, 2012 7:04 AM
Author: Passionate cruise ship

MBA broseph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967025)



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Date: June 27th, 2012 9:15 AM
Author: Rusted Center

Let's say you are happy in the city that the MBA program is in. How low would you reach on the MBA rankings? What specialties are worth it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1979791&forum_id=2#20967144)