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Originally Posted by shadoquad
At the end of the day, a Bachelor's degree from anywhere looks better than an Associate's. The rest of that, including GPA and Honor Society, matters less to getting a job than knowing what you're doing and knowing people in the profession. It may be worth your while to pursue internships in your chosen field before you get out of school. I don't know, though.
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I still plan on doing internships, whether they be through the school or sought out on my own. I want to Work, not just school. Also, if I did happen to transfer to a 4 year school, 99.9% of them do not have a "Paralegal" 4 year degree, which is the program I'm in now for an Associates. So I would most likely have to change my major, which if I keep taking Paralegal classes, there is no guarantee they will transfer. That's one of the list of questions I have to ask.
Most do however offer a "Pre-Law" Minor that can be attached to another Major to prepare you for law school should I decide to go that route. But it is in addition to your Bachelors in something else. And what that will give me is access to all the 3 letter agencies and government services I couldn't do with just a 2 year degree.
What that does for me is then if I were to get hired by one of them, my 8 years of military service would count towards my retirement so I would in all actuality only have to work with them for 12 years to get a full retirement vs 20.
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Originally Posted by birdmanx1
Couldn't have said it better. That's def the advice to follow. The school and degree you earn as well as any practical internships/experience/certificate (in your field of study) hold tremendous value and will make a difference in yours starting salary in comparison to other candidates  |
Absolutely. I fully believe this, if I were to stay with my current program, you can have 2 internships as electives. Either 2 with the same place, or 2 at different places. I planned on fully taking advantage of these.
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Doing more than just getting your degree in college is huge. Any clubs or organizations you can join that will help you gain practical experience will be very valuable come interview time. You have to be able to differentiate yourself from the rest. |
That's what I'm doing right now, the Honors Society is doing that for me. There is apparently a History Club at school as well, but I as of yet have not been able to find any other information on it other than "it exists". So I must continue to search for a billboard or pamphlet or advising professor somewhere.
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Originally Posted by dmhenderson
Neat. I'm a "featured car" in one of the nice air conditioned buildings for I&K nationals:
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That's the one that's the week of ZDayZ right? I didn't register for that one in the hopes ZDayZ is a possibility.