Get A Clue wrote:
BS alert wrote:Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *gasp* ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
What's so hard to believe about that? If he is a head research scientist/professor at a top tier school, it's not hard to believe at all.
Yep. 31 and already a top research scientisit at a top school. If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale!
BS in Biology
25
Nature educator/nonprofit
~$33K
Marathon PR 3:11
Thinking about going back to school now that I'm realizing I don't appear qualified to do much of anything without a master's. Love the field I'm in though.
Female, if it matters.
BA in Econ
22
Grad School
-$40,000/year
29
College Track Coach (assistant d2)
35,000
MA History, Thesis Pending
almost 30
communication (comm theory)
factory worker
probably less then a school teacher
the worst mistake i ever made was going to college. communications is a pointless major. a math professor once told me to continue taking upper math classes and it would open many doors for me. i told him that i didn't want to switch majors and therefore stay in school longer. he said i was young and it didn't matter. he gave me some of the best advice anyone has ever givin me and i didn't take it. as you can tell by my style, i ignore much of the "rules" i learned, however if you study it and try it out you should notice the efficiency of it.
Andrej Pejic wrote:
Get A Clue wrote:What's so hard to believe about that? If he is a head research scientist/professor at a top tier school, it's not hard to believe at all.
Yep. 31 and already a top research scientisit at a top school. If you believe that, I've got a bridge for sale!
Maybe he's a prodigy. Stop being so cynical.
31
phd in EE
last year was a little over 130,000 cash, plus RSUs, 6% 401k contribution from the employer, and some other good benefits.
certainly not a top financial sector salary, but I think I'm happier with what I do than I would be in that world.
No Way wrote:
I went to an engineering school (though I was a bio major)and I have to say, I don't know anyone from my school who doesn't have a job and is making less than 60k. This includes both science and engineering majors, and we were class of 2009. There were a few in the GE Edison program who may have started in the 50k range while they were in the program but those people are now making over 70k.
Azaleas wrote:Unemployment is way, way lower for engineering grads than for the general population of recent graduates. I graduated last year with no internships or relevant work and got a job making 50k pretty quickly (which is low, but I can expect 6 figures with 5 years of experience at this job). Based on talking to friends, the average starting salary is probably about 55k. Everyone with a degree in one of the "standard" engineering disciplines is going to find a job within a couple months of graduating.
Man, I graduated in 2009 from a top 10 ranked school and don't know anyone making > $60k except a few finance and engineering people. Definitely no biology or chemistry majors.
38
De Anza College: AA Biology
UC Berkeley: MS Microbiology, BA Japanese
190k
30
BS Health Science
Firefighter 75K
800 204
mile 430
2 mile 10:14 (xc enroute to 16:10)
5k 16:10
6 mile 32:00
204 enroute to 4:30! ha ha I was a dumb runner ran most races with little endurance build up.
61, San Jose State, BA Physics, MS Materials Engineering, Venture Capitalist, $1/year.
BA Geography
43
IT Operations Manager
$110k
Age 39
VP Financial Reporting
BS Computer Information Systems/ MBA
$155k
Half you guys make me feel poor
26
BA math and music
grad student
23 k/yr
52
BA History and Political Science
MD
Physician - Primary Care
250,000
I had no clue about what I wanted to do with my life when I was in college, and even after I graduated. It took a few years of horrible jobs, frustration, depression to get serious and make a career plan.
One piece of unsolicited advice for those still in school - trying to get the very best grades you can was very key for me - having a high gpa opened a lot of doors once I decided to try and go back to med school. I'm guessing it would be the same in many other fields.
I'm seriously depressed.
24
BS Economics
Sales Support
$36,400
5k: 16:48
10k: 36:55
50
GED
Co-owner (w/wife) furniture installation company
250k
32
B.S. Science Eduation, M.S. in Management
Research Scientist at a large public university
$57k
(hope to start Ph.D. this fall)
52
B.A. Government
lawyer
$260,000