currently I'm working at a dead end job, I have advanced as far as I can at what I do. I do not have a degree and I have been looking around and jobs won't hire unless you have a degree or experience. I was thinking about going to school to be a MRI tech or something but how the hell do people go to school when they have to work full time to take care of the family and bills? Anyone have any experience with an online school?
"... how the hell do people go to school when they have to work full time to take care of the family and bills?"
I've always asked myself a similar question, but perhaps there are "night school" options you can consider. Else, it may just boil down to somehow being able to create a savings fund sufficient to help you meet obligations while meeting your academic goals.
I've always asked myself a similar question, but perhaps there are "night school" options you can consider. Else, it may just boil down to somehow being able to create a savings fund sufficient to help you meet obligations while meeting your academic goals.
Look into going to night school. I was in the same situation about a year ago, and decided to go back to school.
My first thought was an online school, however they're not nearly as accredited as a lot other schools.
It all depends on what you want to go to school for.
Look into grants/scholarships for school, they are being given out all over the place.
Always nice to get a little help with the financial aspect.
Here's a good website to take a look at: Fastweb Scholarships
I'd suggest a few things:
#1: Figure out what the hell you want to do (job, career wise).
#2. Reducing your expenses (move in w/ a relative, reduce transportation costs & other expenses: cell phone, internet, eating out, etc) for a year or so.
#3: Enroll into the program you choose....
#4: Continue working as much as you can while enrolled in the program...
#5: Graduate....and get a job.
Unless you have a particular skill, it's very hard to earn an income w/out an education - regardless of what it is you do (lawyer or a licensed mechanic, for example).
Good luck.
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#1: Figure out what the hell you want to do (job, career wise).
#2. Reducing your expenses (move in w/ a relative, reduce transportation costs & other expenses: cell phone, internet, eating out, etc) for a year or so.
#3: Enroll into the program you choose....
#4: Continue working as much as you can while enrolled in the program...
#5: Graduate....and get a job.
Unless you have a particular skill, it's very hard to earn an income w/out an education - regardless of what it is you do (lawyer or a licensed mechanic, for example).
Good luck.
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This is a big first step a lot of people overlook. I remember reading some Chinese proverb that went along the lines of "it's a long way to go when you don't know where you're going." It's true. A friend of mine is so f'ing flimsy about his career path and keeps applying to different schools (law, business, etc) and then never enrolls, even after shelling out money for the LSAT or GMAT tests. Then he complains to me that his career sucks.
If you can actually envision what you're working towards, it's a lot easier to see the finish line. What is it you want to do? If you don't know, a good first question to ask is what is something you enjoy doing that doesn't feel like "work" to you? Think about careers in that field and zero in on them. If it's something in the sports industry, check out a site like teamworkonline...there are tons of legit job postings there in all kinds of fields.
I can see why you'd want to move on to something else. I did something similar in undergrad, and I don't regret it because it basically hammered home that I did NOT want to do this for a living.
What is it you DO want to do? Anything...think big. What career would interest you. Wanna be a pro football scout? Be a lawyer? Work in porn? Whatever...figure it out, and we can probably help you figure out how to get there.
Federal employees' job security is so great that workers in many agencies are more likely to die of natural causes than get laid off or fired, a USA TODAY analysis finds.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-18-fderal-job-security_n.htm
gatorbait, the job market is tough... it's not cliche, its truth... I would say the best thing you do is talk to someone who has recently been job hunting and see how tough it was for them... then talk to a temp agency asking about your field of interest....
If I was you, I wouldn't be able to make that leap at this time.
If I was you, I wouldn't be able to make that leap at this time.
www.wgu.edu - Western Governors University. All online and you go at your own pace. You don't pay per credit hour, but per 6 month block. It's like $3250 for 6 months. They are fully accredited. I would try to go into an IT program, or something related to healthcare.
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