Higher education

[Dietrich]

There seem to be some pretty sharp knives in the KahrTalk drawer and that has made me wonder.How many of us went to college and where?Try not to let this degenerate into a "my school`s better than your school" thing.I`ve just noticed there are some smart folks here.I,for one,did not go to college.I`ve pretty much been on my own since my senior year in high school but I`ve always admired people who had the opportunity to go and worked so hard to get that education.So let`s hear it.Where did you go to school?

[melissa5]

Gainesville State College...it's really a 2-year school, but has about five 4-year degrees. I've got a BAS in Technology Management.

[JFootin]

University of North Carolina at Asheville, BS in Computer Science. I bounced around in my youth, never completing a degree. But then I worked my way through four years of college in my mid-thirties, graduating in 1988. I enjoyed it, having a few more years of maturity and life experience, and the self discipline to handle the studying. I found and made friends with a few others my age, and had a lot of fun.

[JustinN]

I have a BA in Criminology and a BA in Psychology from Drury University, as well as a Masters in Education with an emphasis in Instructional Technology, also from Drury.

[Jeremiah/Az]

I went to Phoenix College for one year & then 3 years of electrical school. Then I spent the rest of my career playin' in horse manure, horseshoer.

[TucsonMTB]

Four great years! We did not realize how lucky we were.

[yqtszhj]

Right after High scool I played around and didn't go to college. Then traveled for 3 years and got married. Once the first kid came around when I was 25 I needed money and went and got my self a 2 year Electronics degree at a local College in AL. Also enough work related classes in UNIX, programing, telecommunications, etc... that I'm probably close to 3 years worth of credits.

Thought about going back for the 4 year degree but who has time for that right now. I've learned to make and fix a lot of stuff but if iz gots to spel we n trble but we real gud with numbrs.

[O'Dell]

BS in electrical engineering from USNA and JD from Woodrow Wilson School of Law.

[Bawanna]

No college for me. I got every bit of common sense I was born with. Was'nt gonna let no professor take any of it away. Luckier than many people I know.

[TucsonMTB]

No college for me. I got every bit of common sense I was born with. Was'nt gonna let no professor take any of it away. Luckier than many people I know.

That would make this your alma mater

[Bawanna]

Yeah I think thats it. The university of hard knocks. I majored in dumb mistakes done twice, with a minor in chick magnetism.

[ltxi]

BSEE with a Math minor from Sacramento State. MBA from Chapman College out of Orange County, CA.

[ltxi]

Yeah I think thats it. The university of hard knocks. I majored in dumb mistakes done twice, with a minor in chick magnetism.

That would be me, coupled with much "practical" firearms training for the first ten years of my post high school life. The college education came later. And to give credit where due....it was all on the military/VA's dime. Along with a commercial pilot license.

[Rainman48314]

Go Spartans!

Went to Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Got a B.S. and Majored in Psychology. Worked on an MBA at Wayne State in Detroit but came nowhere close to finishing it.

Five years of Social Work, then 33 years in Employee Benefits working for a few insurance Companies, a seven year stretch at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, and finished at Humana as a Director, Account Management.

[rjt123]

New guy in Texas

This seems like kind of an odd thread to jump in on and introduce myself, but I've been lurking and learning here for a couple of months now. I've learned a lot from you guys, and I feel as though I know you even though you don't know me.

Well.....I probably followed one of the weirder post-high school paths you'll find. I went straight to college and did OK, but wasn't really inspired by a burning desire to get an education. When a part-time job turned into a full-time job with some travel attached.....yeah, I dropped out. A few years later, I found I had discovered that burning desire I had missed before.

So I did eventually get a BS degree with a major in Chemistry and a minor in Math from a small school in Texas called Texas A&I. It's in Kingsville, near Corpus Christi. In order to get there (from high school), I changed majors twice, attended a total of five different colleges, and took a total of 9 years (with time out for being a college dropout). Ye gods! I guess I'll have nothing but good advice and no room to crticize whatever my kids end up doing. And to top if off, after suffering through getting my Chemistry degree, I now work in IT at a refinery. Go figure.

Now for the important stuff. I own a PM9 and a PM45, both of which I carry depending on the season/clothing, etc. I just got my carry permit back in March. It's been kind of strange to experience a sort of "awakening" in my transition from sheeple to sheep dog....but I like it.