The colloquialisms are pretty interesting between the U.S. and Canada. Universities/colleges are indeed one in the same.....but not at the same time. For instance, I actually went to a particular University college, that is....my major was the particular curriculum within the college that was part of the entire University system. However we also have standalone colleges as well.Oh, I think there's a difference in the language. In the U.S. you call post-secondary "college". In Canada, "college" refers to schools with diploma programs, and "university" refers to schools with degree programs.
For the purposes of this poll, "college" =/= "university"
I'll offer you a piece of friendly advice, treat the MBA degree as a good foundation, but don't forget that the real world and the MBA theoretical aren't always compatible, I have seen way too many M.B.A.'s fail in the real world because they came out thinking they knew everything and couldn't get it in their heads that an employee under you who's been there longer might have perspective that that degree could never provide you with. Good luck though man! Hope the best for you.Still in high school, so I technically don't have a high school education, or a GED, but I hope to go for a MBA when the time comes.
I'll offer you a piece of friendly advice, treat the MBA degree as a good foundation, but don't forget that the real world and the MBA theoretical aren't always compatible, I have seen way too many M.B.A.'s fail in the real world because they came out thinking they knew everything and couldn't get it in their heads that an employee under you who's been there longer might have perspective that that degree could never provide you with. Good luck though man! Hope the best for you.
You're welcome. Those people are correct, there is no replacement for real world experience.Thanks. I've heard from everyone I've talked to that its best to at least work as an intern before going after an MBA, simply because of the work experience of how to apply the theories learned in the class room, so I'll try to avoid being a mainstream MBA.
What's your level of education?
Just curious to see the demographic around here.
The colloquialisms are pretty interesting between the U.S. and Canada. Universities/colleges are indeed one in the same.....but not at the same time. For instance, I actually went to a particular University college, that is....my major was the particular curriculum within the college that was part of the entire University system. However we also have standalone colleges as well.
Now that I think of it we really do make things too complicated over here sometimes.:doh
Some college, some university.
I don't know what I want to do and at the same time, I want to do everything.
There are university-colleges in Canada too. In the lower mainland of BC they were recently all declared universities, so their accreditation status was upgraded automatically by the government. I think it was to absolve the confusion you were talking about.
What I did was look at my innate skills and interest at their most basic. For example, I enjoy building things, solving problems, troubleshooting, and being creative. Then I found a profession that utilized those skills.
I've tried that but I like just about everything.
Engineering, chemistry, finance, economics, and on and on.
I've never had a white collar job, so I'm not sure what I would enjoy the most.
I want to weld/repair automated equipment and do business/personal finance.
I find everything that's geeky fun.
Maybe so. I deal with a company out of Canada and was warned that when something is being entered into the calculator it actually means computer here, so the above makes sense to me.There are university-colleges in Canada too. In the lower mainland of BC they were recently all declared universities, so their accreditation status was upgraded automatically by the government. I think it was to absolve the confusion you were talking about.
If it were me, I would go with engineering or finance. Then I could make enough money to have some hobbies.
I'm doing pre-engineering right now but thinking of switching to finance/economics.
Numbers and making stuff is fun.
Have you considered a minor? One of the things that tends to hold engineers back later in their careers is that tend to focus exclusively on the technology they are working with and not enough on the business as a whole. Having a finance minor could give you an edge and possibly more money later on. Plus it would be fun