(In a 5 year university)first 2 years you work for your IMAGE and for 3 other years the IMAGE works for you!?
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Not just in a university but in high school, on a sports team, at a new job, etc...  I've never heard this before but I agree with it.  Students who start out in school acting like a dumbass, failing classes, skipping school, smoking pot, sleeping during lectures, develop a reputation that is hard to recover from later on in school.  If you are a screw-off the first two years at your job, you will be considered a screw-off for the rest of the time you work there.  Good quote.
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Do you want to go into business for yourself, or be hired by some company or school?\n\nExperience is at the top of the list. There are many so-so photographers out there taking and selling photographs.\n\nIf you go to college and take a number of photography and digital imaging type classes, you might gain some insight into the field.\n\nIf you want to work at a school, you need a college degree.\n\nIf you want to take people on photography field trips, you need a clientelle, and a portfolio of work.\n\nMy own husband is a self-taught photographer, and years ago he taught a college class in photography after a professor there asked him to. He was a student at the time, and didn't get paid, but he got college credits for the class he taught.
443118
4 years of college\n4 years of medical school\n2-4 years of plastic surgeons school\n2 years of residencies
49429
I did the same thing for 4 years! I'm finally going back now. I'll be starting classes next week. I don't know why I procrastinated so long. I guess part of me wanted to be able to do what I wanted without having to worry about all the work and responsibility of being in college. I didn't know what I wanted to major in before and I felt like it would be a waste of time to go just to be going. Now I have an idea of what I want to do. I've had more time to learn what I'm good at and what I'm interested in career wise. I still find myself thinking "Why are you going back now?" But now is a good time as any other time. I might as well go back now or else I'll continue to think of excuses not to go. It just takes discipline to go back.
965200
3 years if you practice like hell starting now
192465
Nowadays you have a lot of options in short careers and they last about three years, then you can get an employment and continuing you career to develop it to a mayor degree. This is i think the best option this days, so you can get economically solvent while you study for a better position in the future.
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I am in school right now for this. I am getting an associates in Paralegal (2 years), but then I am transferring to a four year program. You can get a job with the two year, but most employers prefer the four year ones I think. Also, most employers prefer experience over education.
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Wow.  This one is a doozy.  First, I wanted to let you know that I've been where you are and that you really have no concrete way of knowing whether the "mistake" you think you may have made is a "good" or "bad" decision.  As for the "other" program, are you sure you can't get in?  It's never too late to try.  Even if you try and don't get in, you can always try to strengthen you portfolio/resume/cv and try again next semester/year.  As for being a "nobody," I don't think that's true.  We live in a society that constantly bombards us with the impression that if we are not beautiful, rich, and successful (on society's terms) that we are failures or a "nobody." I personally happen to believe that every human being carries with her or him a spark of the divine, and that this alone makes us all "somebody."  It sounds like you are really striving to do something good for yourself, keep trying, and don't let these bumps in the road get you down.
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just get a 4 year degree.If you decide to get a graduate degree after your bachelors then thats another 2. So all together 6.
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Here's my definition of a professional image.  It consists of business attire in addition to being well-spoken and educated on whatever it is you do for a living.  Image isn't confined to the tangible but also what one exudes, IMO.
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There have been many studies done showing the relationship between what people go to school for and what they end up choosing as a career.  It seems that after looking at many of the studies it seems that about half of the people actually end up in a career that has anything to do with thier degree.\n\nI went to school for architecture but now have a successful career in the IT/Software Development world.  The same goes for my boss who has a degree in bio engineering.  I am happy with my career because I enjoy creating.  Now I am not creating physical buildings, rather virtual ones in the software realm.\n\nThere are a few things that you should remember when entering college:\n\n1. The first thing you need to start to understand is how you learn.  Now is the first time that you will be on your own.  You no longer have your parents looking over your shoulder making sure you are keeping up with your studies.  I hate to break it to you, but you will never stop studying.  In most careers you will end up studying more than in college.\n\n2. College is your time to figure out what you like.  I am heavily against freshmen declaring thier major thier first year.  You should take your time and sign up for classes in a few major areas to find what you like.  At some colleges you can audit classes for free without signing up for them.  You won't receive a grade for the class but you will see if it peaks your interest.  I would not worry about declaring your major until at least your sophmore year.  I had to declare mine as soon as I entered college because architecture is a 5 year degree starting from the time you declare.  So weigh your options.\n\n3. When you first apply for most job in the real world what you actually majored in does not weigh heavily on the list of qualifications.  Rather most companies are looking to see that you completed your degree.  When I hire for our IT group I look for someone who is a good problem solver, is able to see the big picture and knows how to evaluate what else they need to learn.  If you find a career that you really like then you can always go back for a masters in that field.  Your classes from your BS Degree will count towards most Masters programs.\n\nSorry to be so wordy, but I wish I had someone that laid it out clearly before I started college.  Just remember that the true test is that you can stick with what you set out to do.  If you can master this then you will have no problems in life after college.
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I think it depends on how much your workload is. But most programs are about 2 years in length.
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depending on the type of school you go to, it can take anywhere from 2 to 5 years.  good luck to you!
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Change majors!!! I come from a good university. I don't think that's something useful. I had a lot of friends in journalism. It was fun, we went to see plays, student movies, their classes were watching movies, I would join the class. But come on, what can you do with it? All my friends graduated have jobs such as working on a printshop, waiting tables, telemarketing. You could hardly call those jobs for college graduates. I know it's fun, but why would you want to spend 60% of your career looking for work.
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If the education takes three years, I have to join the others and say encourage him to finish it. Even if it is not for him, he will have the degree, and if all else fails, he can fall back on it and take temporary jobs that he is qualified for, until something else comes up.
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It seems that after school (university degree), your first job determines more than anything your further direction. I have studied maths, but my first job was as a Java software developer. Now I am a software developer, although I would like to do more mathematical things. But it is not so easy to change. For one thing I would have to start over at junior level, but also often those positions might be for younger people.\n\nAlso I guess I should have stayed at university - I thought I'd only try the air of the industry for a year, but again, it was not so easy to return to academics.
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I am a Graphic Designer.  I could not possibly think of a cooler job for me.  I had to work very hard to convince my parents to allow me to major in Art, they thought I would be selling paintings on the sidewalk, I guess.  But I worked very, very hard and earned my Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art and now I get paid to draw pictures everyday!  I love it!