04-11-2013, 10:46 PM
Hi all,
I wanted to say hi to everyone and say that even though I have been almost totally absent on the forum, I do plan to come back soon. Here is an update on post-COSC life
1) Graduated from COSC May 2011
2) Entered MBA program August 2011
3) Got promoted from domestic job to international job April 2012
4) Too busy with new job to enjoy the MBA - have traveled 150k miles since then.. 60k+ this year alone and will hit 100k by summer (Europe, Asia, Africa, S.America!)
5) TOTALLY burned out and counting down the days until I graduate on August 25
Overall, I am SOOOOO glad that I finished up my BS and would recommend the CLEP/DSST route to anyone who has the interest, dedication, and self-discipline to do it. Regarding the MBA, I have mixed feelings. I love the fact that I have more of a "real" school experience and have learned a lot. Not to mention, I have leveraged my program to get the job of my dreams. However, I miss the freedom and fun of CLEP tests. My MBA is useful, but partially very important because it's not a traditional degree, but a specialized Global MBA and also because I have been working in my "spare" time to learn Portuguese, which was essential for my new job and have now also started French.. which I don't have time for, but desperately need.
What have I learned? CLEP/DSST is a GREAT way to go!!! The undergrad is essential, but some of the more important things, other than my work experience, that have helped my career have been post-grad and would have taken a lot longer if I hadn't fast-tracked the BS.
Also, education isn't everything - I have said it before and will say again: network, network, network!!! Be active on LinkedIn, get to know people within your company, find internships, take on extra projects at work that you aren't paid for, experience is essential and education is only part of it. You have to work on both or will never reach your potential. Experience without the degree will generally not get you to where you want to be - people will say "you have so much potential! Too bad you don't have the education you need!" Yet, education without experience will only gain entry-level jobs, so do what you can to have both.
I am looking forward to active participation again on the forums once I graduate in August!
I wanted to say hi to everyone and say that even though I have been almost totally absent on the forum, I do plan to come back soon. Here is an update on post-COSC life
1) Graduated from COSC May 2011
2) Entered MBA program August 2011
3) Got promoted from domestic job to international job April 2012
4) Too busy with new job to enjoy the MBA - have traveled 150k miles since then.. 60k+ this year alone and will hit 100k by summer (Europe, Asia, Africa, S.America!)
5) TOTALLY burned out and counting down the days until I graduate on August 25
Overall, I am SOOOOO glad that I finished up my BS and would recommend the CLEP/DSST route to anyone who has the interest, dedication, and self-discipline to do it. Regarding the MBA, I have mixed feelings. I love the fact that I have more of a "real" school experience and have learned a lot. Not to mention, I have leveraged my program to get the job of my dreams. However, I miss the freedom and fun of CLEP tests. My MBA is useful, but partially very important because it's not a traditional degree, but a specialized Global MBA and also because I have been working in my "spare" time to learn Portuguese, which was essential for my new job and have now also started French.. which I don't have time for, but desperately need.
What have I learned? CLEP/DSST is a GREAT way to go!!! The undergrad is essential, but some of the more important things, other than my work experience, that have helped my career have been post-grad and would have taken a lot longer if I hadn't fast-tracked the BS.
Also, education isn't everything - I have said it before and will say again: network, network, network!!! Be active on LinkedIn, get to know people within your company, find internships, take on extra projects at work that you aren't paid for, experience is essential and education is only part of it. You have to work on both or will never reach your potential. Experience without the degree will generally not get you to where you want to be - people will say "you have so much potential! Too bad you don't have the education you need!" Yet, education without experience will only gain entry-level jobs, so do what you can to have both.
I am looking forward to active participation again on the forums once I graduate in August!
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English)
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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, Principles of Management - 74, Intro. Business Law - 73, Principles of Marketing - 79, Info. Systems & Computer Applications - 77
