Posted on 04/16/2025 2:00:06 PM PDT by zeestephen
Oh yeah. Been thru all that. Had 3 semesters of calc & 5 full yrs of science before leaving High School. Then while getting my B.A. in Math, I took 3 full yrs of Chem (Inorg, Org, Bio), every kind of Biology: Genetics, Micro, Repro & Embry, Plant, Animal, Physics, Exo science, & on & on. Then on to a Masters in Comp Sci, where I loved helping classmates pass Numerical Analysis, & tutored Math.
I thought the hard stuff was behind me, but oh no! Cuz then came a fulltime job, where I had to learn without the help of textbooks & libraries, how to get along with all the jerks & idiots, whose numbers were out of proportion to the kind & intelligent co-workers.
But I still hadn't gotten to the really tough education yet! Because I eventually raised my eyes from my keyboard & CRT .... and discovered ........ WOMEN.
That last challenge I'm still working on, and didn't even get it completely figured out, before I had to start figuring out teenagers.
Get through the two years of Calc, then hit DiffEq!
Too bad Mickey Ds doesn't pay more.
#36 Without finishing college, my dad made $182K/year in 2025 dollars with his union job in 1981.
Was his name Guido?
Did he get paid by the er... contract he carried out 😁
Correct. Engineering background educations will get you comfortable but to break that ceiling they have to transition into some type of engineering management coupled with project/business development.
Regular time + shift differential + overtime.
At college there were two calculus courses..one for pre med and one for engineers. I took the engineer calculus because I couldn’t fit the pre med into my schedule and was elated to get out with a “C”. Since I started out with engineering and I had to take physics also I scheduled analytical chem and Physical chemistry later..I regretted that decision also. So I have a minor in biochemistry that I rarely used. These courses were difficult and the “C” grades affected my average GPA that needed to be high to be accepted into veterinary school. Luckily my interview went well because I was a military vet tech. Those that took basket weaving and PE had higher GPA’s....go figure.
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