Continue on and get a 4 yr degree, or be an Auto Technician? LONG.

Mercury · 05-29-2001, 02:27 AM

Okay guys, I need some advice. I'm torn between going back to school and getting a 4 year degree, possibly a 6 yr, or taking my Automotive Technologies degree and getting a job at one of the local Ford dealerships.

Okay, Ive been going to a 2 year college for six years. Full time every semester. I have 157 Credit hours. Have a 2 year degree in Advertising/Fine Arts, and now a Degree in Automotive Technologies, I also took a year of criminal Justice.

For the last year, I've been schooling myself in Physics. In the field of Astronomy, Particle physics, and my Favorite Astro Physics. I took a few classes at the two year college and got a 99.75 average, I only missed one question the whole semester. My teacher is encouraging me to go into Physics, so is my family, but my friends are saying Automotive.

I'm going this week to Fayetteville State University to see how many of my classes/credit hours will transfer towards a Physics Degree.

Heres the main problem, There isnt anything really in Fayettville for a Physist to do, especially in the field of Astro Physics/Astronomy.

See, if I took a few of the ASE tests and passed, I could make a decent living in Automotive, but then I might miss the chance to discover the first Terristrial extra-solar planet (Planets around other stars, all they've found now is Gas Giants smallest bieng in between Saturns and Neptunes mass).

I really enjoy both, and could see myself making a good comfortable living with both. One things for sure, I dont want to stay a manager at FedEx Ground. That place sucks A$$.

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05-29-2001, 02:27 AM	#1
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	Continue on and get a 4 yr degree, or be an Auto Technician? LONG. Okay guys, I need some advice. I'm torn between going back to school and getting a 4 year degree, possibly a 6 yr, or taking my Automotive Technologies degree and getting a job at one of the local Ford dealerships. Okay, Ive been going to a 2 year college for six years. Full time every semester. I have 157 Credit hours. Have a 2 year degree in Advertising/Fine Arts, and now a Degree in Automotive Technologies, I also took a year of criminal Justice. For the last year, I've been schooling myself in Physics. In the field of Astronomy, Particle physics, and my Favorite Astro Physics. I took a few classes at the two year college and got a 99.75 average, I only missed one question the whole semester. My teacher is encouraging me to go into Physics, so is my family, but my friends are saying Automotive. I'm going this week to Fayetteville State University to see how many of my classes/credit hours will transfer towards a Physics Degree. Heres the main problem, There isnt anything really in Fayettville for a Physist to do, especially in the field of Astro Physics/Astronomy. See, if I took a few of the ASE tests and passed, I could make a decent living in Automotive, but then I might miss the chance to discover the first Terristrial extra-solar planet (Planets around other stars, all they've found now is Gas Giants smallest bieng in between Saturns and Neptunes mass). I really enjoy both, and could see myself making a good comfortable living with both. One things for sure, I dont want to stay a manager at FedEx Ground. That place sucks A$$. [This message has been edited by Mercury (edited 05-29-2001).]