I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great!
Posted by In It 4 The Money on February 13, 2012, 12:42 am
Over the last few years, a number of posts have admonished people who were bold enough to publicly state here that they were becoming AA's for the money and the lifestyle. I matriculated at an AA program in 2011, and as an individual who is pursuing a career as an AA for the money, I want to reassure those with similar motives that it CAN be done and you aren't destined for failure. Everyone talks about how hard the classes are and they aren't joking -- there literally is something that needs to be learned or reviewed at all times. However, as someone who took upper-level science classes at a university where the tests in those classes contain only essay-based (I.e., no multiple choice) questions, it is actually easier to me to take classes that cover a greater volume of material but test on that material with multiple choice questions. In other words, you'll probably spend a substantial amount of your time studying, but succeeding in AA school, even if you are in it for the money and lifestyle, is definitely do-able. To me, the amount of material covered is really just a few steps above what was covered in my upper-level undergrad biology courses. Yeah, it's a lot more, but it just requires a proportionally increased amount of studying time to be just as successful. To give a valuable piece of advice: if you ever feel overwhelmed, just think about the awesome lifestyle you'll be living in just a couple of years. Who else is going to be earning $120k+ after a 2 - 2 1/2 year master's degree? With that said, I would like to give a toast to those of us who are pursuing this career as a means to enjoy the finer things in life -- a nice house, a couple nice cars, 4-6 weeks of paid vacations to start...it really doesn't get any better than this unless you want to spend 8+ years going through medical school and residency.
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Responses
- Re: I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great! - holly February 15, 2012, 4:14 pm
- Re: I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great! - Mayo February 14, 2012, 7:07 pm
- Re: I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great! - btbam February 13, 2012, 9:56 pm
- Re: I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great! - Chuck February 13, 2012, 11:42 am
- Re: I went to AA school for the money, and school is going great! - BillyBob February 13, 2012, 11:20 am
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