<p>Destination Party= Las Vegas
Just me and my wolf pack</p>
<p>lol your wolf pack how cute.</p>
<p>Geesh, I wish I would have known an AA could be a detriment. My family didn’t expect me to go to college at all, though, so it’s still a bonus for them. Plus, my dad lives in AZ and mom lives in KS, and the only time I get to see them in the same room is when I graduate from something lol! Good excuse, anyway.</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t you take AA degrees? Those are cool :D</p>
<p>I filed for my AS in Physics basically for the hell of it. Like a going away present from my CC.</p>
<p>To the people trying to hide the fact that they went to a community college:</p>
<p>The best jobs ask for your transcripts. So what ya gonna do then huh?</p>
<p>AA in Poli Sci- it’s the first time Pierce has ever offered it, so I said what the hey, why not?</p>
<p>And yeah, good jobs ask for transcripts, but do the UCs denote: JuCo transfer, former GPA: Blah blah…?</p>
<p>AA in Anthropology. I had no idea I qualified, but they called me and told me to petition and they’ll send me the degree. <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>The good news is that most good jobs really only care about transcripts that involve your upper-division coursework. So just submit your UC transcripts when you get to that stage of your career, Donald Trump.</p>
<p>You don’t have to list your AA on a resume. Cooldude is right, some employers do require transcripts and with only 2 years worth of UC credits it’ll be pretty obvious.</p>
<p>Plus, if for some reason (medical problems, family issues, etc.) you don’t complete your 4-year degree you’ll have nothing to show for your hard work without your AA. You’ll be in the “some college” category on job applications (which can make you appear like a burnout).</p>
<p>I went to my commencement on Saturday and received my AA in Social and Behavioral Sciences with an emphasis in Economics. Everyone who says getting an AA is a detriment to your career prospects is completely naive. </p>
<p>First off, what happens if you don’t finish your BS? Sometimes, “life happens”, and it is nice to at least have something to fall back on. </p>
<p>Secondly, as has been said before, you don’t have to put it on your resume if you really think it is going to be a negative, and the top jobs look at transcripts anyways so you will not be able to hide the fact you went to CC.</p>
<p>Lastly, how ashamed of yourself and your time at CC are you if you don’t at least want some sort of going away prize? Obviously, we all have bigger plans in life than just graduating with an AA, but why be ashamed of the non traditional route you had to take to get that paper from the prestigious school?</p>
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<p>Srsly guys, stop worrying. Employers from highly technical professions (the only ones likely to ask for your transcripts, AFAIK) only will want to see your upper-div stuff. They DON’T CARE about your grade in Calc 2. They DON’T CARE about your grade in 2nd semester English Comp. </p>
<p>Do they care?</p>
<p>No. They DON’T CARE. </p>
<p>If you made it to upper-div classes then it’s a given that you got Cs or above in the lower-div ones.</p>
<p>They DON’T CARE if you went to a CC or not. If they even notice that your transcript is only 2 years, they could just as easily assume you did two years at a four year university first and then transferred to the UC. </p>
<p>It’s a waste of time to consider little imperfections in your transcripts. Usually employers are sifting through tens to hundreds of resumes per position. They do not have time to consider how special you are. They only have time to make sure you can do the job you’re applying for.</p>
<p>I know it seems like everyone out there went to college as a freshman, but that’s simply not the case. Ex-Transfers-- even from CCs --are everywhere in the working world and your potential manager may have had a more f—ed up college situation than what you are going through now back when he/she was at school. What matters to your employer is that you finished your degree with the courses relevant to the job, and aren’t a total d’ouche (what? It’s French).</p>
<p>Getting an AA/AS is totally not a detriment. A degree is better than no degree at all.</p>
<p>I dont understand why getting an AA degree is such a negative thing for other people 
you’re getting a bachelor’s degree in 2-3 years anyway, would it hurt if you get an AA too? Ummm, no. </p>
<p>I’m getting mine next Thursday! AA in Liberal Arts. Lol :)</p>
<p>I take back what I said. I don’t want to let you all know the detrimental truth of obtaining an AA degree.</p>
<p>Do you actually have any sources? Show me some statistics. Anyone can make **** up and try to scare people on an internet forum. Lend some insight into why you believe that the AA is so detrimental.</p>
<p>maybe Cupertino wasn’t eligible for an AA and is bitter about it?</p>
<p>Cupertino:</p>
<p>If I were you I wouldn’t build an argument around an anecdote about what “a guy” at Wharton “told” you. About the time most of you were trying to pass 8th grade algebra, I was actually involved in hiring for a software firm (up the road from you in Sunnyvale, actually). Occasionally, for senior positions on very high-level technical projects, our hiring managers would look at transcripts (it depended on the project and its requirements). I promise you they were looking at upper-division coursework only. As I mentioned ad nauseum already, the other stuff doesn’t particularly matter, because it has no bearing on whether or not you can actually do a job. Neither does going to a community college for that matter. On your resume you’ll have the UC you graduated from and the year. Nowhere on there will it say “Deanza College” or wherever the hell it is you are going unless you put it there.</p>
<p>Granted, I’m talking technical jobs, not finance jobs. I have no experience with the finance sector. From what I understand Investment banking is a separate culture completely and some of it is probably status driven, for no particular reason at all. However, just a wild guess, but I’d say that the vast majority of people in this forum will not be Investment Bankers.</p>
<p>I am eligible. Just need to take a speech class. Ciao karol, you need to make some friends in real life because you joined last month and average 20 posts a day. If you go to my ccc, I’ll let you join my club.</p>
<p>says the guy sitting at the computer late at night, insulting strangers over the internet.</p>
<p>even if you had a club (which i highly doubt you do) i wouldn’t join. you’re probably the sole member right? take your own advice.</p>
<p>Ad hominem attacks just bring the best in people <3</p>