<p>Hi,</p>
<p>What are my chances for getting a decent job at some point with "only" an Associate's degree? Most things nowadays I've come to believe require a Bachelor's or above. I know it depends on the type of job, but I don't want to be stuck at Mickey Dee's or something while I contemplate what direction to take with my education and/or professional life.</p>
<p>My younger brother is 17 and applying to a retail store, which is to be expected at 17 unless you're Bill Gates or...Bill Gates. I don't want to do that, and actually can't (because I don't do well in public venues and can't work at a quick pace). The economy does suck for new grads right now (as it does for, well, everybody). But hypothetically, if I decide I don't want to go forth and obtain my Bachelor's, what are my chances in the workforce for anything but burgers and cash registers? Or am I doomed to data entry or clerking otherwise?</p>
<p>I should add that my Associate's is in Liberal Arts with really no "concentration" (but the bulk of the courses being evenly split between humanities courses like English, history, art, music, foreign language -- and behavioral/social sciences like psychology, sociology, political science, etc.). My only lab science was astronomy (even in high school), which actually doesn't even transfer as a lab science to most other colleges, and in order to fulfill that requirement I'd have to take something like chemistry, biology, or physics. Come the end of summer I will have all of one math class under my belt for my entire life (yup, even in high school). I got my "two year" degree in 5 years because I withdrew for some time after family issues (including my grandmother's stroke) and personal health problems almost caused me to have a mental breakdown. Finally I am graduating, but I probably am not going to transfer to Emerson College right away (and financially, even with my scholarship, I might still have to take out a loan that'd be impossible to pay off).</p>
<p>So again, what are my chances in the workforce someday if, say, I don't ever get my Bachelor's? Is it overrated to even bother, or do I really need that 4-year degree if I don't want to be serving "fries with that" until I'm in the McDonaldland Convalescent Home?</p>