<p>So I've transferred three times in college. I did one semester at Hobart College, hated it. I wanted to transfer to UVM but I decided too late for the deadline. I entered as a non-degree student, and I needed a 3.0 in 6 classes to be in. I took 6 classes, but I got a 2.98. 4 more classes the next semester, 2.88. Transferred to community college to get an associate's and transfer back into a 4 year school, then took a semester off and worked. Now I'm at UMaine, my 5th semester of school, I'll probably need an extra 2 or 3 semesters to graduate with just a Sociology major, no minor. As for work experience, I did some medical records work for my mom's office, I was a camp counselor for kids with disabilities and I made pizza dough last fall. Beyond that, not much else. I'm pretty worried about what I can possibly do with a sociology degree without much experience. I know within the next two years I'll be all about sociology, because so far I've just been slogging through a sea of gen. ed's. Any advice? Will I be crushed by the so-called "real world" after college if I don't pick things up, or will the degree alone be worth it? I'm looking for people with experience here, the future is absolutely freaking me out at the moment.</p>
<p>Do you have plans for grad work? A degree in sociology could qualify you for several grad school programs.</p>
<p>There are many employers that want employees with a BA degree, they don’t necessarly care what the degree is in. Getting the degree usually proves that you know how to write and think critically and that is enough for some employers.</p>
<p>What sort of career or job do you see yourself applying for with your degree? Sales? A helping profession? Research of some sort?</p>
<p>You’ll have your BA which can be important in certain job openings where you have to have one before even putting your hat in the ring. Honestly, where you can make the most money right away is in the medical records field. I know kids from big name schools who have taken community college courses in that line of work to get a job. Nice paying jobs and once the foot is in the door, workwise and you are making some money, you can take your time looking for other positions.</p>
<p>I have experience with some of what you have going on. Transferred a few different times and stopped going a few times too. What you have to understand about your experiences is that you have already started to face real life with what you have been through. With your variety of job experience you have already faced working in different situations. </p>
<p>It is also important to remember how much adjusting that it took you to go from one school to another. That will help you with working later on. The skills that you picked up in college such as cramming when you had to or writing endless crud that bored you silly might be something that comes in very handy for you at some job.</p>
<p>My experience was that the things that i got good at to get through school were also those things that helped me to get a job. I did not work in my major. Any jobs that were possible with my major didn’t interest me, and i looked -a lot. The experiences that i had with working between school times and changing schools as well as going to different schools all helped make me a more well rounded person. You will find the same holds true for you, i imagine.</p>