<p>Well I hate to burst your bubble but there are some people who aren’t completely 100 percent sure that the Earth is definitely older then 6,000 years. I’m not saying I feel that way. I took Biology at a secular school and feel that evolution are the tools that God uses. Liberty has one class (of which was not in my curriculum) that has to do with Young Earth Creationist. I believe it is an elective course. They do teach Biology and evolution just like any other college. It’s part of the accreditation process. All they do is provide an elective course that could present possible flaws in the argument. After all, if we are being analytical we shouldn’t accept everything not 100 percent concrete as factual. Darwinism still leaves some questions on the table for example. Clearly the evidence swings in favor, however… If we are being analytical as you suggest a comprehensive university should be… Shouldn’t we be examining those holes and providing potential alternatives?</p>
<p>Also side note. I find it weird that secular atheist are so sure in their faith that there is no after life. Look no further then the millions of paranormal experiences witnessed daily. Go sleep in the Amityville house for a night and come back and tell me your an atheist. I’m just saying… There are a lot of believers out there. Just because you aren’t doesn’t mean that your incomplete yet persuasive set of facts concludes a concrete one-hundred percent answer for the worlds mysteries.</p>
<p>^There are also people who believe the Holocaust never happened, that the moon landing was filmed in a Hollywood studio, and that Elvis walks among us. The fact that a tiny minority of people believe something does not make it true or even a valid theory.</p>
<p>Creation Studies 290 is required of all Liberty students, according to the school’s website.</p>
<p>There are also some people that think if you are good all year, then on the night of 12/24 a jolly man in a red suit will come down your chimney and bring you presents. We have a name for such people. They are called “children.” There are also other types of people who believe in things called “facts” which require “proof.” These people are called “adults.”</p>
<p>Though the number of Americans who believe that human beings evolved without God’s influence has increased since 2004, the percentage may still prove surprising to some.</p>
<p>According to a YouGov poll, only 21% of Americans believe that human beings evolved without the involvement of God, and 25% of those surveyed said, “Human beings evolved but God guided this process.”</p>
<p>^and I have to apologize for my part in it.</p>
<p>BoGentry-
You don’t need a referendum on your beliefs. Whatever your decision, I wish you the best of luck. My sense is that this thread has run its course.</p>
<p>This isn’t in reference to any school in particular, on-line or otherwise, but the fact that a person gets a certain degree because it is their “only viable option” is irrelevant in terms of that degree’s “legitimacy” or value in the market place compared to another particular university degree.</p>
<p>I’d like to think in terms of options and back up plans. If you go into real estate and don’t like it, can you still get into GWU? If the chances of you getting admitted again later is low, would your chances for returning be better if you attend for one semester (make good grades) then go into real estate?</p>
<p>One semester is not going to make that much difference in being successful in real estate but it might make a difference in getting into a college.</p>
<p>Just saw this thread and find it interesting. I have worked in real estate for 15 years. I also have a BA and MBA . Working in real estate provides a degree of flexibility that is unmatched. It also requires a degree of discipline that is unmatched. I know many people simply not disciplined enough to manage their business - to actually make a plan and implement it. My partner and I have been able to raise 2 kids with one of us staying home when they were young, and take a year off to travel through Italy with them and take long vacations each year. We now own 5 rental properties in addition to our home. The business plan and the overall career plan came about because we are educated and knew what to do and had the capacity to do it. So many people start in real estate thinking the phone will ring and someone will buy and a commission with appear in the mail. Wrong. You have to make it happen. Guts and motivation are critical, but with education you will walk the walk and talk the talk and appeal to the clients you want to deal with, and have the business sense to make a career, not just a commission. </p>
<p>I think college is very important to a successful real estate career. Where I live most successful agents have a degree or graduate and /or graduate degree (as do 99% of potential buyers and sellers). Successful Realtors can speak the language of a business executive buying a million dollar home. Many successful people prefer to deal with someone like themselves, so being educated is valuable.</p>
<p>Get your education first - you can focus it toward real estate, RE law, marketing etc and you will be more successful all around. Also, buying a home from an 18 year old who probably lives with their parents and has no experience buying or selling anything, well it does not inspire confidence.</p>
<p>Personally, the RE agents we worked with have college degrees and have to be very articulate and detail-oriented, able to be sure complex transactions close on time and with all details intact. My brother became a RE agent, in addition to being an attorney and judge. He also has a business degree.</p>
<p>After reading through this entire thread, it appears to me that the OP needs more guidance than just making a decision between returning to college or pursuing a job in Real Estate. I say job because it doesn’t sound like the OP is dedicated toward a career path yet. My recommendation is for the OP to try and figure out where his/her true interests lie, and where those interests might intersect with aptitude. Have you done any serious work on discovering where your true interests and values lie, and what career paths those might take you down? You could start by visiting your testing center at the college where you attended and taking a few of the assessments, sometimes called “Interest Inventories.” There are also some of these available online, but if one is not familiar with them then it might be hard to determine which ones would be beneficial, that is, valid, reliable, legitimate and helpful to you.
At your school’s guidance and testing center there is probably someone to direct you towards the appropriate assessments and then help you analyze the results if necessary. You might look into the Career Keys, the Strong Interest Inventory, Pearson’s Career Interest Inventory, or check out O*net as a jumping-off place. Good luck, and don’t deceive yourself; be honest in the assessments and they will be more reliable.</p>
<p>If you can learn from Wikipedia, then you will learn on your own, and you don’t need to go $50,000 in debt to go to GW. I have a cousin who does very, very well in real estate and loves the profession. If you like to socialize with others and are a hard worker – and live in an area where things are selling – you could do well.</p>
<p>Stay at home for your first couple years and you will come out $75,000-$100,000 ahead of where you would have been had you gone to school.</p>
<p>My cousin who does well in real estate went to college but did not graduate … It has not hindered her from selling to the affluent (we shouldn’t assume they are always college educated) in her area. I should have her ability!</p>
<p>Your cousin probably has strong talents of marketing/sales/entrepreneurship, is outgoing with people, and has an unusually high capacity for working exceedingly long hours…especially when starting out. </p>
<p>Contrary to the popular belief of many who have such talents, not everyone is blessed with the talents, the personality, or the exceedingly high work ethic needed to even have a smidgen of a chance to succeed in what can be a heavily competitive/cutthroat field.</p>
<p>I know a whole bunch of successful real estate agents without college degrees. It requires what everyone says it requires - but no more than success in virtually any other high-ticket sales field. Long hours in sales goes with the territory, as well as a “go-get-'em” attitude, and a thick skin so as not to be discouraged by lack of success. Almost none of the qualities that make for a good real estate agent are going to be taught in a college environment where most folks are paying $60k a year, EXCEPT how to talk to people with money (a very important skill).</p>