Explaining the Big 3 to my colleagues...

[rebel100]

Your giving people too much credit. Honest to God, so much is made about this and I don't think folks really care. Sure, you might need to explain this to your spouse or the rich Uncle that's helping you fund it, but tell the rest of them to pound sand. Don't rely on the whims of the uninformed to mold YOUR future.


I will add however, that I struggled with this a bit at first. In one interview a guy said "so you got your degree from Charter Oak?" from this simple sentence I went off for 5 minutes qualifying what I had done, explaining accreditation, etc... You know what...they didn't care. Even made the remark..."uhh...I was just asking where you went to school". Point is that it's our insecurity about doing something different that can lead us into this box where we feel we need an explanation to exit. Don't buy into it.

My answer on this "I went to a small state school in Connecticut named Charter Oak" that's usually enough...

Did you go online? I sure did, helped me finish quicker.

If I get the "how did you do it so much faster than me" question...I say "cause I'm that much smarter than you". Then I laugh a little and if they seem interested...and if I care to....I explain it. More often than not I encounter others that want my help doing the same thing.

Just be proud, it's your accomplishment.