03-18-2021, 11:33 PM
(03-18-2021, 09:23 PM)dfrecore Wrote: If you already have an AS, there is zero point in getting a general AA.
I 10000% agree!! There is zero point to it. Do not get extra general associates if they cost you a ton of extra time and money.
However, if there is absolutely zero effort involved and it is simple. I'm of the philosophy why not?
Like at TESU if you get a BA you will have an AA done. If someone does a BSBA then will automatically have an ASBA done as well. The BA comp sci will have the ASNSM comp sci done as well. I know those are completely pointless degrees, that would never be listed on a resume or CV. But if I were a TESU student I'd get an AA with my BA, the ASBA with my BSBA or the ASNSM with my BA Comp Sci. I know full well these choices serves no purpose at all, but I find enjoyment in collecting as many degrees as possible. Maybe I'm weird, but I suspect others on this forum feel the same way I do.
I have a handful of associate's degrees and I would never list any of them on a resume since I got my bachelor's because they are all general degrees. One of them was more a reverse transfer and the pointless thing ever and basically identical to another associate's I had. But when I found all it was going to cost me $20 to send my transcripts, five minutes to fill out a form and a two-minute phone call; for a full associate's degree, I decided why not. No classes, money or extra work needed. Some people might think I'm weird but I just like to think of it as being resourceful.
When I went to CC the number of people I met that had over 75 credits at graduation blew my mind. (at my CC you only need 15 credits for a second degree). I told multiple people that all they had to do was fill out a form and they could graduate with a second associate's (like AGS or general AA) for no extra work or money. They all told me they didn't care or that filling out the single-page form was too much work. To each his own I guess.
Some people collect baseball cards, I collect college degrees.


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