School

While Andrew was picking some things up in the living room it got me in the cleaning mood also. So, I was going through some things and realized that I hadn't ordered my graduation pictures yet! So I started ransacking the place trying to find my order form, which was in my laptop bag and today was the last day to order! Me thinking about school also made me realize what my mother keeps telling everyone...

She says that my degree from OSU means more than my one from SWOSU. Now I understand that without the OSU degree then my SWOSU one wouldn't have been possible. But how do you justify that one is more important than the other? Her response: Well, you worked 4 long-hard years at OSU to get that degree. Um...hello! I worked 2 long-hard years for SWOSU! Granted, a lot of my classes were online or ITV but I still had to do the course work and study and take the tests. I also worked a real full-time job while doing so.

I just wonder if that is how people will see it. Just because I got one degree from a very large and honorable college that it means more than the higher degree from a lesser school.

Here's a little secret. I got my accounting degree from the top accounting program in the state. I got my masters without accumulating anymore debt and it will also help me meet the requirements for the CPA exam. So, when it comes down to it, I got my foundation from the best and used the other as a stepping stool to something greater. Just because I didn't obtain my masters degree from OSU, OU, or Tulsa does not make it any less of an honor. I still put in the time and money to earn both of my degrees and I'm the first person in my family to do it. So, maybe that's why they don't understand completely...because they just have no idea.