Wasted? – The Answer Wall

I feel like I wasted my BC experience studying the wrong subjects. Is it possible to get an associate's degree at a community college after graduation? Can I go to a master's program from an Associate's Degree? — I feel like I wasted my BC experience studying the wrong subjects. Is it possible to get an associate’s degree at a community college after graduation? Can I go to a master’s program from an Associate’s Degree?

Why not set up an appointment with the Career Center (bit.ly/BC-career)? They would be able to advise you on the best way to change directions. Your major is not the same as your career and there may be ways to leverage your previous studies in your new area. And take heart; in my experience, no learning is wasted.

The Answer Wall Story

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.