Duke grad going to deal in vegas?

[zaxx19]

Nobody will care about your degree, and your 150k spent on education is wasted.


Ya, bc a Duke education is all about getting a job....

Not to sound pompous but the more posts TT makes the clearer it becomes he indeed did not go to University...

I dont mean to sound condescending in anyway but you have a car as your screename and seem to think of educational value in terms of $ and cents ....

[bdk3clash]

"Not to sound pompous but the more posts TT makes the clearer it becomes he indeed did not go to University..."

You don't sound pompous. You sound like an asshole.

Everyone brings their own perspective to questions like this. It's not surpprising that TT feels that dealing poker after going to Duke is a waste, nor should it be surprising that I (a Duke grad with similiar career/existential issues as the original poster) value a Duke education greatly even though I didn't go the traditional corporate route post-college. This is more a factor of our respective experiences than some overriding truth.

If people really want to help other people out they can be honest about their own experiences and refrain from being so goddamned judgemental. This goes both for the original poster's questions and in general.

To some extent, we all rationalize the choices we make to convince ourselves and others we had it all figured out anyway.

[zaxx19]

Hmm....

I dont see how I sound like an ahole....

The point is alot of people in the US see college as a job-training course.

People that havent attended University in my experience tend to believe this very strongly while those who attended tend to believe otherwise...(espeically if they were liberal arts majors or got non professional degrees)

[bdk3clash]

"I dont see how I sound like an ahole...."

Few do.

[zaxx19]

Thanks for the thoughtful response....

[dlk9s]

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Ok, .02 from someone who followed a similiar path.

Graduated Emory ( I know, not Quite Duke)

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Don't sell yourself short. I tend to agree with a tour guide I had when I visited an Ivy when I was in college:

"The difference between the top ranked schools is the quality of their salad bars."

Emory is a fine school. So is Duke. For that matter so are hundreds of other schools in this country. Your university experience is largely what you make it.

[Terry]

I won’t presume to try to tell you what you should do. I can tell you a bit about what I have done.

Take a look at this thread for answers to some of your questions.

Have fun.

[lighterjobs]

if you are just a wannabe professional poker player, don't be a dealer just so you can be near the action. for the love of god, get a good job and play recreationally.

[Hoi Polloi]

In no particular order:

1. B school; summer interns for casino management; make something of yourself.

2. buy backpack; travel the world

....

1000. move to LV; go to dealer school

[four eight suited]

Thanks for the link. I thought I had seen it before, but couldnt find it using the search function. not much of a duke grad i guess.