Scott is a strategic consultant in the customer care industry and an avid amateur photographer. He is currently studying at Walden University to earn his DBA in the area of leadership. Scott LOVES fan mail. You can e-mail him any questions about distance learning at sdavis@wheelcipher.net.
Scott,
I wrote to you a few times last spring/summer if you recall. Since I've least written, I have graduated from Kaplan with a BS in paralegal studies. I can't find a job, so I'm considering doing a BS in accounting from Southern New Hampshire, and then possibly a MS in accounting from the University of Connecticut. My ultimate goal is to become a CPA, but that is way into the future.
I see that you withdrew from Walden. I think you made a good decision. Unless you are planning to become a full time professor or want to work in research, I don't really see a benefit to a doctorate. Traditionally, these are the fields that doctorates were meant for. If you’re planning to work in the private sector or even as an adjunct professor, an MBA should be more than adequate.
With that said, I'm sure you will be very successful in your career and I would not regret the decision to withdraw at all, especially since you did not like the program. I hope your job search is going well. Mine is horrible and a complete disaster.
Anyway, good luck to you in the future.
Thanks for the support. I was not willing to do the Walden program for two years if it didn’t hold my attention. The program seemed to be focused on things that I was not interested in. It was very much like hard science and did not focus on a lot of the leadership topics that I enjoy so much. I have since enrolled in Gonzaga University (my new blog should be up soon) and I’ve had more fun in the first three days than I did in more than two months at Walden.
I am sure the Walden program is good. It seemed to be of high quality. It just was not for me. Hang in there with the job search. Things are getting better.
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About WheelCipher
Scott is a strategic consultant in the customer care industry and an avid amateur photographer.
You can see his work at http://gallery.scottdavis.info
He has experience in the high-technology industry in management, engineering, and support positions with Time Warner Cable, Dell Computer Corporation, UUNET Technologies, Wayport and others.
Scott started his degree program in 2003, and had no prior college credit before jumping into the distance learning environment. He graduated in October 2007 having attained an A.A.S. in Information Technology and a B.S. in Management from Kaplan University.
In 2009, he graduated with his MBA from Norwich University and is now a student at Gonzaga University.
Scott LOVES fan mail. You can e-mail him any questions about distance learning at sdavis@wheelcipher.net