Reply To: Does a BTL help??

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MichelleNY
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Just had to say this. I skipped college and got a part-time job to keep busy during my year in seminary. After 8 months I was promoted to a top-level position at that same company. While my friends were in college, I used to edit and sometimes even write papers for them (obviously not something I would do now, but I enjoyed it at the time). Although I sometimes wish I had the college experience and believe I would’ve enjoyed it, I have received countless compliments on my professionalism, as well as my spelling and grammar skills. My boss sometimes bypasses his assistant, a grad student majoring in English, and asks me to write letters for him. That same assistant, who is actually on her way to becoming an English teacher, gives me her papers to proofread and happens to have pretty rough grammar skills.

Just saying, you can have a college degree and be a dud (side-note: said English major is extremely intelligent and should in no way be judged by her grammar skills). It is also possible to get a good and decent paying job without one.

New2, I was going to say you use apostrophes incorrectly, but I see Pashuteh Yid has already taken care of that. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors.