I can relate so much to your post! Some of it, I could've written word for word (like the parts about graduating in 1993, and not feeling like a "normal" person because it wasn't done in the standard 4 years, etc). Other parts aren't quite so accurate for me, but are still things I can understand.
By and large, I think the amount of time doesn't matter. There are tons of people out there that don't /ever/ get degrees, after all. You, Howard B. Kellick EIT have that "EIT" at the end of your name. Someday soon, you'll have the whole word "Engineer" at the end, instead. That's a hell of an accomplishment, however long it has taken! :)
And on a totally unrelated, trivial note... how do you do the lj-tag for communities? I remember trying what I thought was the obvious tag, a while back... and it didn't work.
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By and large, I think the amount of time doesn't matter. There are tons of people out there that don't /ever/ get degrees, after all. You, Howard B. Kellick EIT have that "EIT" at the end of your name. Someday soon, you'll have the whole word "Engineer" at the end, instead. That's a hell of an accomplishment, however long it has taken! :)
And on a totally unrelated, trivial note... how do you do the lj-tag for communities? I remember trying what I thought was the obvious tag, a while back... and it didn't work.