Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2/18/2015 12:48 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > And I chose not to take it because I hate it! Math that is. I
> > > dropped out of college because I was told that it would take 5
> > > years before I could take any law classes. I couldn't see going
> > > to a 2 year college for 5 years and I was having a hard time
> > > working full time and going to school full time. Something had to
> > > go.
> >
> > Uh, say that again? Law classes? I went to a 2 year college and
> > in my second semester took Introduction to Business Law. Are you
> > trying to claim you wanted to attend *law school*?!
>
> No. I thought I wanted to be a legal assistant. At least this is
> what my guidance counselor told me that I needed to do. I ultimately
> wanted to work for the BBB. But then I discovered that wasn't what I
> needed to work there anyway and that the legal assistants in this
> area merely assisted lawyers by looking things up for them. It
> wasn't a high paying job and it didn't need any sort of degree or
> certificate. Plus all of the jobs were in downtown Seattle. Same
> for the BBB and I didn't want to have to commute there.

Yup, but it's not a bad job for an associates degree. It depends on
local searches and if it pays well where you are. Associates in
accounting also do pretty well.

Carol

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