Be Unique

Something I'm surprised or shocked by in the first two chapters of Architecture? is how little it emphasizes that, despite the over abundance of architects out there, your degree is what you make of it. That goes for any degree... whatever your aim may be, if you want to make big money with your education you have to do one thing exceptionally well, branch out and do other things (such as starting a business), and/or do what is in demand that your degree provides the skills for (which may not have been your initial thought for a profession). Regardless of how great we do in school or how amazing our degrees are, our success is based mainly on how we make ourselves unique.