What is the highest level of education you've completed?

Started by Savonarola, August 30, 2013, 02:09:58 PM

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What is the highest level of education you've completed?

Didn't complete high school
1 (1.6%)
High school diploma
3 (4.7%)
Some college no degree
8 (12.5%)
Associates degree (or equivalent)
4 (6.3%)
Bachelors degree (or equivalent)
15 (23.4%)
Some graduate work, no degree
4 (6.3%)
Masters/Professional degree (or equivalent)
18 (28.1%)
JD (or equivalent)
7 (10.9%)
Doctorate (or equivalent)
4 (6.3%)

Total Members Voted: 63

Ideologue

God, it's such a boring thing to argue about.  Fine, you have an LL.B.  I've moved on.
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Malthus

Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on August 31, 2013, 01:27:49 AM
Quote from: Malthus on August 30, 2013, 03:34:38 PM
LL.B for me - I guess that fits in the JD slot.  ;)

My dad has a bizzare degree they give in the UK, a "Doctor of Science", which is a degree above a "doctorate". I was there when he got it (I think I was 12 or so). He was the only person getting that degree that year. Everyone else at the graduation ceremony - some thousands of students - was wearing black; my dad was wearing a robe of crimson and yellow silk. He stood out in the crowd.  :lol:

One of my teachers at school had that. He had started quite recently at the school and had not really made an impact. But, at the annual prize-giving he stole the show in his fancy robes, from then on he was known as "Boris" and became rather popular  :cool:

:lol:
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Savonarola

Quote from: CountDeMoney on August 31, 2013, 11:11:46 AM
Had a professor once that said he started college at 18, and never left.  Bachelors, Masters, PhD candidate...said he's never had a real job.
At least he was honest.

I had a cousin who did that in psychology.  When she was 31 she got her first job as a counselor at a college campus only to discover she hated her job because all the people she dealt with had problems.  She teaches yoga and dance therapy now.

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DGuller

Bachelors in math.  Could've probably gotten a PhD with less effort than it took me to not get an actuarial designation yet.  :(

HVC

Have an associates degree and i'm working on a bachelors degree. Once done i'll have a accounting designation which I guess is a Professional degree for the purposes of this poll. voted associates degree as that's the only one I've completed thus far.
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HVC

Quote from: DGuller on September 02, 2013, 05:34:07 PM
Bachelors in math.  Could've probably gotten a PhD with less effort than it took me to not get an actuarial designation yet.  :(
designations suck and I feel your pain.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Malthus

Quote from: Ideologue on September 01, 2013, 12:29:07 AM
God, it's such a boring thing to argue about.  Fine, you have an LL.B.  I've moved on.

It's worth it, just to be able to call you "Dr. Ide".  :D
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HVC

Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Ideologue

Quote from: Malthus on September 03, 2013, 09:46:27 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on September 01, 2013, 12:29:07 AM
God, it's such a boring thing to argue about.  Fine, you have an LL.B.  I've moved on.

It's worth it, just to be able to call you "Dr. Ide".  :D

No one does that.  I've heard of one person, ever, insisting on "doctor" due to a JD.  He was reportedly widely hated.
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Ideologue on September 03, 2013, 02:43:32 PM
No one does that.  I've heard of one person, ever, insisting on "doctor" due to a JD.  He was reportedly widely hated.

I've had JDs as political science instructors at college university;  they didn't specifically ask to be addressed as "Dr", but they didn't mind it, either.

Ideologue

If they didn't correct you, they're probably assholes.

I mean, all of my teachers were JDs.  The only one I didn't just call "professor" was the one I called "judge" (because he was a judge).  I certainly didn't call any of them "doctor," because they have not earned that title.
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