Your Education Level

[smartguy911]

I just curious about the education level of Dr. Paul's supporters

 

[Original_Intent]

Bachelor's Degree

 

[Mark Rushmore]

How are you defining 'education level'?

Edit. Ah, I see, a poll has appeared.

 

[smartguy911]

the poll is up now.

 

[pcosmar]

I have a Masters in survival.

 

[smartguy911]

I want all 8,068 active members to vote in this poll

 

[AlexMerced]

Bachelor of Arts

 

[pacelli]

Doctorate in clinical psychology.

 

[derdy]

Didn't graduate from HS (Good Enough Degree), but I have an AS in Computer Networking

 

[amy31416]

I'm all educated and shit, but I find that there's often no connection in education levels with wisdom or intelligence.

 

[EvilNight]

I have a couple of associates (comp repair, comp science, literature, psych, all done in 3 years) and almost a bachelor's (in networking and system security) which I'm trying to figure out if I want to bother to finish. I gave up on the ridiculous college system when I found out I could teach myself how to do damn near anything with three days of time and internet access. I could probably pass every computer-related technology certification test cold. I also find employers don't care so much about credentials these days - they want references and experience again. I have enough of those to walk into any six figure IT job tomorrow morning and have them wondering how they lived without me in a month's time.

The cost of education is ridiculous. $4000 per credit hour at a good IT college, for classes I could test out of with a few days of studying. It's such a depressing racket. I don't even think any actual learning or research happens anymore until Masters-PhD level. /sigh

I should go back and get a Math degree and dabble in engineering... I've had several people in math tell me that since everything else is so easy for me I need to hit a rigorous discipline and find out what I am actually made of.

 

[amy31416]

Doctorate in clinical psychology.

Can I call upon you if we have another New Hampshire and I start melting down?

 

[mudburn]

Ph.D. in Sociology of Education

 

[LibertiORDeth]

This isn't fair, I'm only 15.

 

[Bryan]

This isn't fair, I'm only 15.

I added two new options.

 

[smartguy911]

I added two new options.

thanks

 

[amy31416]

I have a couple of associates (comp repair, comp science, literature, psych, all done in 3 years) and almost a bachelor's (in networking and system security) which I'm trying to figure out if I want to bother to finish. I gave up on the ridiculous college system when I found out I could teach myself how to do damn near anything with three days of time and internet access. I could probably pass every computer-related technology certification test cold. I also find employers don't care so much about credentials these days - they want references and experience again. I have enough of those to walk into any six figure IT job tomorrow morning and have them wondering how they lived without me in a month's time.

The cost of education is ridiculous. $4000 per credit hour at a good IT college, for classes I could test out of with a few days of studying. It's such a depressing racket. I don't even think any actual learning or research happens anymore until Masters-PhD level. /sigh

I should go back and get a Math degree and dabble in engineering... I've had several people in math tell me that since everything else is so easy for me I need to hit a rigorous discipline and find out what I am actually made of.

EvilNight you are spot on. And a consummate autodidact.

I had to leave college because of a giant lack of money and I was mortified because I thought I'd be working in a bookstore for the rest of my life, shut out of ever doing real research because I didn't have the education. So I taught myself how to do everything and became very good at educating myself on almost anything.

By the time I got back to college, it was so easy because I'd already taught myself almost everything I needed to know to get a degree in chemistry and things I didn't know were now easy because I knew how to teach myself. The only truly challenging courses I had in college were chemical engineering and physical chemistry. Both courses were a great mix of various disciplines like physics, calculus, various types of math and chemistry. Good stuff.

Why you do need to pursue the degree: It does open up doors, and an education exposes you to amazing things you might not have otherwise been exposed to. It's worth the challenge.

 

[derdy]

Hey, don't forget GED graduates!! lol

 

[Ogren]

We need an option for the middle and elementary school supporters and yeah the drop outs too.

 

[HenryKnoxFineBooks]

How do I vote? I have a HS degree, attended college as a economics major for 3 years, switched majors to History for another 2 years, but due to some business oportunities (successful ) never got my degree. so, in short, HS degree, 5 years of college, but no BA...