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Your Education/Major/Degree?

View Poll Results: Highest Completed Education
Some high school 3 20.00%
High School 2 13.33%
College 6 40.00%
Graduate School 4 26.67%
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Old 10-25-2009
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Your Education/Major/Degree?

I love finding out information about people (which explains my major xD), so I thought this might be interesting to other people, especially since it would allow members to discuss and realize connections they have with other members (of the same major/track). Also, if you are aiming at a certain degree (like a D.C.S, M.S., ph.D.), say that as well.

I'm guessing that many of you will either be Computer Science / Information Systems majors, but hopefully there will be a few people of various degrees and specializations .

Anyway, I'm working on my B.A. in Psychology.

I'm *aiming* at either medical school for psychiatry or a Psy.D./ph.D. program in clinical psychology, which my current university is known for (they have a good Psy.D. program).
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Old 10-26-2009
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Incomplete high school education!
Maybe a poll is in order?
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Old 10-26-2009
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I can't add a poll now that someone has posted.
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Old 10-26-2009
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I graduated from a small high school that left me pretty unprepared for college. After some initial struggles in college I completed it.

1998-2003 B.S. Geology & Geophysics, Emphasis: Groundwater and Environmental Geochemistry
2003-2004 M.S. Engineering Management
2008-2011? PhD Geology & Geophysics, Shallow field CO2 Sequestration

Although right now I don't know if I'm going to be able to complete the PhD.
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Old 10-26-2009
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B.S. (1974) and M.S. (1977). Both in Computer Science at Northwestern University

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Old 10-28-2009
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Old 10-28-2009
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BS in Engineering Management, with emphasis in Computer Engineering.

However now that I am out of school I am not using hardly any of my coursework for my job!
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Old 10-29-2009
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Anyway, I'm working on my B.A. in Psychology.
Cool.

A very happy birthday!

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Although right now I don't know if I'm going to be able to complete the PhD.
Complete it now.

Don’t put it off.

Last edited by ravisunny2; 10-29-2009 at 05:23 AM.. Reason: Addition
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Old 10-29-2009
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B.A. in Anthropology.
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Old 10-29-2009
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BS Chemical Engineering (MIT)
and some Computer Courses wayback when 8" floppy drives were state-of-the-art.
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Old 10-29-2009
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Complete it now.

Don’t put it off.
Its not my choice, my proposal has to be approved by the faculty, I then have to defend it to their satisfaction, and there is also a qualifying exam that I would have to pass. None of those are easy.
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Old 10-29-2009
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Good luck with it mate; I'm sure you will get it soon.
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Old 10-30-2009
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Its not my choice, my proposal has to be approved by the faculty, I then have to defend it to their satisfaction, and there is also a qualifying exam that I would have to pass. None of those are easy.
Immerse youself.

Get comfy.

Then it's a breeze. (Unless someone is pissed off)

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Old 10-30-2009
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B.Tech., Mechanical, IIT (combined engr. & tech.)
M.S., Engr. Mechanics
M.S., Mathematics

WinXPert, is that MIT as in "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology" ?
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Old 10-30-2009
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Yep, incomplete high school education...yet I own my own business turning over a hefty profit...go figure. Get out of the system while you can. You're just wasting your time.
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Mapua Institute of Technology (Philippines)
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Old 10-31-2009
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Yep, incomplete high school education...yet I own my own business turning over a hefty profit...go figure. Get out of the system while you can. You're just wasting your time.
It's more of a personal preference as to what education people seek. I'm not completing my B.A. and then aiming at my Psy.D. just because I have to - I'm doing it because I want to.

Also, have you ever seen the correlation of income averages with education graphed out? It's astounding:



Then again, not everyone aims at a high income.

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A very happy birthday!
Thanks .
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I'm doing it because I want to.
Amen to that. There are no guarantees in life and there are also plenty of exceptions but overall, IMHO, you are better off with more education than without it.
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Old 11-01-2009
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Right on the dot, mailpup.
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