How educated are you? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

nothingx · 08-10-2003, 09:46 AM

After hanging out in the TFP for some time, I've noticed that the vast majority of poeple here write very well and have rather intelligent things to say. It makes me wonder, just how educated is our community here? Vote now and put my wondering mind at ease.

[edit] After seeing some of the responses, I realize that my options my not include everyone. If not, let us know your situtation... I had no idea there were so many different rules for art degrees and such. [/edit]

ARTelevision · 08-10-2003, 10:15 AM

The Master of Fine Arts that both sus and I have is the terminal degree in our field- no PhD in studio art. After an MFA, it's about being an artist, not studying art.

Silvy · 08-10-2003, 10:16 AM

I'm working on my Masters...

If anything I say sounds credible some of my education must be sticking...

bernadette · 08-10-2003, 11:09 AM

3 yrs of college (music)
then
3 yrs at a junior college (art)

and still no completed degree, so there was not a precise choice for me in the poll.

SecretMethod70 · 08-10-2003, 11:16 AM

working on an undergrad degree in vocal performance (classical singing)

Plummie · 08-10-2003, 11:21 AM

Working on PhD in pharmacy.

I'm in for the long haul.

The_Dude · 08-10-2003, 12:30 PM

undergrad comp sci

skysooner · 08-10-2003, 03:49 PM

I actually receive my 2nd Master's degree this Thursday (MBA this time). I did a BS in Geology and a MS in Petroleum Engineering. I'm contemplating a doctorate, but I'm just not sure I want to work that hard, and it would basically be an ego thing. It wouldn't particularly help me with my job. Instead I might go back to school to learn Spanish or Russian for the fun of it.

napalm · 08-10-2003, 04:00 PM

Undergrad...Going into my Junior year working on Buisiness Administration/Management of Info Systems.

greytone · 08-10-2003, 04:15 PM

I clicked on PhD because my doctorate was not there. Technically a PhD is a little higher degree than an MD.

Slims · 08-10-2003, 04:41 PM

Senior applied math major here

Stiltzkin · 08-10-2003, 04:48 PM

Even moogles have to study. Working on a bachelor's degree in computer science (most moogles go for degrees in Kupology, but what do they know?).

Fibrosa · 08-10-2003, 04:56 PM

I gradumatatted from a foe yer uneyevarsatie.

spectre · 08-10-2003, 06:34 PM

One year away from an Associates in engineering, then going for a Bachelor's in comp. sci.

goddfather40 · 08-10-2003, 08:44 PM

Bachelor's of Science, Electrical Engineering, March 2003, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Thank you very much

Dragonlich · 08-10-2003, 09:43 PM

Master of Science, Operations Research, November 2001, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

You're welcome.

OROIT · 08-10-2003, 10:03 PM

Finished high school and got straight into the workforce.
13 years of school was enough for me, hats of to those who continue their studies, you like pain huh

One guy i went to school with doesn't seem to know when to stop, hes been at university for 9 years!!

riskybiz · 08-11-2003, 02:13 AM

UCLA econ BA 1975. Almost 30 additional years of life experience subsequently including lots of ongoing professional training in my profession.

The day I took my last final exam at UCLA still ranks among the top 5 happiest days of my life.

fuzzix · 08-11-2003, 03:06 AM

6 Months until I (hopefully) graduate with a BAComm. Hell, I'd stay at uni forever if I could.

Insomniac(uk) · 08-11-2003, 03:18 AM

Writing up my PhD in chemistry, should be finished by mid September, then i can join the overeduated and unemployed masses (looking at a job in NY so fingers crossed {in the UK at the moment})

absorbentishe · 08-11-2003, 04:58 AM

BA in Management, considering going back for an MBA.

homerhop · 08-11-2003, 05:20 AM

Finished the American equivalent of high school, straight into a 4year apprenticeship. Qualified as a metal fabricator in 96.
Spent the last 3 years doing in-company training as a draughtsman.
But still class myself as very uneducated

warrrreagl · 08-11-2003, 06:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by greytone
I clicked on PhD because my doctorate was not there. Technically a PhD is a little higher degree than an MD.

I'm so glad to see an MD who is comfortable with that (my PhD is in education). Many times I've encountered people who hear that my name is Dr. So-and-So, and they ask what my specialty is. When I reply, "Education," they usually say, "Oh, I thought you were a REAL doctor."

My wife has to quickly spin me away before I can bash them over the head with several hundred years of accumulated Western education history.

cliche · 08-11-2003, 06:49 AM

Again, clicked on PhD because "real"

doctor wasn't there.
3yrs undergraduate in medicine and philosophy
3yrs undergraduate in clinical medicine

neoinoakleys · 08-11-2003, 07:32 AM

Finished my Bachelors in Biology, ended up in technology, and now working on a second bachelors in Science - business and E-business...

druptight · 08-11-2003, 03:18 PM

Currently in a program to earn 2 masters degrees in 15 months, my MBA and Masters in Accounting. Pretty stiff program... about 3 months down, 12 to go!

Undergrad was a BA in Economics with a minor in Mathematics.

crafty · 08-11-2003, 10:14 PM

I believe I'm very smart for an undergraduate, but I could be wrong.. Eventually a professor might tell me one way or another.

bundy · 08-11-2003, 10:34 PM

i´m doing my bachelors degree in international communications.
when thats done (in a year), its masters time.

IceMan81588 · 08-12-2003, 12:18 AM

I actually just graduated a couple months ago from high school.

billege · 08-12-2003, 01:22 AM

A.A.S. Microcomputer Technician from Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Thank you very much.

I unload semis for Target Corp. Throw boxes at a DC, whoopie shit.

Where did I go wrong?

dy156 · 08-12-2003, 06:36 AM

Quote:

I clicked on PhD because my doctorate was not there. Technically a PhD is a little higher degree than an MD.

ditto for jD, and we sure don't have any delusions about wanting to be called doctor so-and-so. We prefer so-and-so, esquire!
But most respond to asshole, too.

MacGnG · 08-12-2003, 09:37 AM

i'm in 14th grade.

Fifteen Short · 08-12-2003, 10:06 PM

I started late

Now Im eighteen and going into senior year. I want to go through college and become either a teacher or something involving engineering. Both are strong points.

nothingx · 08-13-2003, 11:01 AM

I must say, this is fantasitc to see how many people have completed higher education degrees or are working toward them. To all those who have finished, especially those that have masters/phds/equivilants, congratulations! To those that are still working through school, I encourage you to keep working at it. I really believe that education is the key to a better future. Thanks to everyone that's participated.

PS. Wow! I can't believe there are "real" doctors trolling these boards! Awesome!

Charlatan · 08-13-2003, 11:31 AM

Four-year University - BA(honours)

and at least 35 years in the school of life...

denim · 08-13-2003, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by moelester
PS. Wow! I can't believe there are "real" doctors trolling these boards! Awesome!

MDs are people too. I'm not one of them, but I've known enough of them behind the scenes.

BS Computer Science, 1987 for me. Tried going back for an MS but it didn't work out.

stinkynutz · 08-13-2003, 11:47 AM

ummm....currently trying to get a BS in biology. i might switch to biochem.

vermin · 08-13-2003, 04:39 PM

Got an A.S. in '87. Just recently got some info on getting a B.S. from the same school I got the A.S. (gotta see how the money thing works out).
Anything I know that is of any use to me I learned since then just livin' life and paying attention (reading a lot helps). I agree that the more education you have, the better off you will be.

Proof of this was a short argument I had with a 7th grade drop out who tried to convince me that "Ahh, you don't need to know how to read. I can read the road signs and that's good enough". If she hadn't been such a bitch I would have been tempted to weep (this was two years ago, she had 6 kids by age 24).

ktthequeen · 08-13-2003, 05:55 PM

I took one year at University but dropped out for a plethora of reasons (bad grades weren't one of them)

I might go back eventually, but seeing as I can hardly make rent, it's not gonna be soon.

Rodney · 08-13-2003, 06:15 PM

B.A. in journalism back in the '70s with a second major in political science. Currently enrolled in an accelerated master's program that will get me an MA in education and a California teaching credential by this time next year. It was time for a change.

Except for the accelerated pace, I'm finding school easier this time around than last time.

View Poll Results: Where do you fit in?
Still in highschool	10	4.33%
Graduated highschool or GED	26	11.26%
Undergraduate in college	90	38.96%
Graduated two or four year college	64	27.71%
Working on masters	17	7.36%
Graduated with MS	15	6.49%
Working on PhD	6	2.60%
Graduated with PhD - huzah!	3	1.30%
Voters: 231. You may not vote on this poll

08-10-2003, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
nothingx undead Location: nihilistic freedom	How educated are you? After hanging out in the TFP for some time, I've noticed that the vast majority of poeple here write very well and have rather intelligent things to say. It makes me wonder, just how educated is our community here? Vote now and put my wondering mind at ease. [edit] After seeing some of the responses, I realize that my options my not include everyone. If not, let us know your situtation... I had no idea there were so many different rules for art degrees and such. [/edit] Last edited by nothingx; 08-10-2003 at 03:27 PM..

08-10-2003, 10:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	The Master of Fine Arts that both sus and I have is the terminal degree in our field- no PhD in studio art. After an MFA, it's about being an artist, not studying art. __________________ create evolution

08-10-2003, 10:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	I'm working on my Masters... If anything I say sounds credible some of my education must be sticking... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

08-10-2003, 11:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	3 yrs of college (music) then 3 yrs at a junior college (art) and still no completed degree, so there was not a precise choice for me in the poll. __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

08-10-2003, 11:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	working on an undergrad degree in vocal performance (classical singing) __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

08-10-2003, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Plummie Liquid Diamonds Location: Lexington, KY	Working on PhD in pharmacy. I'm in for the long haul. __________________ Kim

08-10-2003, 12:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	undergrad comp sci __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

08-10-2003, 03:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
skysooner Registered User Location: Oklahoma	I actually receive my 2nd Master's degree this Thursday (MBA this time). I did a BS in Geology and a MS in Petroleum Engineering. I'm contemplating a doctorate, but I'm just not sure I want to work that hard, and it would basically be an ego thing. It wouldn't particularly help me with my job. Instead I might go back to school to learn Spanish or Russian for the fun of it.

08-10-2003, 04:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
napalm Upright Location: New Haven, CT	Undergrad...Going into my Junior year working on Buisiness Administration/Management of Info Systems.

08-10-2003, 04:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	I clicked on PhD because my doctorate was not there. Technically a PhD is a little higher degree than an MD. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"

08-10-2003, 04:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Senior applied math major here __________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence

08-10-2003, 04:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Even moogles have to study. Working on a bachelor's degree in computer science (most moogles go for degrees in Kupology, but what do they know?). __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

08-10-2003, 04:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Fibrosa Insane	I gradumatatted from a foe yer uneyevarsatie. __________________ D'oh!

08-10-2003, 06:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	One year away from an Associates in engineering, then going for a Bachelor's in comp. sci. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

08-11-2003, 04:58 AM	#21 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	BA in Management, considering going back for an MBA.

08-10-2003, 08:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
goddfather40 Llama Location: Cali-for-nye-a	Bachelor's of Science, Electrical Engineering, March 2003, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Thank you very much __________________ My name is goddfather40 and I approved this message. I got ho's and I got bitches, In C++ I branch with switches -MC Plus+

08-10-2003, 09:43 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	Master of Science, Operations Research, November 2001, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. You're welcome.

08-10-2003, 10:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
OROIT Upright Location: The Land Down Under	Finished high school and got straight into the workforce. 13 years of school was enough for me, hats of to those who continue their studies, you like pain huh One guy i went to school with doesn't seem to know when to stop, hes been at university for 9 years!!

08-11-2003, 02:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
riskybiz Psycho Location: The Granite State "Live Free or Die"	UCLA econ BA 1975. Almost 30 additional years of life experience subsequently including lots of ongoing professional training in my profession. The day I took my last final exam at UCLA still ranks among the top 5 happiest days of my life. __________________ "I'd like to meet the person who invented sex and see what they're working on now." -Groucho Marx

08-11-2003, 03:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
fuzzix Psycho Location: Australia	6 Months until I (hopefully) graduate with a BAComm. Hell, I'd stay at uni forever if I could. __________________ I'm most definately not 'lovin' it'.

08-11-2003, 03:18 AM	#20 (permalink)
Insomniac(uk) Tilted	Writing up my PhD in chemistry, should be finished by mid September, then i can join the overeduated and unemployed masses (looking at a job in NY so fingers crossed {in the UK at the moment}) __________________ Insomniac

08-11-2003, 05:20 AM	#22 (permalink)
homerhop Insane Location: ÉIRE	Finished the American equivalent of high school, straight into a 4year apprenticeship. Qualified as a metal fabricator in 96. Spent the last 3 years doing in-company training as a draughtsman. But still class myself as very uneducated __________________ its evolution baby

08-11-2003, 06:49 AM	#24 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	Again, clicked on PhD because "real" doctor wasn't there. 3yrs undergraduate in medicine and philosophy 3yrs undergraduate in clinical medicine __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

08-11-2003, 07:32 AM	#25 (permalink)
neoinoakleys Psycho Location: Michigan	Finished my Bachelors in Biology, ended up in technology, and now working on a second bachelors in Science - business and E-business... __________________ It's My Duty to Please That Booty!!

08-11-2003, 03:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
druptight Banned Location: In Your Pants!!!!	Currently in a program to earn 2 masters degrees in 15 months, my MBA and Masters in Accounting. Pretty stiff program... about 3 months down, 12 to go! Undergrad was a BA in Economics with a minor in Mathematics.

08-11-2003, 10:14 PM	#27 (permalink)
crafty Tilted Location: Omaha, NE	I believe I'm very smart for an undergraduate, but I could be wrong.. Eventually a professor might tell me one way or another.

08-11-2003, 10:34 PM	#28 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i´m doing my bachelors degree in international communications. when thats done (in a year), its masters time. __________________ Ohayo!!!

08-12-2003, 12:18 AM	#29 (permalink)
IceMan81588 Upright	I actually just graduated a couple months ago from high school.

08-12-2003, 01:22 AM	#30 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	A.A.S. Microcomputer Technician from Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Thank you very much. I unload semis for Target Corp. Throw boxes at a DC, whoopie shit. Where did I go wrong? __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."

08-12-2003, 09:37 AM	#32 (permalink)
MacGnG Know Where!	i'm in 14th grade.

08-12-2003, 10:06 PM	#33 (permalink)
Fifteen Short Banned Location: Castro Valley	I started late Now Im eighteen and going into senior year. I want to go through college and become either a teacher or something involving engineering. Both are strong points.

08-13-2003, 11:01 AM	#34 (permalink)
nothingx undead Location: nihilistic freedom	I must say, this is fantasitc to see how many people have completed higher education degrees or are working toward them. To all those who have finished, especially those that have masters/phds/equivilants, congratulations! To those that are still working through school, I encourage you to keep working at it. I really believe that education is the key to a better future. Thanks to everyone that's participated. PS. Wow! I can't believe there are "real" doctors trolling these boards! Awesome!

08-13-2003, 11:31 AM	#35 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Four-year University - BA(honours) and at least 35 years in the school of life... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

08-13-2003, 11:47 AM	#37 (permalink)
stinkynutz Insane	ummm....currently trying to get a BS in biology. i might switch to biochem.

08-13-2003, 04:39 PM	#38 (permalink)
vermin Indifferent to anti-matter Location: Tucson, AZ	Got an A.S. in '87. Just recently got some info on getting a B.S. from the same school I got the A.S. (gotta see how the money thing works out). Anything I know that is of any use to me I learned since then just livin' life and paying attention (reading a lot helps). I agree that the more education you have, the better off you will be. Proof of this was a short argument I had with a 7th grade drop out who tried to convince me that "Ahh, you don't need to know how to read. I can read the road signs and that's good enough". If she hadn't been such a bitch I would have been tempted to weep (this was two years ago, she had 6 kids by age 24). __________________ If puns were sausages, this would be the wurst.