Finishing grad school this fall. Now teaching high school, so that plus the three courses at night are killing me!
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BA in Philosophy from Brandeis University.
A few professional licensings.
Will probably get more licensings and/or get a masters, especially since my company offers tuition reimbursement.
A few professional licensings.
Will probably get more licensings and/or get a masters, especially since my company offers tuition reimbursement.
College in general is a waste of money. Just an opinion... with that said...
I'm a Sophomore going for a Bachelors Degree. My Major is Computer Science.
I'm a Sophomore going for a Bachelors Degree. My Major is Computer Science.
I have a bachelors' degree from polytech, but I don't know how that fits in with the American options listed.
I have a BSc (Chemistry) under my belt and will hopefully be starting a Grad. Dip. (Science Communication) next year at ANU in Canberra.
What I want to know is about all these people from the states saying they have a BSc in Engineering or Maths. Surely you mean a BEng or a BMath, BSc is for sciences, Maths and Engineering are subjects unto themselves.
Down here we don't ask "What's your major" we ask "What course are you doing?" to which the response will be eg. Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of Maths or Bachelor of Law etc.
Then you major in something within those courses. So you'd have
BEng (Electrical) or BMaths or BCompSci or LLB after your name. BSc degrees relate to the sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geology, Geography, Health Sciences etc.
I'd put my choice in on the poll but there's no option for "University Graduate" - a College is a residence affiliated with the University, they don't give you degrees for drinking or playing golf inside whilst trying to study for exams.
What I want to know is about all these people from the states saying they have a BSc in Engineering or Maths. Surely you mean a BEng or a BMath, BSc is for sciences, Maths and Engineering are subjects unto themselves.
Down here we don't ask "What's your major" we ask "What course are you doing?" to which the response will be eg. Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of Maths or Bachelor of Law etc.
Then you major in something within those courses. So you'd have
BEng (Electrical) or BMaths or BCompSci or LLB after your name. BSc degrees relate to the sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geology, Geography, Health Sciences etc.
I'd put my choice in on the poll but there's no option for "University Graduate" - a College is a residence affiliated with the University, they don't give you degrees for drinking or playing golf inside whilst trying to study for exams.
Finished grad school, I guess. The Netherlands just recently adopted the Bachelors/Masters titles. Before that you just graduated from university (~masters) and could press on for a Dr. title (Ph.D)
hi, i am knew here. I just wanted to tell everyone that i had just received my ged while i was in prison. Kind of a weird way to post my first post. But i am damn proud. Thanks for listening. God save the queen
Chundles said:
The US typically breaks the undergrad degrees into either B.S. or B.A. (Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts). From there we differentiate into the major with extra letters....
I currently hold a B.S.E.E., Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Pretty much anything that touches on a fair amount of math ends up classified as a B.S. degree where the others end up as B.A. degrees. Some colleges also offer B.B.A. degrees (Bachelor of Business Administration) which is what my wife currently has.
Chundles said:
I have a MSc. Computer Science, just got it today actually ... someone want to see the certificate.. hehe (feels very self important)
I think each country has a slightly different system, the biggest thing that Ive seen different is the college vs university thing, for us a college is a "lesser" instistution, a place where the people that could go to uni goes, in the states that seems to be a comunity college...??
During my grad cermony (this morning
) I sat next to a guy that got a masters in health technology, and was hoping to work in a hospital as a senior nurse... on the other hand I got a masters in computer science (MSc Comp Science) and have no idea how to really do CPR....
Lollypop said:I have a MSc. Computer Science, just got it today actually ... someone want to see the certificate.. hehe (feels very self important)
I think each country has a slightly different system, the biggest thing that Ive seen different is the college vs university thing, for us a college is a "lesser" instistution, a place where the people that could go to uni goes, in the states that seems to be a comunity college...??
During my grad cermony (this morning
Yeah, College here refers either to a University Hall of Residence (I stayed in a college for 3.5 years whilst I was attending University) OR, a smaller, more specialised institution (ie a Business College) that issues "lesser" qualifications (Diplomas, Certificates etc.).
Mind you, my sister is attending a Business College in Sydney and she's done more work and has more experience in the 10 months she's been there than I ever got in my 4.5 years at Uni.
Then there's TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institutions - this is where you go to learn a trade or do smaller, faster qualifications. Chefs, Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters etc. all attend TAFE whilst undergoing their apprenticeship with outside employers. TAFE is sort of the equivalent to a US "Community College" but to me seems a bit higher up the ladder. An Adult Education Centre would be closer to a Community College.
I got a B.Eng. with Honours in Civil Engineering from Loughborough University. It's been absolutely no help whatsoever to my career, and considering I missed out on the mid-to-late-90s housing boom because I was paying off all my student debts and couldn't afford a deposit on a flat, let's just say I question whether it was worth it at all.
Saying that, I'm thinking that once I've paid off my mortgage I may look into going back to school for an MSc. Something more techie related this time.
Saying that, I'm thinking that once I've paid off my mortgage I may look into going back to school for an MSc. Something more techie related this time.
I'm in my first year (only 4 to go) at Melbourne Uni, so I'm in the process of getting a Bachelor of Media and Communication and a Bachelor of Commerce. Don't know where that'll lead me, it just sounded good at the time.
Bachelor in Computer Science. Planning to go back to school in a couple of years for a PhD (assuming and hoping the admission committee's take me back in ).
).Finished my Bachelor of Commerce two years ago, and despite being accepted twice, decided against Teacher's College.
Now working as an Application Support Analyst (completely unrelated to my degree haha).
Now working as an Application Support Analyst (completely unrelated to my degree haha).
I know how that is. My wife did the same thing for almost 2 years while she got her English masters degree. It was a pretty rough time for her. At least you're getting close...iSaint said:
Currently enrolled in college.
Comparing this poll with the last, it's pretty neat to see the big jump in mac users for the currently-in-college segment. I can personally testify to that, since I'm seeing macs all over campus.
In fact, it's a good time to be a mac user at Penn State. The computer labs give 15'' dell LCDs to windows users. Then the mac users get beautiful 20'' iMacs. Much appreciation for whoever's working up there.
--edit-- High school students jumped a ton too. Wow.
Comparing this poll with the last, it's pretty neat to see the big jump in mac users for the currently-in-college segment. I can personally testify to that, since I'm seeing macs all over campus.
In fact, it's a good time to be a mac user at Penn State. The computer labs give 15'' dell LCDs to windows users. Then the mac users get beautiful 20'' iMacs. Much appreciation for whoever's working up there.
--edit-- High school students jumped a ton too. Wow.
