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Your Schooling

Choose your highest level of educational attainment

  • I'm still in high school/junior high

    Votes: 66 19.6%

  • I don't have a High School diploma/GED

    Votes: 8 2.4%

  • I have a High School diploma/GED

    Votes: 71 21.1%

  • I have a BS/BA degree

    Votes: 112 33.3%

  • I have a Master's Degree

    Votes: 33 9.8%

  • I have a Professional Doctorate (ie lawyer, physician, dentist)

    Votes: 11 3.3%

  • I have a PhD

    Votes: 18 5.4%

  • I have more than 1 advanced degree

    Votes: 17 5.1%
  • Total voters
    336
Im in 8th grade and I have 5 weeks left until Im a freshman!

*dances*

8th grade has been the worst grade in my life. Apparently, going to bed at 12 and getting up at 6 is suppose to give you enough energy to do the same thing for 5 days a week. On top of the usual HW (god damn private school....), we have 8th grade projects (If you dont know what that is, its a project that you do from October until this week, and present it. It can be about what ever you want, but it still sucks)!

If you say that its only going to be harder in 9th, 8th is the hardest year at my school, besides junior year......

Longest 5 weeks ever.
 
thechidz said:
umm are you serious? you really think NW is better than UMICH???

that is quite delusional..:p

For big 10 schools its 1. Mich (Harvard of the midwest) 2 . Wisc (Berkley of the Midwest) 3. Northwestern (Stanford of the Midwest)
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Hahaha! On what are you basing THAT? Michigan I would say, sure, they're even with us, at best. But Wisconsin? Give me a break. Wisconsin is a fine school, don't get me wrong, and they've got some lovely stem cell research. But overall, they are not, by a long shot, the best school in the Midwest.

Oh boy.

Thanks for reminding me why I'll never step foot in a private university for any of my education.

Tell me, why does your attendance at a private university make you better than those of us who go to a public university?
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Wow, thanks for FLAMING me for no reason, guys. I was saying, it's hard being the only private school in the Big Ten because we don't have enough students to avoid getting slaughtered in sports. While I do think NU is a better school (there's a reason I'm sticking around here to get all my degrees), I don't think that private>public automatically. It sounds more like you're reflecting your own opinions of people who attend private universities onto me (and assuming the worst) instead of realizing that I was talking about the well-known fact that NU being a private school makes it the underdog of the conference.

For the record, I went to public school through grade school, attended NU because I got financial aid, and am in grad school on a scholarship, without which I couldn't afford it. So lay off, all right?

thechidz said:
This just shows exactly why nobody in academia really respects NW anymore. If you can pay for your degree, you can go there, minus a very few selective programs...
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Hey man, you got an axe to grind or something? Michigan is a great school, no doubt; so is Wisconsin (though I don't think as great as you suggest in your above ranking), but to claim that "nobody in academia really respects NW" (which, by the way, is abbreviated NU) is laughable. But I feel no need to defend that claim against someone who makes blanket statements that have no basis in fact.
 
everyone forget about Notre Dame?

themadchemist said:
Hahaha! On what are you basing THAT? Michigan I would say, sure, they're even with us, at best. But Wisconsin? Give me a break. Wisconsin is a fine school, don't get me wrong, and they've got some lovely stem cell research. But overall, they are not, by a long shot, the best school in the Midwest.



Wow, thanks for FLAMING me for no reason, guys. I was saying, it's hard being the only private school in the Big Ten because we don't have enough students to avoid getting slaughtered in sports. While I do think NU is a better school (there's a reason I'm sticking around here to get all my degrees), I don't think that private>public automatically. It sounds more like you're reflecting your own opinions of people who attend private universities onto me (and assuming the worst) instead of realizing that I was talking about the well-known fact that NU being a private school makes it the underdog of the conference.

For the record, I went to public school through grade school, attended NU because I got financial aid, and am in grad school on a scholarship, without which I couldn't afford it. So lay off, all right?



Hey man, you got an axe to grind or something? Michigan is a great school, no doubt; so is Wisconsin (though I don't think as great as you suggest in your above ranking), but to claim that "nobody in academia really respects NW" (which, by the way, is abbreviated NU) is laughable. But I feel no need to defend that claim against someone who makes blanket statements that have no basis in fact.
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bbbensen said:
Im in 8th grade and I have 5 weeks left until Im a freshman!

*dances*

8th grade has been the worst grade in my life. Apparently, going to bed at 12 and getting up at 6 is suppose to give you enough energy to do the same thing for 5 days a week. On top of the usual HW (god damn private school....), we have 8th grade projects (If you dont know what that is, its a project that you do from October until this week, and present it. It can be about what ever you want, but it still sucks)!

If you say that its only going to be harder in 9th, 8th is the hardest year at my school, besides junior year......

Longest 5 weeks ever.
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Trust me, I'd be dancing and singing if I could sleep at 12 and get up at 6 for five days a week. Wait till you have to pull all nighters :(.
 
I left school in 1986 with only a few CSE qualifications. Went on a youth training scheme (ie make tea/coffee for 2 years, whilst they pay you *****) and eventually ended up in IT.

Kinda sad I missed out on university life, but what the hell. I earn more than most graduates I went to school with.
 
Kebabselector said:
I left school in 1986 with only a few CSE qualifications. Went on a youth training scheme (ie make tea/coffee for 2 years, whilst they pay you *****) and eventually ended up in IT.

Kinda sad I missed out on university life, but what the hell. I earn more than most graduates I went to school with.
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Uni's not brilliant.

Infact my best time was at college. There was a much more relaxed attitude there and a stricter timetable. We basically had to be in to work but could do anything whilst in the computer labs. Used to play GBA, online shopping, use the recording lab. Everyone did their work at home. But university? Nah. Kinda wish I didn't go now. My student loan is at £7k which isn't too bad but I could have found a job instead, I didn't need to learn any more for my field. Especially so when I started my own independent game studio. I could have done that right after college, maybe even school.
There were only 7 people on my course too so it's not like I made many new friends. And I moved university for my 3rd year and I didn't really form any lasting friendships there.

In the end I didn't learn much. I binned all my old coursework and printed work. None of my end of year show didn't bring in any new connections.

It was fun though. I had to do a lot of travelling to just get to lectures so I had a lot of thinking time.
The only benefit is that with a degree I'll be seen better by an employer and that I can go onto a Masters course in the future. Oh and my uni has excellent alumni benefits. 100% access to libraries, gyms and discounts for services/products ran by other alumni.

Sorry for the lament. :p
 
I am currently being raped by the University of Toronto. Majoring in Human Biology, Physiology and minoring in Psychology.

As for all the talk about Harvard, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Apparently the standards of entry don't account for the high grades Harvard students get. Apparently grade inflation is abundant.

[Edit] I remember reading this long ago but I can't seem to find the original Globe and Mail link anymore; I always liked reading it!

Some Globe & Mail article said:
Harvard versus U of T

By SARAH BROWN

Tuesday, April 23, 2002 � Print Edition, Page A16

New York -- Re Why Harvard Hates Straight A´s (April 22): Having attended both Harvard and the University of Toronto, I can state that there are two differences between the schools: Harvard is much more difficult to get into, whereas the University of Toronto is much more difficult to get out of -- with a degree and decent grades, that is.

At Harvard, undergraduates have to take only four full-time courses per year to earn a degree, and they have a longer school year in which to prepare for their exams. At U of T, five full-time courses must be taken, and the school year is much more condensed.

The atmosphere at Harvard is quite "country-clubish" and leisurely, while at U of T it is a downright pressure-cooker.

At U of T there is an unwritten policy in most classes that 20 per cent of the students in every class will receive a failing grade. At Harvard, most students receive a minimum of A- grades. In fact, to receive anything less than a B, one would have to miss exams and not hand in assignments.

As far as getting into Harvard goes, the most significant factor is whether or not you are a so-called "legacy," meaning that if your father, mother, or sibling went to Harvard before you, you can still get in, as hundreds do, with mediocre grades in high school.

I´m not surprised that current Harvard students feel that they deserve A´s for their $100,000 investment; if they were forced to compete with students at the U of T, many would receive only C´s at best.
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themadchemist said:
Hey man, you got an axe to grind or something? Michigan is a great school, no doubt; so is Wisconsin (though I don't think as great as you suggest in your above ranking), but to claim that "nobody in academia really respects NW" (which, by the way, is abbreviated NU) is laughable. But I feel no need to defend that claim against someone who makes blanket statements that have no basis in fact.
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you're still at NU right? You will find out when you are on the job market if NU is better respected than UW;)

also getting all of your degrees at one school is not a good idea... Haven't your advisors talked to you about this? What is the funding situation in your program? (I know) Check into UW and UM and you will see that there are not many who aren't fully funded....
 
CalBoy said:
If you have the equal of a Bachelor's degree, then you'd pick BA/BS. If you're doing 4th Year honours, then I can assume that you do have the equivalent of a BA.
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Nope, Honours is a Post-Graduate degree.

Vic has a full bachelors degree and is now studying for her Honours degree. It's a 1 year, post-grad option.

Definitely more than a BA degree - very different system over here. When we go to Uni we study generally for between 3 and 7 years depending on what you are doing. If you get you Bachelor's Degree in Engineering you get a BEng mastering in whatever type of engineering you did. If you (and you can) go into a Law degree or Medicine right out of school it's often combined with a second "lesser" degree though you start studying for the whole thing right away so you would have LLB/BA or LLB/BSc or LLB/BCA whatever other degree you chose along with the Law degree. Same thing for Medicine.

Our degrees are far more specialised than the US equivalents. We have no pre-med or pre-law, you start right away and there's very little in the way of common content or elective study.

I have a BSc (Chem) meaning it's a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry. I studied Chemistry about 85% to 90% of the time I was at Uni. The only time I was able to really look at anything different was when I failed a course and had to make up other subjects until that course rolled around again 1 year later.

Different system but I think you should add Post-Graduate degree to the options.
 
bbbensen said:
Im in 8th grade and I have 5 weeks left until Im a freshman!

*dances*

8th grade has been the worst grade in my life. Apparently, going to bed at 12 and getting up at 6 is suppose to give you enough energy to do the same thing for 5 days a week. On top of the usual HW (god damn private school....), we have 8th grade projects (If you dont know what that is, its a project that you do from October until this week, and present it. It can be about what ever you want, but it still sucks)!

If you say that its only going to be harder in 9th, 8th is the hardest year at my school, besides junior year......

Longest 5 weeks ever.
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I know how you feel.. private school and all. (Mine is ranked best school in the city but then again my school only lets *cough* 'smart' kids in.)
 
I dropped out of high school multiple times, but I ended up getting a HS diploma from my local community college after a few tries :eek: I have tried doing regular college classes, but I didn't stick with college since I didn't have any actual plan for what I wanted to study.
 
Finished high School spring of 78. Made the mistake of jumping into college in the summer, rather than taking time off, and was burned out with sitting in class. I quit after 2 quarters. Worst mistake I have ever made. I wanted a degree in forestry. At 48, a little too late to fix it. :(
 
Chundles said:
Honours is a Post-Graduate degree.
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Not in England and Wales - it is part and parcel of your undergraduate degree.

In Scotland, courses are a standard four years (instead of the English/Welsh three), and the fourth year is 'honours year' - meaning while you can skip out with a plain old bachelors after 3 years, it's a bad idea: attempting to find employment, with only an undergraduate degree and no honours, in Britain, is like trying to buy food in a supermarket with monopoly money. It's just not a clever plan.

Here, a post-graduate degree is either a Masters or a Doctorate.

Some Universities offer undergraduate Masters' courses - a longer initial undergraduate study programme which results in a Masters qualification. I, personally, don't entirely see the difference between doing this, or following an undergrad Honours course with a one year Masters'.
 
D.Min.
Doctor of Ministry

Dallas Theological Seminary

:eek:


Woof, Woof - Dawg
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Currently in high school as a senior. I'll be attending Washington State University in August to study Pre-Veterinary Medicine. Go Cougs!
 
twoodcc said:
what if i'm currently in college?
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If you're close to graduating, it's a grey area and you can vote for the "BA" option if you feel that's more accurate.
twoodcc said:
i guess so. but there's an option for "still in high school". why not an option for "still in college"
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The reason the option for high school is there is so that minors don't create too many "no education" votes, since they haven't had the opportunity yet.

If you are in college and working on your first degree, then obviously you haven't actually earned one yet. Your highest degree is a high school diploma (or equivalent).

As I explained early on in the thread, a polling option of "going to college" is too vague and not very useful in determining what people have accomplished to date; it merely expresses what their future goals are.

Basically it's a "don't count your chickens before they hatch" philosophy. :)
 
dukebound85 said:
why wash state as i see you are out of state being in nevada?

i know colorado state is in the top 3 vet schools in the country. thats where i go and greatly enjoy it! i go for engineering though

http://www.veterinaryschools.com/veterinary-school-rankings.html
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Well for one, I want out of Nevada. Washington is beautiful and I love it there. I want to be in an area that is secluded, and college focused. Pullman is just the place because pretty much the whole town is the school, and there isn't a real town for miles and miles. Not only that, but WSU is one of the top veterinary school in the country (along with CSU, CU, Purdue, UC Berkely).
 
JoshLV said:
Well for one, I want out of Nevada. Washington is beautiful and I love it there. I want to be in an area that is secluded, and college focused. Pullman is just the place because pretty much the whole town is the school, and there isn't a real town for miles and miles. Not only that, but WSU is one of the top veterinary school in the country (along with CSU, CU, Purdue, UC Berkely).
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right on. im just you know talking up my school!:p
 
I went to an all boys grammar school and from there I went to Uni.

I answered have a masters degree because I finish on June 11 and because it is a straight through masters I don't actually have a batchelors so my actual highest level of award education is A-Level.
 
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