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and Dr's here? (P.H.D.'s?)

I presume most of us have degrees?

care to share?
  • Profile picture of the author mikefrommaine
    I think presuming that most have degrees would be a mistake.

    But yes, I have a degree in English and Spanish literature.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
    MBA and proud law school drop out.
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  • Profile picture of the author trader909
    ^^impressive^^
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  • Profile picture of the author trader909
    i did a law degree. Very interesting. But as a career????

    proud law school drop out.
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    • Profile picture of the author taskemann
      Originally Posted by trader909 View Post

      i did a law degree. Very interesting. But as a career????
      No. Did you know that America yearly educates 2.4 lawyers per inhabitant?
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Riffle
      Originally Posted by trader909 View Post

      i did a law degree. Very interesting. But as a career????

      Precisely. I would have hung myself from the basement rafters.
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        I didn't graduate from high school. I needed a half credit more in History.

        But I've always been self employed, and I never asked myself for references.

        I should have gone to college, but nobody in my family ever did. In my religion (or at least the one I was in at the time) college was frowned upon.

        Sooo....No soup for you!


        Originally Posted by taskemann View Post

        No. Did you know that America yearly educates 2.4 lawyers per inhabitant?

        Do you mean...that there are 2.4 lawyers in the USA.... for every one person living in the USA?

        Because if that's true, I'm in the middle of a Twilight Zone episode....and so are you.
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  • Profile picture of the author taskemann
    Originally Posted by trader909 View Post

    and Dr's here? (P.H.D.'s?)

    I presume most of us have degrees?

    care to share?
    I presume most of us doesn't have any degrees. That's also why so many of us are creative and good marketers.

    Personally, I have some degree type of thing in Sales and Marketing from Oslo business school and another degree called 'Management in the retail sector' (It's a weird name so it's hard to translate). It's not any bachelor degrees or anything, but it took me 4 years to complete them.
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  • Profile picture of the author trader909
    I presume most of us doesn't have any degrees. That's also why so many of us are creative and good marketers.
    ;0 really.......?
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

    I needed a half credit more in History.
    And you know what they say about people who don't learn the lessons of History? They end up being highly successful and writing books and being self-employed.

    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

    No soup for you!
    I can always offer people cream of cauliflower soup with paprika and cashewnuts, you know ...

    Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

    Do you mean...that there are 2.4 lawyers in the USA.... for every one person living in the USA?
    I like this assertion. Not only the way it differentiates between "lawyers" and "people", but its magnitude. I took it as meaning 2.4 per thousand population, but now I think about your litigous society, maybe 2.4 per person is actually nearer the mark?

    Originally Posted by trader909 View Post

    and Dr's here? (P.H.D.'s?)
    I'm a Ph.D. student. Does that count?
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    • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      And you know what they say about people who don't learn the lessons of History? They end up being highly successful and writing books and being self-employed.
      Alexa; To tell you the truth, a college education would help most anyone, even if they are going to be self employed all their life. Having a broader range of knowledge (my expertise is very one dimensional) helps in many ways. The social skills developed in college are a great asset. And, if you're lucky, it can awaken a love of learning you may not have had earlier.

      I was lucky. I still had a love of learning, and ambition...I just didn't like high school. My social skills developed later in life, and college experience (or any experience with a solid group of intelligent people) would have made the journey easier, I think.

      I already know that you have an appreciation and understanding of art and culture, that I'll never develop. And I'll bet college is the key...and intelligence.

      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I'm a Ph.D. student. Does that count?
      It will.

      Claude "Sucking up to Alexa is an art" Whitacre
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      • Profile picture of the author AprilCT
        Business school and some kind of street smart degree from school of hard knocks.
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        • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
          Originally Posted by AprilCT View Post

          Business school and some kind of street smart degree from school of hard knocks.
          Made you wise as an owl I see.
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          • Profile picture of the author Horny Devil
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            Some of the most successful people I know left school at a young age, skipped college/university, and had zilch in the way of qualifications. Mind you, I believe it can be beneficial if you're wanting a career in the music industry . . .

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    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Attended Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
    I attended Hogwarts
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    I spent enough time in detention to get a masters degree. Does that count for anything?
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      Eight grade was teh wonderfulest and bestest three years of my hole life.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Maschke
    I got a second degree burn last week using a pressure washer. Can't say I'm really proud of it either.

    A college or university degree has become a burning desire for me over the last two years though.
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