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Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe the "Graduated High School" choice would be the closest for that.

But does "Graduated High School" imply "finished the standard education expected" (equivilent to GCSEs in the UK) or "finished the education required to move straight on to university" (equivilent to A Levels in the UK). If the latter, maybe "Dropped out of High School" is a better choice.

I interpret "Graduated High School" as "completed standard education" (and I'm American).

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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seems masters, doctorate work should be represented. and homeschooled doesn't necessarily exclude higher education. edit: ah, you can vote for more than one. wasn't clear.

Multiple voting doesn't really solve the problem - unless any graduate work falls under "other".

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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High school drop out. Did pretty well in school, but fucking hated it. Don't regret dropping out for a second. I learned more during that time than I probably ever will again. Previous salaries in the last five years $120 - $200K. Currently founder of a startup with $1.25 million funding. Do not recommend anyone drop out of high school though. That it worked out okay for me is probably the exception rather than the rule.

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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'Some university' isn't the same as 'Dropped out of university'.

Until you go back, it kinda is.

There's a subtle semantic difference here, perhaps better illustrated in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club, where the proud immigrant mother refers to her daughter as a "college drop-off" as though she could "pick up" her studies again at any moment [1].

[1] http://books.google.com/books?id=2mgnEzzaJrIC&pg=PA37&#3...

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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seems masters, doctorate work should be represented. and homeschooled doesn't necessarily exclude higher education. edit: ah, you can vote for more than one. wasn't clear.

As someone who has "graduated uni" more times than I'd like to admit, I vote in favor of a graduate school category as well.

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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It is common in the UK to have a four year undergraduate course and end up with an MSc. Although this probably would not count as "graduate studies". A 3 year BSc + 1 year taught MSc is generally considered graduate level though.

This always confused me, as the fourth year of many undergrad MSc courses are rather tough. They are usually preceded by a third year with some 400 level prerequisites (also tough!). This is not the case for a 3 year BSc where students are generally taking whatever courses are available to bump up their grades.

Re: Poll: What level of education have you reached

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I graduated High School, but just barely, and lack of funds and a poor GPA kept college out of the list of options, but luckily by 18, I had a pretty extensive set of coding skills, so I can't say it hasn't worked out for me.

I would very much like to go to college at some point, although I would prefer to go for something unrelated to computer programming, either something related to material sciences or alternative energies, or if I ever became independently wealthy, creative writing or film.

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