I have A levels (UK), so I voted high school (the closest out of that list, I guess).
Poll: What is your highest educational qualification?
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#62A J.D. degree from the United States is not exactly a master's degree, and not a doctorate in the way a Ph.D. degree is, so I chose "Other."
But it's a D. There are other D's besides a Ph.D.: there's the Psy.D and others: (from Wikipedia) The Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree is an applied doctorate on the same level as (in alphabetical order) the D.B.A. (Doctor of Business Administration), D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery), D.Div. (Doctor of Divinity), D.M. (Doctor of Ministry), D.M.F.T. (Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy), N.D. (Doctor of Naturop…
Seriously.....Doctor of Sacred Music?
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unless you'd rather be in the working world than talking homework with a bunch of rich, naive kids.
You sound very bitter about this. For what it's worth, I have a PhD and was not a "rich kid" - I was fortunate enough to grow up in the UK at a time when the government gave grants to people who would not otherwise be able to afford a university education (I'm not sure if they still do this - I know a lot has changed).
No, I'm not. I spurned college to enter the working world after high school (programming) and did well. Took classes as well, and transferred to a reputable school. While it wasn't hell on earth, the simplicity and naivette of most students was unbearable.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a bachelor's degree in computer science. I probably learned some topics better than I would have on my own, thanks to being forced to dig deeper for the class. But I was an avid self-studier of computer science, and I learned a whole lot on my own. For the amount of computer science knowledge I need to do my real world work so far, I'm not convinced getting the formal education made a noticeable difference. Th…
Sounds like you went to a great school. Most colleges in India don't allow any flexibility in what courses you can take. You have to pass all the prescribes subjects. Liberal arts? That's unheard of back here.
How can you not have liberal Arts, How can u not Have Art? They probably teach that in freaking Zimbabwe :P?
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#65Well, I won't actually be finished until a few hours from now after my exam, but close enough.
I went for bachelors anyway although I get to finish this Friday. I guess the guy ain't a lawyer to take into consideration all the possible answers. I do not see what is the point of this poll though besides perhaps simply curiosity?
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is that supposed to be an argument? Or is your argument that all people who go to college are "rich and naive kids" as you implied earlier in the thread? You're exposing a pretty huge chip on your shoulder.
No, I posted that before parent edited his post (classy). Initially, he only claimed that my point was a fallacy and made no argument whatsoever.
No, I posted that before parent edited his post (classy).
Now if only I could become as classy as you, injecting ad hominem jabs, bitter snark, and class warfare into the argument as a replacement for actually backing up your points.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
You sound very bitter about this. For what it's worth, I have a PhD and was not a "rich kid" - I was fortunate enough to grow up in the UK at a time when the government gave grants to people who would not otherwise be able to afford a university education (I'm not sure if they still do this - I know a lot has changed).
They don’t. I believe the last tuition grants were issued in 1996, and they’d been price-frozen for a while before that.
Shortly after Labour got into power they introduced tuition fees. There's still hope - they'll shortly be out of power, so who knows.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like you went to a great school. Most colleges in India don't allow any flexibility in what courses you can take. You have to pass all the prescribes subjects. Liberal arts? That's unheard of back here.
How can you not have liberal Arts, How can u not Have Art? They probably teach that in freaking Zimbabwe :P?
What common is it not true? He is making India sound like some very very poor country not a developing country
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#691 million lines of code written and deployed into production. I'll match that against anyone's degrees (including my own).
Assigned too many times to maintainance projects, I think I've deleted as many lines as I've written.
My favourite interview question for developers is "How many lines of code have you deleted?" Lots of junior developers boast about KLOC they have written. But the more code, the more bugs. I'm interested in knowing if the developer has lived with code, not just shipped it and moved on to the next project.
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#70I don't have a high school diploma but I'm in college. Voted for "elementary school" :)
I bailed out of high school after three years and went to college.
I tried to avoid getting my high school diploma (skipped my graduation), but they mailed it to me.
I tried to avoid getting my college diploma (skipped my graduation) but they mailed it to me.
I've got to come up with better tactics to avoid credentials...