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Dina:
I agree with that, there is nothing wrong with choosing other paths.
habu987:
--- Quote from: sensaijman on September 03, 2011, 02:43:29 AM ---Ive got a Bachelor's in Culinary Arts with my associates in the same field and just because you have not gone to college is not a bad thing. I am only the second person to graduate from college in my family and they have all done fine. Experience and determination make up a large portion of what makes a person. I have met some really dumb people with bachelors degrees going for masters and then i have met people with a GED who make me think some of my professors were idiots by comparison.
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Indeed! One of my undergrad classmates was one of the smartest people I've ever known, but struggled to graduate with a 2.0--he had a 1.4 average freshman and sophomore years, but he was seriously one of the smartest people I've met.
Fyrchick:
--- Quote from: sensaijman on September 03, 2011, 02:43:29 AM ---Ive got a Bachelor's in Culinary Arts with my associates in the same field and just because you have not gone to college is not a bad thing. I am only the second person to graduate from college in my family and they have all done fine. Experience and determination make up a large portion of what makes a person. I have met some really dumb people with bachelors degrees going for masters and then i have met people with a GED who make me think some of my professors were idiots by comparison.
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Yep. I have met some really useless people with degrees from Harvard. Higher education these days is more about the ability to pay for it than it is about academic ability. Its how you use your education that matters.
Looking back, I might have chosen a different path but that doesn't mean I would be any happier or more successful. Follow your interest and passion- higher education or not.
Dina:
--- Quote from: Fyrchick on September 03, 2011, 04:27:53 AM ---Yep. I have met some really useless people with degrees from Harvard. Higher education these days is more about the ability to pay for it than it is about academic ability. Its how you use your education that matters.
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Well, not everywhere. Here many people has to pay for an education because they can't have good grades at the public university.
Madd:
--- Quote from: Fyrchick on September 03, 2011, 04:27:53 AM ---Yep. I have met some really useless people with degrees from Harvard. Higher education these days is more about the ability to pay for it than it is about academic ability. Its how you use your education that matters.
Looking back, I might have chosen a different path but that doesn't mean I would be any happier or more successful. Follow your interest and passion- higher education or not.
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Lord, you can say that again. I get looked down upon because A) I went to a state university, not an Ivy League school, and B) I'm getting an APPLIED science degree. /gasp, I'm not purely academic? I MUST BE USELESS!!!
Never mind that I'm more skilled in the lab than 90% of your average chemistry post docs, and also have the benefit of a couple years experience in industry, as well as being cross trained in biotechnological skill sets. Snobby SOBs.......
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