Hi everyone!
I'm wondering where on the spectrum of education we all fall. Not for any particular reason, it just seems that there's people here from all walks of life. I suppose one my biggest fears for transition is work which, for me anyway, falls back to education.

Myself? I have a bachelor's in physics with a minor in computer science and am currently working on my master's degree. What about the rest of you?

Ta ta!
~Jasmine

BA Honours degree and post graduate professional qualification.

I have a bachelors in photochemistry, I work in manufactruing (not chemistry related at all) and am in the process of starting my own business.

So much for college getting you places...

I have extensive education, both academic as well as craft-based.

BS in Naval Engineering, US Naval Academy
Master's in Civil Engineering, Catholic University
Master's in Mechanical Engineering, MIT
Naval Engineer, MIT
PhD in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

All long ago, mostly forgotten, and all thanks to the U.S. Navy

Now ask if they ever really made use of them.

Robyn
Mostly retired Naval Engineering Manager

i'm an undergrad so far in middle eastern language and culture
but i hope to graduate with my bachelor's and travel! 

I'm still working on my BA for sociology but have enjoyed everything about my school while being here and don't want to leave it hehe. 

Hopefully I'll get into grad school somewhere though because I really like education and learning.

Bsc Physics (Major in Quantum Mechanics). Reading Uni Jun 1982

Post Graduate Diploma Real Time Control Software Design. Thames Valley PolyTechnic 1983

BBC ROTSI Diploma in Studio Videotape Operations & Editing.  Centre For Broadcast Skills Apr 1990

MA Creative Writing (Major in Screenwriting). Exeter Uni Jan 2010

BS in Computer/Software Engineering with a few years of work afterward.

I've learned far more working than I did in school, so I'd only consider grad school if my company pays for it.

Unfortunately this reminds me of the election pole they did by phone back in the early part of the 1900's. The results were skewed because only a small segment of the voting public had one at the time. With the education some of you all have, it may be a bit awkward for others of us to say we could not finish high school. Is there any way to post this as a forum pole so we everyone doesn't know our academic level?

Ginny

Good idea, Virginia.  I added the poll.  I hope I provided enough options.

Me: I had to go to school a lot to finally figure out how to do it.  BA Admin, BS Electronics, MS Computer Science, several certification programs (electronics and computers).

But what I really learned was at construction sites, working aboard ships, and at the School of Hard Knocks.

- Kate

I have two AA degrees, one in Computer Programming and another in Automotive Technology.

I feel like I am undereducated. 

I have an earned Doctorate, among other miscellaneous expensive pieces of paper.

I don't really use it though.

Good idea on the poll, Virginia. And thanks for adding it, K8!

Thank you for adding the poll, Kate. In addition to the privacy concerns, I think it will be easier to see the forum statistics as a graph.

I guess I failed at life early on, I didn't finish my last year of high school. Then after a few years I completed a course in horticulture.. that I didn't follow up on.
I've had no interest in anything all my life as far as work goes. No ambitions, no great career aspirations no real interest at all. All the jobs I've had have been short lived and full of hassles. I fail in job interviews because I don't sell myself and I'm the least competitive person in the whole world.
I'm currently not working but I'm now in a situation where I need to and it's scary. tick tick tick tick. I need to find a job where being quiet, meek and passive is a requirement. ....yeeeeeeeeah.

I use my doctorate every day in every way.  Granted I'm not in the field anymore (but in a very real sense I still am - I'm the resident historian where I work), but the organization skills, the time management, the ability to explain, the ability to teach skills, my capacity to teach myself new stuff, knowing the history of what I'm doing and how that matters, the stuff I learned about administration, record keeping, executive skills stuff, the interpersonal stuff, as well as the ability to do things by myself if I have to, and the understanding of how serious even seemingly trivial stuff can end up being, all that comes into play each and every show.

And, oh yeah, if I have to write up a formal complaint, it's done in one.

One tedious and aggravating course away from a BA in Creative Writing.

Quote from: Muffin on February 02, 2010, 08:30:39 PMI need to find a job where being quiet, meek and passive is a requirement. ....yeeeeeeeeah.

Have you considered... court reporter?

Still in College  .

Quote from: Ketsy on February 02, 2010, 09:10:42 PM
...Have you considered... court reporter?

A court reporter? eek I hate the system especially lawyers I wouldn't last five minutes without sighing at everyone lol!!!!
I'm considering being a driver for a pharmaceutical distributor. I would get to spend a great amount of the day by myself with no boss breathing down my neck, no co-workers teasing me and only having to see people for a split second at a time!! Or any delivery position that is not connected to the blue collar industry really, ack they're the worst for judgement.
People that are connected with hospitals, doctors, chemists etc more often care and want to help people rather than judge others for their differences, possessing the rare quality of empathy ...I hope!?!
Fingers crossed, one last IPL session to go then I'm back out there in the big bad world again >_<