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Poll Question: How educated are you?
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4 [5.48%]
4 [5.48%]
8 [10.96%]
32 [43.84%]
0 [0.00%]
16 [21.92%]
4 [5.48%]
1 [1.37%]
4 [5.48%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 11:02
In the last year of my doctoral program so PhD I suppose I'll say.

These numbers are turning out exactly how you would expect if you didn't do the survey.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 12:21
Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Distaste for authority? Have you considered being a) a revolutionary, b) a terrorist, or c) a punk? I hear they all pay pretty well.
Maybe I'll be all three!
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Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

... my idealistic outlook on teaching and distaste for authority
Why weren't you around when Lenin was still alive?
How do you know I wasn't?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 12:27
Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Distaste for authority? Have you considered being a) a
revolutionary, b) a terrorist, or c) a punk? I hear they all pay pretty
well.
Maybe I'll be all three!
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Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

... my idealistic outlook on teaching and distaste for authority
<span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Why weren't you around when Lenin was still alive?</span>
How do you know I wasn't?
because as an anti-authoritarian you would have died in one of his concentration camps?
What?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 12:46
Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Distaste for authority? Have you considered being a) a revolutionary, b) a terrorist, or c) a punk? I hear they all pay pretty well.
Maybe I'll be all three!
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

... my idealistic outlook on teaching and distaste for authority
Why weren't you around when Lenin was still alive?
How do you know I wasn't?
 
because since he died in 1924 you would have to be at least 91 now to have overlapped with him and even for PA that's kind of old.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 14:03
Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

Originally posted by Polymorphia Polymorphia wrote:

Distaste for authority? Have you considered being a) a revolutionary, b) a terrorist, or c) a punk? I hear they all pay pretty well.
Maybe I'll be all three!
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Originally posted by Ozark Soundscape Ozark Soundscape wrote:

... my idealistic outlook on teaching and distaste for authority
Why weren't you around when Lenin was still alive?
How do you know I wasn't?

Because you're like 10
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 14:07
^ ... No, he's older than that (about 15, I believe).

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 15:09
Originally posted by Cailyn Cailyn wrote:

Originally posted by Man With Hat Man With Hat wrote:

Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

^ What's your major?
Meteorology


Are you working in that field?

No. I'm working in the science realm, but the road to a meteorological job was fraught with much emptiness. Tongue


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2015 at 15:29
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because as an anti-authoritarian you would have died in one of his concentration camps?
Never said I lived in Russia

Maybe I'm a vampire, or an elf. Maybe an elfpire?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 00:16
Attending college with the aspiration of finishing with a associates or bachelors.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 00:32
^ What's the major you are going for?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 01:28
Can someone explain to a non-US person what 'major' and 'minor' actually means in the American degree system. I believe that majoring in History means that the degree emphasises History as its main subject as part of a core curriculum, whereas in the UK if you are reading History then the whole curriculum will be structured around that subject ... Is this interpretation correct?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 02:46
^ Pretty much, but getting a minor does not have to be a part of your core curriculum. My major is Computer Science, but I was also offered an opportunity to get a minor in Math. I could apply for the minor and take minor-related classes at any time, be that during or after I've completed my course work for the major. I was told that getting a minor in Math could just be a nice thing to put on my resume, a bonus, a thing that would or would not improve my chances at getting a certain job offer. I could take linear algebra (and, I believe, a couple more courses), and - done deal. But I didn't, just to save the money.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 09:51
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Can someone explain to a non-US person what 'major' and 'minor' actually means in the American degree system. I believe that majoring in History means that the degree emphasises History as its main subject as part of a core curriculum, whereas in the UK if you are reading History then the whole curriculum will be structured around that subject ... Is this interpretation correct?
What would be an example of the difference between having History as the main subject in a core curriculum and having the curriculum structured around History?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 10:48
A minor is a worthless bullet point you add to your resume.  Uni makes you take X classes unrelated to your major so you have to spend more money and fill out your credits with junk classes.  You figure you'll do them all in one subject so you aren't completely wasting your time and you can at least get a minor.

Turns out no one gives two sh*ts what your minor is; you're better of goofing off and taking history of the beatles or wine tasting or whatever class the football players are in.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 13:19
MA in counselling Psychology here and licensed therapist.  None of my peers really like prog, strangely.  Unhappy
More heavy prog, please!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 13:33
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Can someone explain to a non-US person what 'major' and 'minor' actually means in the American degree system. I believe that majoring in History means that the degree emphasises History as its main subject as part of a core curriculum, whereas in the UK if you are reading History then the whole curriculum will be structured around that subject ... Is this interpretation correct?


For degrees whose core classes don't fill all your credits, you can focus your other classes in one area.  For example I have a couple friends majoring in computer science and minoring in Russian language, they basically take 1-2 Russian classes a semester.

In Engineering (like I took) that's not possible, the closest I came to having a "minor" is that I took 2 classes on Canadian history throughout my entire degree.  We already have 6-7 classes per semester.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2015 at 13:42
Originally posted by ProgMetaller2112 ProgMetaller2112 wrote:

University degree Smile
What's your major and degree?

Edited by Dayvenkirq - October 08 2015 at 13:43
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 09 2015 at 20:21
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Can someone explain to a non-US person what 'major' and 'minor' actually means in the American degree system. I believe that majoring in History means that the degree emphasises History as its main subject as part of a core curriculum, whereas in the UK if you are reading History then the whole curriculum will be structured around that subject ... Is this interpretation correct?


Yes. That's about the jist. For example, about 70% of the total credits required for me to graduate had to be in math, 20% had to be in related science fields (physics and comp sci), and 10% had to be in general liberal education requirements. A minor is essentially worthless from a career standpoint and does little more than to admit a specialization with your electives. A minor will usually consist of taking the foundational courses for a subject area but not require much of the technical mastery.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 10 2015 at 07:22
Master's degree in philosophy and art history. Thesis was about the role of the genius in art.
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