So, how much eddykashun you got, Bozo?

[TahitiNut]

I don't recall this question bein asked yet. So, let's see how over-educated (indoctrinated?) we are on this board, OK? Simply indicate the highest level of education you've so far attained, please. Let's see just how 'elite' we are.

[YOY]

1. what the hell is the "abt" after MBA

Obviously they didn't teach me that in Business School.

[TahitiNut]

4. "All but thesis"... akin to "all but dissertation."

:shrug:

[YOY]

5. So those who've basically have gotten their Masters but no thesis?

I never had to give one and I hardly went to a rinky-dink school. Is that on the "level" of an MBA?

[TahitiNut]

7. YMMV

:silly: Degree requirements vary by discipline and over time, as well as by the college or university. Quibbles about the choices are hardly revelatory. It's my preference to see the tally separately.

[YOY]

8. Indeed it does vary... n/t

[Maddy McCall]

30. I'm PhD and I've never heard of ABT. Either you have your MA or you don't

The thesis IS the MA, in my opinion.

[TahitiNut]

31. Well, gee, then I guess you learned something new, huh?

:eyes:

[proud patriot]

2. paraprofessional certification

I'm in a Union Now ...Back to for the
first time in 5 years . CSEA all the way .

:woohoo:

[yorkiemommie1]

28. We finally made it into CSEA

I don't have paraprofessional cert. but a Master's. I work in Adult ESL.
Our principal is NOT pleased that we, the only unrepresented entity, finally got our act together enough to join the union and there is a movement amongst some of us to decertify our membership. grrrr...

[NightOwwl]

3. Proud to say I got my B.S. in MIS at the young age of 40!

Yee-haw! :7

[TahitiNut]

11. Instead of "better late than never," I'll say ...

... "better late than 'According to Hoyle'." It's been my experience that folks who obtained their degrees when they were more (cough) mature tend to integrate that learning far more extensively.

Congratulations! :hi:

[NightOwwl]

14. Why thank you TahitiNut!

It took me a few tries (I was easily distracted when I was younger), but I finally made it! :hi:

[Mr_Spock]

6. Who the fuck is Eddy Kashun?

It's edjamacation ya knucklehead :rofl:

[NightOwwl]

10. Some people just ain't edjamacated enough.

:rofl:

[Rue]

9. I've had my B.A. for about 12 hours now.

Religious Studies major . . . heading to an Information Sciences Masters next month. :)

[NightOwwl]

12. Congratulations!

IS...is that the same thing as Management Information Sciences? (Business studies mixed with a little programming.)

[TahitiNut]

13. That's one hell of a parlay.

(pun intended) :silly: :dunce:

[Ilsa]

23. Congratulations! eom

[Maven]

15. You forgot J.D.

;)

[TahitiNut]

17. I figure they'd select "L.L.D."

The designations apparently vary according to school. There's also a "J.S.M.".

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. J.D. here, too.

[NNN0LHI]

18. I think you mean edumacation? High school for me...barely

Wish I would have had more. I am thinking about taking some classes in the future.

Don

[TahitiNut]

19. Well, I never got an MBA like Smirk ...

... so "edumacation" is just too many syllables for me to dismember. :silly: :dunce:

[TahitiNut]

20. .

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[Horse with no Name]

21. You forgot BSN

:silly:

[Ilsa]

22. How about BBA with grad work in various fields?

Like neuroscience and business.

Of the three fields I've studied, studying for my license to practoce professional nursing was the hardest.

[TahitiNut]

24. Clearly, there are more designations than poll choices.

I took my best shot at it.
Others are more than welcome to do better ... since I surely left the bar low enough. :dunce:

[TahitiNut]

25. .

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[Cats Against Frist]

26. I voted with the M.A./M.S., but my highest is an M.F.A.

People always leave that one out... :) But I'm definitely an addict. I have two undergrad degrees (journalism and poli sci), and I'm only a couple credits short of a third (philosophy). I will either get a Ph.D. in English, or possibly a Secondary Education degree, eventually. And I often entertain getting an M.A. in Poli Sci, too.

[TahitiNut]

27. That works. I guess only the J.D.s can't figure out what to pick.

That probably figures. :evilgrin:

(The A.B.A. proclaims a J.D. is the equivalent of a Ph.D. ... but that pushes the LLB, LLM, LLD, and JSD's into the rarified heights of mere smoke over the pinnacles of learning. How appropriate!)

[kineneb]

29. a.b.t. MA, Music History

and going to write the damned thing this winter so I can finally get the MA in Music History from SFSU.

Oh, and I am 47...

[ProfessorGAC]

32. Multiple Grad Degrees

I picked "real addict". I'm fully recovered though. Haven't been a student since 1990. Went to grad school first in 1976. Then in 1981. Then in 1987. Whew! I'm worn out again, just thinking about it.
The Professor

[TahitiNut]

36. My closest friend (and competitor) in high school ...

... went to Michigan State and got his Masters in four years, went on to Johns Hopkins and got his M.D. and then went to Georgetown and got his J.D. Pete eventually became the Director of the Medical Staff at the FDA. Retired, he's now on the Board of a pharma start-up and attends conferences, usually as a panelist. When I think 'addict' I think of Peter.

[ProfessorGAC]

37. Perhaps He Took Longer To Become A Recovering Addict!

Me, i got my BS in 3 years, MS in 2, the MS in math in 2 and the MBA/MS Economics (yeah, a true double major!) in 3. Of course, i did all the grad stuff while i was working full time, playing in a band, getting married, and teaching classes. Whew! See what you've done. Now i'm worn out again.
The Professor

[ThatsMyBarack]

33. Mine ain't listed!

I have an MLS (Masters in Library Science). :applause:, me!

[TahitiNut]

34. All that eddykashun and you can't make a poll choice?

Wow.

[ThatsMyBarack]

38. I did....

I chose MBA (closest thing).

[gulfcoastliberal]

35. BS, History, UC Davis 1999

Had this degree 6 years and temping for Kelly Services. Hoo boy!

Sometimes I wonder if it'd have been better if I just went into a trade right after high school. I think I'd be making a lot more money as a plumber, mechanic, etc. The upside is I learned how to type essays, learned the underlying reasons the world is as fucked up as it is today, and enhanced by cynism immeasureably. Parents want me to go to law law school, but I'm thinking I should learn a trade that is in demand - in say, New Zealand.