[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How Educated Is Arfcom (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/27/2008 6:59:14 AM EDT
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Just wondering how educated the hive is. BTW education does not always reflect intelligence but. Poll inbound |
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I am lucky and unlucky at the same time... I had to go to work to support myself at an early age so never got to go to college but landed a job in the printing industry and worked my way up over the last twenty years. I do as well as many college grads, but I realize I'm in the minority of success with out education. |
I disagree. You are in the minority of people who are willing to work hard, sacrifice, and be dependable. I worked in the printing industry for two years after I got out of the army. It's full of deadbeats, dopers, and migrants. Good job. BTW, nothing says you can't go to college now. I left for the army a week after I graduated HS. I didn't start college for five years. It took me six years to get my BA because I too had a family, full time job, several part time jobs, etc. I went back because I want to set an example for my kids. |
I spent 3 years at OSU changing majors (psychology, philosophy, political science, forest resources management) before I took a couple of years off. Then I grabbed a shitty little associate's degree in mechanical design engineering. So yes, I've got a little schoolin' past teh 9th grade. I should have thrown in 31B grad too, but I always forget that one. Hell while I'm at it, American Red Cross certs in First Aid, Adult CPR, AED, Shelter Management, Logistics, Hazmat Awareness/Operator, Disaster Assesment.... I don't remember the other ones. Then there is the software training - been to Milford Ohio for about 5 weeks of CAD training(SDRC), Costa Mesa CA for a couple of weeks of laser programming training, SW Indiana for CNC programming. And I just went through a class taught by the FBI for bomb threat training. I guess I like learning weird shit. ::shrugs and goes back to troubleshooting programs at the code level:: Oh yeah, 13SEP2008 is an advanced pistol class I have scheduled. |
Yes I could go to college now but I am very set in what I do. I have been out of high school for twenty years now so it would be very difficult. I feel like I would have to relearn things that I learned in high school. What I do instead is read every piece of non fiction I can get my eyes on. |
Agreed. Judging by the cars, guns, and houses I've seen in pictures, Arfcommers generally do well. Plenty of book geeks (like me), but I'm sure we have quite a few that took advantage of their GI Bill. Lots of college students too! ETA: MBA here. |
It also means that people who graduated high school but went no further would have to answer the poll, which they won't do. Why would you be inclined to open a thread about "how educated you are" if you don't feel you have any formal education beyond high school? As I said, self selecting sample, the results as with any arfcom GD poll are meaningless. |