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05-07-2015 , 04:19 PM

#676

Mark_K

Fast Food Value KING

Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 29,355

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

I can hardly fathom what people spend 4 years doing in any degree. Most you could do in a year.

Not true for engineering. If anything, a masters degree is required for many areas. E.g. like microelectronics.

05-07-2015 , 04:21 PM

#677

amplify

Eternal Unknowable Mesmerizing

Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 78,822

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

And then there are the people who go for 2 years and are 50k in debt with nothing to show for it

I went for 3 years and 18k into debt no degree. Dumbest **** ever. This was after I spent 10k on IT certifications, that at least gave me a trade and got me out of the restaurant business. I stopped going to school because my daughter wanted to live with me instead of her mom so it's all good.

05-07-2015 , 04:26 PM

#678

iversonian

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Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,447

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_K

Not true for engineering. If anything, six years of post-secondary schooling is required for many areas. E.g. like microelectronics.

FYP

05-07-2015 , 04:35 PM

#679

pwnsall

CFBBPC

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 66,219

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark_K

Not true for engineering. If anything, a masters degree is required for many areas. E.g. like microelectronics.

well yes we all know engineers are special little butterflies!

Also I think in the UK and most of Europe it's much more steamlined towards your degree.

At my school you had to take something like , two semesters of history, two semesters of lit, 2 pe classes, accounting class, music class, greek myth class, a couple semesters of foreign language, psychology class, low level science class, math class, economics class.

Some of those you had choices between other things. I think it was either econ or sociology but lol at the entire field of sociology.

05-07-2015 , 04:40 PM

#680

pwnsall

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Correct me if I'm wrong but if you go to uni for maths in the UK you mostly just do maths courses right?

05-07-2015 , 04:53 PM

#681

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 93,123

Mark my words, Stephen Colbert will make a huge splash replacing Letterman and will kill Jimmy Fallon's sophomoric hijinx in the ratings. Colbert is an authentic comic genius.

05-07-2015 , 04:59 PM

#682

metsandfinsfan

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Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 160,445

im willing to bet manies that fallon crushes colbert

05-07-2015 , 04:59 PM

#683

amplify

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Colbert gave $800,000 to fund every grant request made by public school teachers in South Carolina today so very good guy as well.

05-07-2015 , 05:01 PM

#684

kokiri

ffermwr moch

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

What do you think the point of a degree is then kokori?

It's not one dimensional, and it's not always the same. There can be professional or vocational elements, there are real generic skills you learn, and more specific skills, there is also the sorting hat function you allude to, but there are also elements related to the sheer love of learning, expanding your intellectual horizons, and transforming your perception, and arguably even to maintaining the quality of civil society. I think investing in 'worthless' education is one of the best things we rich western nations can do with our wealth.

05-07-2015 , 05:02 PM

#685

kokiri

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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

Correct me if I'm wrong but if you go to uni for maths in the UK you mostly just do maths courses right?

Yup, and it's only 3 years

05-07-2015 , 05:05 PM

#686

kioshk

Nixonian

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 93,123

Quote:

Originally Posted by metsandfinsfan

im willing to bet manies that fallon crushes colbert

Yeah, Fallon is about your speed.

05-07-2015 , 05:09 PM

#687

Mark_K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

well yes we all know engineers are special little butterflies!

I prefer being referred to as a mf'ing wasp. I'll sting your ass!

I assume a well rounded education is much more preferred than some trade school focused certificate. Plus, we need something to boost the GPA.
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05-07-2015 , 05:12 PM

#688

metsandfinsfan

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fallon and blacks more than words this week was hilarious

05-07-2015 , 05:16 PM

#689

Mark_K

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kioshk

Mark my words, Stephen Colbert will make a huge splash replacing Letterman and will kill Jimmy Fallon's sophomoric hijinx in the ratings. Colbert is an authentic comic genius.

I like Fallon's Friday night "Thank you cards" bit...

I'm also entertained with his willingness to splash the alcohol around during his show.

05-07-2015 , 05:25 PM

#690

kioshk

Nixonian

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domer tells me that the UK Tories killed tonight, awesome.

05-07-2015 , 05:26 PM

#691

kokiri

ffermwr moch

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

oh ****, it looks like the bad guys might be winning. Time to more to france?

05-07-2015 , 05:27 PM

#692

pwnsall

CFBBPC

Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 66,219

as i tried to clarify before, i was more talking about art majors than people who take a couple art classes

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democ...-and-economics

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmj45...ollege-majors/

05-07-2015 , 05:28 PM

#693

kokiri

ffermwr moch

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by kioshk

domer tells me that the UK Tories killed tonight, awesome.

top 5 things the tories like killing:

1 foxes
2 muslims in far off countries
3 hope
4 immigrants*
5 poor people*

* allegedly

05-07-2015 , 05:31 PM

#694

kokiri

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Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 52,228

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwnsall

i think things are quite different in the uk - there's much less expectation that anyone outside of the engineers and doctors are taking a vocational degree - you can get most any graduate job with most any degree subject.

05-07-2015 , 05:32 PM

#695

Mark_K

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I say if you can't beat them, join them!

I assume the Tories are about as "Right Wing" as a US Democrat.

You guys need some Super-Tories!

05-07-2015 , 05:34 PM

#696

pwnsall

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I think most of his points in the first link are bull****

05-07-2015 , 05:35 PM

#697

pwnsall

CFBBPC

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I would guess art majors getting fewer jobs has more to do with them being less smart and less to do with the value of their degree

then again philosophy people think they are the creme of the crop