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    Offline Scatterbrain

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #30 on: January 09, 2009 - 04:33:30 PM »
    I have a B.A in Political Science and a B.A in Psychology.  I was going to go to Law School and changed my mind after working in a firm for a year as a Paralegal in preparation for it.  I took my LSAT got accepted at several schools, but didn't like what I saw at the firm.  Kinda made me sick sometimes.  So I went back to school and got a B.S. in Computer Science and stayed for a Master's degree in Computer Science.  I was offered a chair at UTSA to work on my PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but IBM came along and offered me way to much money.... and I was kinda getting tired of the poor college student thing.  I may go back for a PhD someday.
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    Offline NoMope Greg

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #31 on: January 09, 2009 - 04:41:47 PM »
    Quote from: Scatterbrain on January 09, 2009 - 04:33:30 PM
    I have a B.A in Political Science and a B.A in Psychology.  I was going to go to Law School and changed my mind after working in a firm for a year as a Paralegal in preparation for it.  I took my LSAT got accepted at several schools, but didn't like what I saw at the firm.  Kinda made me sick sometimes.  So I went back to school and got a B.S. in Computer Science and stayed for a Master's degree in Computer Science.  I was offered a chair at UTSA to work on my PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but IBM came along and offered me way to much money.... and I was kinda getting tired of the poor college student thing.  I may go back for a PhD someday.

    Doesn't sound very Scatterbrained to me.  :clapping:
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    Offline dutch

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #32 on: January 09, 2009 - 05:23:10 PM »
    I`m qualified farrier... I know a thing or two about horsepower... and beating the s..t out of hot steel  :biggrin:
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    Offline cwestra

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #33 on: January 09, 2009 - 05:50:26 PM »
    BSME from SIU ( go Dawgs).
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    Offline DAYTONA

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #34 on: January 09, 2009 - 06:00:40 PM »


    ... drove to 4th grade, had my own parking spot :roflsmiley:

    ...graduated from Walter P. Chrysler High School in 1969

    ...IBM School, computer programming

    ...USAF 1971-1974...payroll specialist

    ...1974-1977, Ball State University...senior, needed 12 hours to graduate, and quit....had my own business and didn't have time to go to school anymore

    ...self employed since

    ...New Castle Indiana, we had the largest highschool field house in the world, it seated nearly 10,000 people and the total population of our town was about 20,000
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    Offline Ponch ®

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #35 on: January 09, 2009 - 06:28:52 PM »
    I have a B.A. in History, which may or may not completely useless. Trying to get into law school right now. Don't know if it's what I actually want to do, but I'll figure it out once the letters of admission (or non admission) start arriving.
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    Offline torredcuda

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #36 on: January 09, 2009 - 06:38:58 PM »
    My father was a carpenter and my parents wanted "better" for me and pushed me to take college prep courses in HS instead of going to voc like i wanted to.I lasted(partied my a$$ off  :drunk: ) 1 semester of college,hated it(except for the beer and girls) and dropped out.

    Quote from: 71chally416 on January 09, 2009 - 01:18:36 PM
    Trade school for Auto Mech (Straight A's  :smokin:) then many courses in management and supervision when I was doing that. Also Laser maintenance training (Convergent resonators) and Sigmanest Laser nesting software training. All of which has proven totally worthless to me as I've had my resume on Career Builder for a year with no luck. Sheetmetal is a dead industry. I'm now learning to run and program a 5 axis Star swiss screw machine from my best friend (and employer) because their seems to be many jobs running them for very decent $$$ and he just bought one. We're learning it together.    

    I hear ya on sheet metal being a dying trade,I started in a shop right after I dropped out and except for 7-8 years of doing body work fulltime I have been in it ever since.Right now I am very lucky to still have a job as we have had layoffs and my bosses have to been to more bankruptcy auctions of other local sheet metal shops in the last few years than I can count.Unfortunatly I`m kinda stuck as I make pretty good money and don`t have any other job I could get for the same pay,I just hope we last the recession!
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    Offline moparmaniac59

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #37 on: January 09, 2009 - 06:57:04 PM »
    Quote from: ViperMan on January 09, 2009 - 02:05:34 PM
    Yeah you should add an option for a vocational program or similar.

    I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from PennState University, and also a "Certificate" from the Wyoming Technical Institute in Automotive Technology.  I could have gotten an associates degree, but it wasn't an "official degree" and I didn't feel like taking the ridiculously boring class I needed to get it.

    Jeff

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    I didn't see a box for a 4 year apprenticeship program. :dunno: I attended the apprenticeship (4 years) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard) DOD civil servant. I am a 1st class marine machinist certified by the US Navy and by the state of VA and have since moved into the engineering dept (same place) and am now a Lead Test Engineer working in the submarine test branch. It is a very interesting and technical field, but was a long road as I've been working for the Navy for 30 YEARS this year!!! Occasionally I get to blow stuff up!!  :woo:that's not supposed to happen, but in 30 years I've blown up a few things!! :smilielol:

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    Offline 73Chally

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #38 on: January 09, 2009 - 07:47:16 PM »
    I got a BS in Naval Architecture/Marine Engineering from the Coast Guard Academy.  I even got my PE license, but never had a chance to use it  :'(
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    Offline 70 383 SE

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #39 on: January 09, 2009 - 07:55:19 PM »
    WOW... some very impressive certificates there, almost to embarrassed to say,but the world is made up of al kinds so here it is. Plan and simple....Graduated high-school and have been an equipment operator all my life. I now work in the Alberta tar sands and run the largest equipment in the world. So I guess Iam still playing in the sand-box....just alot bigger one now :roflsmiley: :bigsmile:    KEN    northern   :canada:
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    Offline fishn4cuda

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #40 on: January 09, 2009 - 08:03:58 PM »
    I have an Associates degree in Electronic Technical Engineering. Burned out after 10 yrs. What I do now was just a hobby....Now it's living a dream. Restoring musclecars.
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    Offline ROMI

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #41 on: January 09, 2009 - 08:04:20 PM »
    BA - Michigan State University
    MS - Walsh College

    I'm a bean counter
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    Offline 426HEMI

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #42 on: January 09, 2009 - 09:15:17 PM »
    Thanks for your input and I did add a spot for vocational training.  Gordon
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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #43 on: January 09, 2009 - 09:18:50 PM »
    Quote from: GoodysGotaCuda on January 09, 2009 - 01:06:15 PM
    High School + UTI + BMW S.T.E.P

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    Offline Moparal

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    Re: Education Level of Members
    « Reply #44 on: January 09, 2009 - 09:20:21 PM »
    I don't know nothin, didn't learn nuthin, not going to learn nothin, cant make me learn nothin.  I think :bigsmile:

    Consider me a dumb arse, and we can work up the scale from there.  I tell this job that anyways :2thumbs:  No pressure that way, and I make enough money to keep me and some around me happy. That's all I want is to be happy.  They forced me to go to school for three days this week. I just got home. They gave me some certificates, but I will chuck them.  I live by the seat of the pants and heart.

    Now my wife has a degree, and been to college. But she stays home and doesn't work.  And if I want a degree. She would give me the 3rd degree if I speak certain words....So back to my first comment...I know nothing.   The more you let them know, the more your expected to do.

    I have had SEVERAL jobs that require 4 yrs of college and a yr on the job. I learned them in 6 months. I get really bored doing the same things all the time.

    The rest of my family...brothers, sister, and children, they all have degrees. They all went to college. Like nurses, engineers, and stuff like that...I'm happy for them. I hear them brag all the time.   They haven't even made 1/5 the money I have made in my life and put up.  And I don't tell them. When I'm dead, they will know.

    Gordon, what's a degree?   Do I really need one?  I'm too old to worry about papers now.   How does one measure success?  In degrees?  Toys? Or just happy with being stable.  


    Darn my wife just came in my room asking me stupid stuff. I told her what she didn't want to hear. Now I'm getting the 3rd degree :swear:
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