The Rewards of Higher Education

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

uh... no. the article doesn't say that it requires an MS to deliver pizza. It says that woman is psychotic and would *rather* deliver pizza than do the jobs she's seen available.

[The Lost One]

I don't know if she is psychotic. With all the hype over higher education, how many born pizza delivery persons are getting masters and Ph.D.? Besides, when I lived in Madison, WI, anything less than a Ph.D. was considered a dropout. Thus, many people with masters were working at McDonalds. Pizza Hut and other such places.

[Shrain]

There are at least three regulars on the board who are starting school in the fall after at least one year since graduation. Any more? C'mon. 'Fess up. You know you wanna.

Does it count if I just got one MA and I'm going on for another? I think that points to educational insanity, personally. That or financial insanity. Take your pick. *sigh* Maybe I'll go for two more and then rival 42 for total number of college degrees.

[Firemeboy]

With apologies to Better Off Dead.  

I've been going to school for 28 years.  And I'm no dummy...

[The Lost One]

With 28 years of school, I'd imagen that you are brilliant and highly educated in at least one subject. The problem is that in some areas, there are too many brilliant, highly educated people and not enough pizza deliverers. Sadly, not all education has the same economic value.

I now must sadly admit that after I finish my 4th college degree in August, my wife has firmly stated that I cannot go back to school for another degree. So it appears that my going back to school days may be numbered. I don't know how I will make it without going to classes all the time but I'm sure I can work something out. Thank goodness for manditory professional education courses.

[Firemeboy]

Well, that 28 years has been riddled with 'time off'.  Two year stint in Florida, a semester here to work, and semester there to play.  A semester in Russia to do service, and then a three year flit into corporate America before coming back...  

But yeah, I'm now narrowing my focus in one area and hoping that somebody somewhere finds value in the fact that by the time I'm done with school, I'll know a whole lot about wikis, collaborative composition, and social software.

If not, hey, I love pizza, and I hear the delivery guys get to eat the pizzas that don't get paid for.

[stacer]

I'd say you also had a stint in baby- and toddler-hood in those 28 years.

[Firemeboy]

Well, I started counting from kindergarten.  I'm 33.  

If I had know then that I only had another 30 years of school to go, with just a few breaks here and there, I would have given up and dropper out in first grade.

[stacer]

For some reason I thought you were younger than me.

[Harbinger]

It's his boyish charm and good looks. I get the same thing all the time.

[The Jade Knight]

I just came back to school in Winter.  However, for me it's more of a necessity; I don't have a degree.

In a year, I hope to have two.

[fuzzyoctopus]

It has been two years and the thought of taking another humanities class is making me physically ill.

I think there's something wrong with me.  I should really really, REALLY, as long as I'm going back to school go for my RN instead of my LPN, but if I can't test out of some of those humanities classes I think I'm going to back out because I literally can't stomach the thought of another two years of that crap.

[42]

I can sympathize Fuzzy. The thought of taking another art class makes me cringe. Just thinking of having to stay up all night working on projects only to have my work verbally torn to shreads the next day, just doesn't have the appeal it once did.

So I'm looking at graduate schools for a PhD in psychology (well counseling psychology or clinical psychology). Graduate schools are so picky, it's very annoying.

Anyways the Schools I'm considering applying to so far are: Brigham Young University, Utah State, the Catholic Univestiy of America, Regent University, Norte Dame, University of Colorado, University at Buffalo, University of North Texas.

Preference anyone? Are there any I should avoid?

Any others I should consider?

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Buff State is a good one too. Either way you should go to a school in Buffalo so I have someone else to endure this tumultuous city with.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I saw They Might Be Giants play for the first time at CUA. It was pretty cool.