Makes sense. |
I am smarter than some people without graduate degrees not as smart as all people without graduate degrees. Also, some people with graduate degrees are smarter than me and I am smarter than some people with graduate degrees.
Am I: A) smarter than some people without graduate degrees B) smarter than some people with graduate degrees C) annoyed with OP for a stupid question D) all of the above |
It depends. If they have a family law practice, why does it matter where they go. What if their parent has connections and they just need the degree, wouldn't it just be a waste to pay more for the degree, law or otherwise? |
--Got scholarships for undergrad and a full ride to grad school paid for by my employer --Steadily climbed career ladder from undergrad on, and now make six figures and set my own hours --My byline has appeared numerous times in The Washington Post --Two beautiful, healthy children, and a wonderful husband --Homeowner --Works of fiction published in literary journals --Presented at an international literary conference --Overcame a serious health issue for which I received a pretty grim diagnosis, and am healthy and happy --Volunteer/donor --Active member of my church We good? |
![]() ![]() ![]() You do know teachers with a Masters are on a higher pay scale. |
+1 I'm a teacher so I value education. I'm a career changer so I have both degrees (undergrad and grad) and work experience in the subject area I teach. However, I realize that these things don't equate intelligence just opportunities I was blessed to have and hard work. |
+1! PhDs are a dime a dozen here. All you need is the ability to pass a test and go into debt. OP, it's O.K. to dislike annoying people. You're time is precious. Don't let them take it from you. It's O.K. to put yourself first in front of them, especially if you're a parent, a spouse or a child of aging parents, whose time is pressing -- or if your anyone who's simply bored with nonsense. It's O.K. to tune them out or walk away. |
"than" is a preposition when used with a pronoun so "me" is preferred but "I" is okay because sometimes "than" is a conjunction. |
Yes, I know this because I am a teacher, and I have two Masters degrees, one of which is an M. Ed. This is how I can compare an M. Ed. with a "real" grad degree, and say with assurance that even my cat could "earn" an M. Ed. |
I don't have a graduate degree, but I know that as far as "IQ smarts" (!) I compare favorably to those who do. Street smarts and social smarts? I'm getting better at the latter (comes with age and experience IMO), and will never be particularly good at the former. |
"Than me" is actually fine. Or "smarter than I am." OP, if someone really thinks their MA makes them smart, their education was wasted on her. I do have immense respect for people with degrees that require brains. Liberal arts are dumb, I can assure you as a holder of one of them useless things ![]() |
It sounds like you spent a lot of time crafting that message. Kudos. Let me ask you something, though: do you think you're more superior to people without a college degree? I agree with your post but I would suggest that the same applies to people even without college degrees. Now go ahead, get all up in arms about how people without college degrees just aren't as good as you! |
You sound like one of those deeply insecure striver types. You probably have a bunch of stuff framed on your office walls that displays these things. |
OK, a very limited number of degrees will get you there. Maybe. I'd bet on inheritance or marrying money. |
I don't think number of degrees = intelligence, but I am very proud of my graduate degree. I earned a fellowship which paid for it so graduated with no debt. I need it in my field - I'm in policy and it's competitive here in the DC area. One differentiator is that all the jobs I have been interested in, in the last several years, have required or strongly encouraged a grad degree for consideration.
My husband does not have a grad degree, though he has an awesome career and makes more than me. |