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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP-- you sound like an idiot.  I'm hot--but I have a graduate degree in Molecular Biology.  Looks May have for me noticed, but anyone worth keeping is looking for brains and humor too.  DH is hot and HATES dumb women.  He has very low tolerance for dumb.

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Having a graduate degree doesn't make you virtuous. It doesn't even signal that you are particularly bright. It means that you had enough money and persistence to make it through a bit more school. In DC don't think you can flash a master's degree and inspire reverence. Most women that I know here have at least a master's degree.

[b]Just like beauty, intelligence is a gift of nature worth treasuring. [/b]Know this: [b]If[/b] you are substantially smarter than other women, it's because you hit the genetic jackpot and had the advantage of a nurturing educational environment.

Before you decide take another verbal dump on "dumb" people, maybe you should consider whether you can morally justify such behavior. You aren't going to get into Heaven any faster because you know how to grow organisms in a petri dish. But you might add some happiness to the world by treating all people, even those you believe to be "dumb," with respect.
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Actually, I would argue that this is not true.  You can actually do a great deal to improve your intellect.  Just like you can work out and build strength in the body, you can do brain activities, read, study, et cetera, to improve and strengthen your mind.  Even learning disabilities can be worked on and greatly improved.

Just reading a lot improves your vocabulary and your knowledge base.  I would say there's a lot more you can do to improve your mind than improve beauty (and when I use the word beauty, I'm not talking about physical fitness).

I would also argue that a graduate degree takes more than money.  There are plenty of wealthy people who struggled to finish even undergraduate because they didn't do the work and kept failing classes.  [b]There is some effort and diligence involved[/b] in seeing a degree program through to the end.

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Some effort and diligence is required. But no more so than, say, performing work for which an employed worker is compensated.

A graduate degree is just a means to a self-serving end, and those with the means to obtain an advanced diploma haven't shown that they are any more productive than a person who has to work. The U.S. educational system's design helps the "haves" gain even more. Plus, they get the opportunity to pat themselves on the back for persevering through the grad school. [/quote]

I disagree.  pursuing a long-term goal, like a degree, that doesn't pay immediately is very different than working at a job for which you get compensated immediately.  People who keep at it for a few years to get a degree, during which time they are not getting paid, have to have a sense of discipline, delayed gratification, and diligence.

Having a degree shows that you can see a long-term goal through to the end, even if it means you don't see a reward for a long time.  That makes a difference to employers, especially employers who are looking for employees who are going to be working on projects that don't have immediate payouts or successes, that take time and require patience.

There are people I know who dropped out of college.  They gave the argument you are making about "it doesn't mean anything."  But the truth is those people didn't have the patience or diligence to finish their coursework and complete their degree.  They wanted immediate gratification.  They wanted to see immediate returns on any effort they made.

I think they were smart enough to get a degree, but they didn't have the discipline to keep at it.

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