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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]potential downsides or costs of attending such a school.[/quote]

I am reluctant to post here, because of hate from envious disbelievers.  But I attended Frostburg State, and did a masters degree at Old Dominion.  It is awkward socially, because it intimidates people.  Some people even pretend they don't know where these universities are located.

Women are particularly nonplussed.  The proud career-climbing feminists are just dumbfounded that a man has two degrees they cannot match, and refuse to date me.

But the worst ones are the phony people who congratulate me with an obsequious smile.  I can tell they they insincere, and are really dying inside.

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I feel your pain, brother. I have one of those master’s degrees in business from Central Michigan University that they offered on remote military bases around the world decades ago.

The biggest problem I’ve run into is getting potential employers to take me seriously. It’s like they wonder why someone with such a credential would bother with their company. And rather than suffer the humiliation of being used as a temporary landing spot while I plot my next career move, they seem to prefer to not hire me at all.

Despite the drawbacks of having such a degree, it’s all kind of worth it to qualify for membership on those dating sites for people with elite degrees. [/quote]

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