Too many degrees is sometimes a red flag for over-compensating

The people I think of as the most educated aren’t necessarily the ones with the most degrees but the ones who have continued to learn throughout life. Usually, but not always, they are readers on a wide range of topics.

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Agreed. The degree alone does not make you "highly educated." Some really dense people have higher degrees of learning, but have learned very little, while some with no formal degrees are highly educated, though more variable in their sources of education.

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Depth, breadth, and ability to use their knowledge and experience with fluidity.

Physicians are not typically "well-educated" IME: they are studious, good test-takers, and driven to succeed.

Anonymous wrote:There is expertise in one's field, and there is coming off as someone cultured and knowledgeable in conversation. The two do not always overlap. So it depends on what you mean here.

Agreed. The degree alone does not make you "highly educated." Some really dense people have higher degrees of learning, but have learned very little, while some with no formal degrees are highly educated, though more variable in their sources of education.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think any Masters out there makes one highly educated. At least not if using a DMV lens.

I would consider a physician highly educated but not a JD, although it's just a difference of a year.

Maybe because all physicians start with at least 3 additional years of practical education.

That makes no sense.

There is expertise in one's field, and there is coming off as someone cultured and knowledgeable in conversation. The two do not always overlap. So it depends on what you mean here.

At least two of PhD/MD/JD/postdoc I would say. But I come from a family of academics.

I would eat that Indian for lunch

Anonymous wrote:I don't think any Masters out there makes one highly educated. At least not if using a DMV lens.

I would consider a physician highly educated but not a JD, although it's just a difference of a year.

Maybe because all physicians start with at least 3 additional years of practical education.

Lol.

I would consider a person with a terminal degree to be "highly educated." In most instances that is a Phd. Could be something like an MFA, though.

Just a master's? No -- not "highly educated." Plenty of folks running around with these cash cow master's degrees (Phoenix MBA anyone? cash cow degree of the day -- MPH?) that anyone could get. Professional degree? Maybe? Probably not. You could argue that one.

Multiple advanced degrees? Yes. So two master's. A JD and an MA. An MD and an MBA. Whatever. Assuming they aren't online pay-to-play.

Anybody who cares this much about the letters after someone's name needs an education in Real Life.

Highly educated doesn't even mean smart most of the time. It means you either have family money, or student loan debts.

More than one terminal degree

I don't think any Masters out there makes one highly educated. At least not if using a DMV lens.

I would consider a physician highly educated but not a JD, although it's just a difference of a year.

Maybe because all physicians start with at least 3 additional years of practical education.

I have a B.A in English Literature and Biology from the University of Virginia. It would appear that my diverse academic background has made more more educated than the average person I come across. I would say I am "well educated" but would need a masters to be considered "highly educated." My friends I consider "highly educated" are:

- B.A in Hospitality from the National University of Singapore
- MBA from the Said School of Business

or

- B.S in Biological Sciences from Imperial College London
- Masters in Management from London Business School

- B.A in Near and Middle East Studies from Emory University
- M.A. in Arab Studies from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service