Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You must be fairly young or stupid OP. When I was in school, it was expected women who wanted to work as professionals needed professional degrees. Without one, we wouldn't have been hired for high level jobs.
That doesn't answer OP's question at all. The question is: do you think you are smarter than someone who doesn't have a grad degree?
I would say there are plenty of people that don't have degrees at all that are plenty smart, as someone noted: Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, etc..
As a general rule, you would think people who have graduate degrees would be "smarter" than those that don't, but I think it really depends on the field.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, until you prove otherwise. I have a Phd.
The only thing you know for certain about somebody with a Ph.D. is that they stuck around in graduate school long enough for somebody to decide to grant them a Ph.D.
-I have a Ph.D. too.
Where the fuck did you get your Ph.D.? I worked my ass off for mine, and, based on how I have performed compared to my peers at all stages of life, I am confident that I am smart. I don't go around saying that in daily life, but anti-education threads like this are annoying and tedious.
OP, if you really were all that, you would not need to bash others to elevate yourself.
You did, and so did many others. But not everybody does. And not everybody with a Ph.D. is smart.
Anonymous wrote:You must be fairly young or stupid OP. When I was in school, it was expected women who wanted to work as professionals needed professional degrees. Without one, we wouldn't have been hired for high level jobs.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, until you prove otherwise. I have a Phd.
The only thing you know for certain about somebody with a Ph.D. is that they stuck around in graduate school long enough for somebody to decide to grant them a Ph.D.
-I have a Ph.D. too.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't think I'm smarter. I do think I am more accomplished.
That's tautological, in the sense that people with graduate degrees have accomplished something (namely, a graduate degree) that people without graduate degrees have not.
On the other hand, a graduate degree is not the only possible accomplishment. Which means that a person without a graduate degree could well be more accomplished than a person with a graduate degree. What have you accomplished besides getting a graduate degree?
--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?
Anonymous wrote:No, having a graduate degree does not make me smarter than you are, but it does say something about my ability to delay gratification and about my work ethic.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yes, until you prove otherwise. I have a Phd.
The only thing you know for certain about somebody with a Ph.D. is that they stuck around in graduate school long enough for somebody to decide to grant them a Ph.D.
-I have a Ph.D. too.
Where the fuck did you get your Ph.D.? I worked my ass off for mine, and, based on how I have performed compared to my peers at all stages of life, I am confident that I am smart. I don't go around saying that in daily life, but anti-education threads like this are annoying and tedious.
OP, if you really were all that, you would not need to bash others to elevate yourself.