Does having a Phd mean you're 'Clever'??

[butterfly child]

I quite fancy buying a degree or summat from a US "uni". Not in some pathetic attempt to further my career under false pretenses, but it might be quite good fun.

I worked with a Australian girl who has two psychology degrees, she isn't able to work as a psychologist over here without doing a UK degree as well.

Seems a bit daft to me.

 

[rhys gethin]

My viva is next month.

QUOTE]

Before mine I went back to smoking: I was shaking. But a professor I used to meet in the pub said, 'If your supervisor is any good at all, he wouldn't have put you in for it unless you are ready.' R-E-L-A-X - if I could get one, you can!

 

[Masseuse]

Mr Massy is supervising a phd in The History of Spanish Cannons at the moment.

It is, apparently, "fascinating".

 

[Aldebaran]

Answer to thread title:

Has nothing to see with "clever".
It is not because you have a doctorate in a certain academic field that your intellect miraculously overclasses all people on this globe who don't have any such sheets of paper in any field. I know a man who is totally illiterate and from whom I learned very much.

salaam.

 

[Masseuse]

Loads of fools on Mastermind these days.

My binman explained the theory of relativity to me this morning with his dustcart and a used sanitary towel.

Then Professor Yaffle displayed some remarkable misconceptions about Kant.

Then Daft Bob from the pound shop was caught adding up without a calculator or anything.

Fucking hell eh? You just can't tell these days.

I demand a recount.

 

[sojourner]

Loads of fools on Mastermind these days.

My binman explained the theory of relativity to me this morning with his dustcart and a used sanitary towel.

Then Professor Yaffle displayed some remarkable misconceptions about Kant.

Then Daft Bob from the pound shop was caught adding up without a calculator or anything.

Fucking hell eh? You just can't tell these days.

I demand a recount.

*sirens* Pissed person on the premises!

 

[Masseuse]

How does that sound pissed? I've not slurred or anything.

 

[Cheesypoof]

Loads of fools on Mastermind these days.

My binman explained the theory of relativity to me this morning with his dustcart and a used sanitary towel.

Then Professor Yaffle displayed some remarkable misconceptions about Kant.

Then Daft Bob from the pound shop was caught adding up without a calculator or anything.

Fucking hell eh? You just can't tell these days.

I demand a recount.

Brilliant post.

 

[henonistic]

People with PhD's don't assume that they're clever.

In fact, after the initial acheivement you pretty much don't use the 'Dr' bit in everyday life - stops people without PhD's from trying to test/disprove your intelligence

 

[Roadkill]

People with PhD's don't assume that they're clever.

In fact, after the initial acheivement you pretty much don't use the 'Dr' bit in everyday life - stops people without PhD's from trying to test/disprove your intelligence

I do use 'Dr'

 

[Jonti]

why would that be surprising....he controls the anti-dwyer-posse like a magical puppetmaster, he probably has a psychology phd.

Click here to read a Dwyer-free version of this thread. ​

 

[Agent Sparrow]

If it adds to the debate, one week into my doctorate I'm feeling really stupid.

 

[Hollis]

Well - if you will hang out with the "Clever" brigade..

 

[longdog]

I do use 'Dr'

Look at you showing off all of your book smarts.