What degree do you have?
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I didn't notice the subsidiary part of the question about whether getting a degree was worthwhile or not.
Absolutely.
It opened up new horizons & showed me new ways of thinking. I could have got round to those eventually, but being part of a process pushed me towards it more quickly. It also gave me a sense of self-worth in that I actually had bits of paper that proved I was good at stuff - even if those bits of paper just proved I was good at passing exams & writing essays.
The knowledge I acquired is now redundant in employment terms, but the ability to look at an area of science, or a piece of the environment & think "I understand what's going on there" is wonderful.
I found out I was good at sussing out the rules of the academic game and how to play it, something that also applied to subsequent jobs in IT, passing interests in etymology & language and the ability to do cryptic crosswords. I will also, thanks to the stuff I did during my PhD, live forever in the annals of the British Library. Oh the glory of it.
In short, it showed me what I was capable of, where my skills lie & that with application I could choose my path through life, even if those choices now have little relevance to the degrees I studied. It also made me sit down & shut up until my spots went away.
Absolutely.
It opened up new horizons & showed me new ways of thinking. I could have got round to those eventually, but being part of a process pushed me towards it more quickly. It also gave me a sense of self-worth in that I actually had bits of paper that proved I was good at stuff - even if those bits of paper just proved I was good at passing exams & writing essays.
The knowledge I acquired is now redundant in employment terms, but the ability to look at an area of science, or a piece of the environment & think "I understand what's going on there" is wonderful.
I found out I was good at sussing out the rules of the academic game and how to play it, something that also applied to subsequent jobs in IT, passing interests in etymology & language and the ability to do cryptic crosswords. I will also, thanks to the stuff I did during my PhD, live forever in the annals of the British Library. Oh the glory of it.
In short, it showed me what I was capable of, where my skills lie & that with application I could choose my path through life, even if those choices now have little relevance to the degrees I studied. It also made me sit down & shut up until my spots went away.
hmmm....lots of smart people here 
King Biscuit Time
Well-Known Member
BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry with Molecular Biology
PhD in same.
PhD in same.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
xenon said:I never got an interview for that application. They saw through my shallow scheme.
didn't see through mine
i have a lot of college years behind me, 4 year course for politics/american studies, one year PGCE, plus a year on a post grad housing course (evening classes
) the latter two were more useful in terms of work, teaching makes you a lot more confident and i work in social housing
free spirit
more tea vicar?
bsc hons - environmental management
DarthSydodyas
rusting
BSc Distributed Information Systems (computer stuff) with a 2:1
BSc(Hons) Open - got it just before they announced they were doing named degrees (bar-stewards 
). Did it in Electrical / electronic engineering subjects though. I'm trying to badger my company into paying for me to MSc in computer science though (sorry to let the side down! - NOT )
). Did it in Electrical / electronic engineering subjects though. I'm trying to badger my company into paying for me to MSc in computer science though (sorry to let the side down! - NOT )
Dovydaitis
Official fishco fish groupie
i did 1 year of a BA music, realised that it wasnt what i wanted to do so changed onto BSc nursing (mental health) only to fail my final year BY TWO M,EASLEY STINKING BLOODY POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ONEONEONE!
pennimania
still dre and drooling
Fine Art
CalmerChameleon
famous destroyer of peace
I've got a degree in Social and Cultural Studies, which I enjoyed, but I'm starting to regret it now I still can't get a proper job 2 and and half years after graduating
Shandril19
Member
BS Chemical Engineering
Currently pursuing an MBA
While I don't think it's necessarily essential for everyone to get a degree, mine was certainly invaluable.
Currently pursuing an MBA
While I don't think it's necessarily essential for everyone to get a degree, mine was certainly invaluable.
stretchy18
New Member
Bsc Applied Geology (for what its worth.............)
CalmerChameleon
famous destroyer of peace
sojourner said:
Well, what I really meant by 'proper' was permanent - the only work I can get is really menial temp work.
And the problem with my degree subject in relation to career is that I haven't found/thought of any job that my degree can be put to use in. I know this is true for most people, but I sometimes wish I'd done something a bit more vocational!
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