What's Your Education?

[celestenadia]

Hello All
Over on another board, people were musing about the intelligence quotient of the posters
(in a POSITIVE way). I, in turn, started a thread asking people to share what their education
is. I thought it might be a neat thing to do over here, so, here goes -
Me, BA/Communications/Public Relations - Magna Cum Laude
HOWEVER after all that I STILL have trouble spelling sometimes...I have MILD dyslexia/dyscalculia... Once in a while I'll invert my d's and b's,3's and e's,6's and 9's
I started reading when I was THREE so go figure...I think it's more of a numeric thing...
I have to take down ALOT of phone numbers at my work and I ALWAYS clarify the number
THREE TIMES before the conversation ends...It happens sometimes for example if a
number is 555-3691 I might initally jot it down as 555-3961 instead. IT SUCKS!!! LOL!
I've always sucked at math and it was only through CONSTANT repetition and taking like
15 sheets of paper to do one problem that I EVER go through math!!! LOL!
BTW, I've always thought that "life" is the best teacher and giver of REAL experience!
What's your deal?

[amber]

That's weird, I was just thinking about my IQ today, and iq's in general. But mainly I just know a bunch of stuff that probably only a few people care about. By the way, I always wondered why people can't understand the number the first or so time i say it, but now i have a better understanding of uh...that one thing.
Amber

[celestenadia]

Originally Posted by amber

That's weird, I was just thinking about my IQ today, and iq's in general. But mainly I just know a bunch of stuff that probably only a few people care about. By the way, I always wondered why people can't understand the number the first or so time i say it, but now i have a better understanding of uh...that one thing.
Amber

Yeah, it does suck being kind of "numerically" challenged...
I have a few friends who are MAJOR scientists, my one friend,
his name was uttered when it came time for Nobel nominations
for physics, and I found this out from a couple of his colleagues,
not from the man himself...
Math aces and scientists have always fascinated me, probably
because it's something I have a deficiency with...
My math issue is with linear concepts not spatial. For instance
I did OK with Statistics in college,which of course is manipulating
GROUPS of numbers... I can look at a stack of paper and tell
you how many sheets are there(or very close to it), same goes
for zipping though the grocery store and having sometimes exactly
enough money for the items,how tall a person is etc.. It really is weird..
Another trippy thing regarding math to me, is about how the concept
of 0/zero is relatively recent...the Arabs "invented" it, if I'm not mistaken...
My scientist friends all tell me to "chill" about my little issue.
Alot of them don't completely believe/agree with the concept of "time"
(Kinda like Our Stevie, LOL!) And they say that time is a "linear" concept...
At any rate, you're not suppossed to know your IQ, but I found out mine
and it's 129... Kinda frustrating...above average, but not genious level, heck, I KNOW I ain't
no "genious" LOL! And also,maybe most importantly, to echo the words
of my mother,"Celestenadia, you have NO common sense!"
Like I said before, I think that LIFE experience is the most precious.

[amber]

Originally Posted by celestenadia

Yeah, it does suck being kind of "numerically" challenged...
I have a few friends who are MAJOR scientists, my one friend,
his name was uttered when it came time for Nobel nominations
for physics, and I found this out from a couple of his colleagues,
not from the man himself...
Math aces and scientists have always fascinated me, probably
because it's something I have a deficiency with...
My math issue is with linear concepts not spatial. For instance
I did OK with Statistics in college,which of course is manipulating
GROUPS of numbers... I can look at a stack of paper and tell
you how many sheets are there(or very close to it), same goes
for zipping though the grocery store and having sometimes exactly
enough money for the items,how tall a person is etc.. It really is weird..
Another trippy thing regarding math to me, is about how the concept
of 0/zero is relatively recent...the Arabs "invented" it, if I'm not mistaken...
My scientist friends all tell me to "chill" about my little issue.
Alot of them don't completely believe/agree with the concept of "time"
(Kinda like Our Stevie, LOL!) And they say that time is a "linear" concept...
At any rate, you're not suppossed to know your IQ, but I found out mine
and it's 129... Kinda frustrating...above average, but not genious level, heck, I KNOW I ain't
no "genious" LOL! And also,maybe most importantly, to echo the words
of my mother,"Celestenadia, you have NO common sense!"
Like I said before, I think that LIFE experience is the most precious.

That is weird - and actually i constantly trip out about my math & science strenths and weaknesses - like, there are so many layers there, the first being that i become extra frustrated with these things on occasion because my word brain is so comparatively fast and proficient,etc. *!!!ooo, Rhiannon just came on!!!* singing break!* Anyway, I notice i don't think in pictures and non word symbols that well - but i can remember numbers fast, and do certain things pretty fast - to put it in diff way - when i took a test before jr. college and after highschool - i took not the easiest, but the next - OVERALL I scored a 'D', like 69 or 72 percent or something - but on WORD PROBLEMS I scored 6/6 and i think i scored lowest on graphing problems, or maybe quadratic equations - but i didn't take math or science my senior year oh, and chemistry and higher math are even more difficult for me to grasp - judging by watching my best friend do her homework, and the chemistry i had (easy). I guess i went on and on...ooops...
Amber

[amber]

Originally Posted by Lux

Those avatars again! I really tought someone was having 4 part conversation with themself.

We're not all as talented as you, Luxie
Amber

[ShangriLaTroubl]

I'm a sophomore in college..Majoring in Business..I will have my Associates Degree in Business next May, and will continue on for my bachelors

Chris

[DrummerDeanna]

I just got my B.A. in may - I majored in Journalism. So - it's amazing - I went to school for journalism and am actually using my degree in my job - yea!

Eventually I want to go back to school for my master's...that's a few years off though...

[golden braid]

I have my BS in Animal Science and Management. I'm not planning to go back to school to further my education even though my parents would like me to.

[Merf]

I have a BA in Communication Studies (Media Studies & Production concentration) with a minor in creative writing

I'm back in school working on my second degree, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Yeah, it's a lot more school. but I figure, I'm 23 so I still have time... it will be so nice to get out of school and get a real job!

[estranged4life]

An Associate's in Science for QC/NDT (How they are considered a science is beyond me...But hella fun if you can master mathematics!)

An Associate's in Science for Drafting/Civil Engineering



Brian j.

[dissention]

I've got a BA in design and was working on my masters until a few months ago. I'm going back slowly to get a degree in political science since I only have to put less than two years in and I've already taken a few of the required classes.

I must have changed my major 6,709,816 times when I was working on my bachelors. I was in my counselors office every other week to change it. Eventually, they told me I had to stop changing it or my financial aid would be jeopardized.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

I've got a BA in design and was working on my masters until a few months ago. I'm going back slowly to get a degree in political science since I only have to put less than two years in and I've already taken a few of the required classes.

I must have changed my major 6,709,816 times when I was working on my bachelors. I was in my counselors office every other week to change it. Eventually, they told me I had to stop changing it or my financial aid would be jeopardized.

Omigosh, in design? was it fun? that's one of my 6,709,816 dreams. Don't you wish you were independently wealthy, and could just go to school to learn everything you want, whenever you want, and not have your whole life and possible financial ruin riding on it?
AMber

[GypsySorcerer]

My apologies to the people who already read this on BN...........

I have a BA in public relations/English and am almost done with my MA in communication. This probably is my last semester of coursework. I may take one course in the spring. I won't have the degree in hand until May, because I have to take my comps.

[HomerMcvie]

I must have changed my major 6,709,816 times when I was working on my bachelors.

Welcome to my world. I have my BA in Psychology. I actually had like 6 different majors. After my first semester of my junior year, I knew I had to just pick something, or I was never gonna graduate(and financial aid would be kaput). My Minor was African-American studies. I've always found this Minor kind of funny. The only reason it was my minor was that Indiana U had quite a few Jazz and Blues history classes, which fell under A-A. Very interesting classes(and easy too, although that wasn't why I took them ) After the 4th or 5th class, I realized how close I was getting to a Minor in it.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

Omigosh, in design? was it fun? that's one of my 6,709,816 dreams. Don't you wish you were independently wealthy, and could just go to school to learn everything you want, whenever you want, and not have your whole life and possible financial ruin riding on it?
AMber

It's not that I couldn't afford to do it (I pinched my pennies so hard that Lincoln screamed and now that I have a solid job and make good money, I can actually enjoy it ), I just don't have the patience to do it. I like learning things that interest me, but I couldn't imagine going to school every year. Two more years (plus a bit more if I go for my masters) is enough for moi!

It was fun, but VERY challenging. I'm terrible when it comes to math, so I really struggled with that but eventually mastered it good enough. My last year was incredibly strenuous; project after project, presentation after presentation, etc. But I love it.