How Educated Are You?

[Forsher]

I'm currently double majoring in biology and criminal justice and minoring in chemistry. I want to be a forensic scientist.

I'm sure I used to know someone here who wanted to do something like this but it was very difficult in terms of the bureaucracy. Perhaps, for whatever reason, they wanted to do law and therefore had to choose between criminology and biology or something?

This is, of course, a problem with credential based education... no matter how flexible the system at some point the default rules just fall apart for what people want to do. Like someone who I know for sure couldn't do what they wanted which was music and engineering. If they had a different instrument (or so they told me) the engineering faculty would've let them do music too, but not with their instrument of choice.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I have a bachelors degree in Fine Art, printmaking to be exact.

I briefly thought about doing a masters in second year, but i was burnt out at the end of third year so was not in the mood to go back to uni for anything else, just wanted to get working and doing other stuff.

[The Blaatschapen]

I have some university. I really want to go back and get a BAA.

[The Huskar Social Union]

I have some university. I really want to go back and get a BAA.

heh

[Vistulange]

B.A in International Relations alongside a Political Science minor, doing my M.A now on International Relations. Probably going to go on to a PhD in Political Science specialising in comparative politics, specifically on authoritarianism, democratisation, nation-building, and identity.

Also, native Turkish speaker, near-native proficiency in English, basic knowledge of German.

[Rojava Free State]

I'm very highly educated. I have the best words.

I knew someone else still found this joke to be absolutely hilarious

[Kernen]

I have a Juris Doctor which is technically a doctorate. You might want to change PHD to Doctorate to be more broad as there are several degrees that are doctorates but not PHDs.

Sorry, but in NZ the JD is worth no more than a BA (or, rather, an LLB)... it falls at level seven. Don't worry... MDs are also only bachelor's.

That's fascinating... a MA from, say, Harvard or even MIT is worth less than an MA from AUT if we take that literally. The former is worth no more than my PGDip (level 8 both) whereas the latter is a level 9 qualification. I suppose one could always appeal.

It makes a lot of sense, really. A US JD or MD tailors you to professional license in the US, but not necessarily in Australia or Germany. MD is probably more transferable, but a US law degree is so much esoteric nonsense outside the US.

Of course, that is from an immigration perspective, and not a question of quality of education, rigor of program, or anything else. Its a utility question in that jurisdiction.

[Sovaal]

Not nearly educated enough.

[Salandriagado]

For a detailed and non-immigration-based breakdown, take a look at the Regulated Qualifications Framework. It can tell you that, for example, your CMI Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership is level 8 (doctoral), your Postgraduate Diploma in Equine Vetinary Medicine is level 7 (masters), your Higher Diploma in Law is level 6 (batchelors), your Extended Diploma in Accounting is level 5 (foundation degree), your Award in Pastoral Theology is level 4 (A-level equivalent), your Certificate for Court Ushers is level 3 (high GCSE-equivalent), your Certificate in Introduction to Barbering is level 2 (low GCSE-equivalent), and your Entry Level Certificate in Construction Skills is level 1 ("basic factual knowledge and complete well-defined routine tasks").

[Cekoviu]

I'm currently double majoring in biology and criminal justice and minoring in chemistry. I want to be a forensic scientist.

I'm sure I used to know someone here who wanted to do something like this but it was very difficult in terms of the bureaucracy. Perhaps, for whatever reason, they wanted to do law and therefore had to choose between criminology and biology or something?

This is, of course, a problem with credential based education... no matter how flexible the system at some point the default rules just fall apart for what people want to do. Like someone who I know for sure couldn't do what they wanted which was music and engineering. If they had a different instrument (or so they told me) the engineering faculty would've let them do music too, but not with their instrument of choice.

Jesus, dude. Did you just make this thread so you could shoot down people's hopes?

[Chernoslavia]

High school diploma. Have no intention on going to college, I'm going to enlist in the military this year.

[Rojava Free State]

High school diploma. Have no intention on going to college, I'm going to enlist in the military this year.

Army, navy, marines or air force?

[Chernoslavia]

High school diploma. Have no intention on going to college, I'm going to enlist in the military this year.

Army, navy, marines or air force?

Marines probably.

[Kernen]

Army, navy, marines or air force?

Marines probably.

We'll be sure to send you care package crayons

[Arachkya]

I never had the chance, I have autism, all i got was special schools for the mentally ill,

The 90,s where Hell, just like my childhood.

Seems Emo, but its true, and I am not even dramatic about it.

[Toscana e Ducati di Firenze e Siena]

BA in History and Art History, Master in Art History and Archaeology, Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Culture Studies and now in a Certificate for High School Education in History and Art History ( and an online diploma in Creative Writing ^^'' ). Yeah, I'm an eternal student XD.

[Greed and Death]

I have a Juris Doctor which is technically a doctorate. You might want to change PHD to Doctorate to be more broad as there are several degrees that are doctorates but not PHDs.

Sorry, but in NZ the JD is worth no more than a BA (or, rather, an LLB)... it falls at level seven. Don't worry... MDs are also only bachelor's.

That's fascinating... a MA from, say, Harvard or even MIT is worth less than an MA from AUT if we take that literally. The former is worth no more than my PGDip (level 8 both) whereas the latter is a level 9 qualification. I suppose one could always appeal.

I visited a lawyer friend in Belgium and we discussed course work of the US vs Belgium and my program was by far closer to a Doctoral program with having to research and write a thesis whereas his was pretty much an undergrad program with a focus on the court system and the law.

Now employment wise when I explore commonwealth countries I often receive significant interest and a promise of waiving the requirement to take an LLM to practice there.

[Greed and Death]

I have a Juris Doctor which is technically a doctorate. You might want to change PHD to Doctorate to be more broad as there are several degrees that are doctorates but not PHDs.

Sorry, but in NZ the JD is worth no more than a BA (or, rather, an LLB)... it falls at level seven. Don't worry... MDs are also only bachelor's.

That's fascinating... a MA from, say, Harvard or even MIT is worth less than an MA from AUT if we take that literally. The former is worth no more than my PGDip (level 8 both) whereas the latter is a level 9 qualification. I suppose one could always appeal.

I visited a lawyer friend in Belgium and we discussed course work of the US vs Belgium and my program was by far closer to a Doctoral program with having to research and write a thesis whereas his was pretty much an undergrad program with a focus on the court system and the law.

Now employment wise when I explore commonwealth countries I often receive significant interest and a promise of waiving the requirement to take an LLM to practice there.

[Luminesa]

BA in History and Art History, Master in Art History and Archaeology, Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Culture Studies and now in a Certificate for High School Education in History and Art History ( and an online diploma in Creative Writing ^^'' ). Yeah, I'm an eternal student XD.

Being an eternal student is a good thing! As long as you can pay the loans.

[Vistulange]

BA in History and Art History, Master in Art History and Archaeology, Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Culture Studies and now in a Certificate for High School Education in History and Art History ( and an online diploma in Creative Writing ^^'' ). Yeah, I'm an eternal student XD.

Being an eternal student is a good thing! As long as you can pay the loans.

Not everybody is in the US.

Then again, even my institution - a private one - under no circumstances accepts people for graduate studies without at least a tuition waiver. Practically 99% are also given stipends as well, in return for RA or TA work, the former of which is maximum 10 hours a week.

[Outer Sparta]

I have some university. I really want to go back and get a BAA.

The BAA in sheep studies or the BAA in being a sheep?

[Chernoslavia]

Marines probably.

We'll be sure to send you care package crayons

Anything but Crayola please, those give me the runnings.

[NERVUN]

BA, Secondary Education (English and Computer Education), Japanese Studies. MS, Counseling and Educational Psychology, Information Technologies in Education, TESOL Certification.

Mostly I just like alphabet soup.

[Farnhamia]

BA, Secondary Education (English and Computer Education), Japanese Studies. MS, Counseling and Educational Psychology, Information Technologies in Education, TESOL Certification.

Mostly I just like alphabet soup.

Do you like katagana in your soup or hiragana?

[The Blaatschapen]

BA, Secondary Education (English and Computer Education), Japanese Studies. MS, Counseling and Educational Psychology, Information Technologies in Education, TESOL Certification.

Mostly I just like alphabet soup.

I cyrillic what you did there.