Education Level of Royals Review Readership
by Jeff Zimmerman on Jun 1, 2010 3:21 PM EDT
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PrintOver at The Book Blog and at Baseball Daily Digest there has been some discussion on the education level of different websites. That got me wondering about the education level of readership here at Royals Review.
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Super Senior at UMKC
http://www.royalskingdom.blogspot.com
Super Senior
at Highlands Elementary
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by SagehenMacGyver47 on May 28, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
my daughter's school!
Next year.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 2:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
new high school graduate
and ready for college
The good thing about hope is that its well never runs dry.
thanks mate
gonna try to keep better track of KC this summer while prepping for KU
The good thing about hope is that its well never runs dry.
i have a graduate degree
but it’s not from anywhere good…
where's ross gload to explode the process?
by blue bandwagon on May 28, 2010 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
I have a graduate degree
but it’s not for anything useful…
Kansas City Royals: your 2006 and 2007 NL Central champions!
Same here,
about time to get started on the useful one for me.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Another masters here
Finished it in 2008. I’m not sure it helps with the job much, although the out of phase raise that was totally not for getting the degree was nice.
Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed
I have a useful masters....
But no one will hire a new MBA with 15+ years in IT in the Pacific Northwest right now. So I started my own business. Look at me, mom! I’m cash flowing!
I really don't even know what to say about the Royals anymore.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on May 28, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Knowledge Recyclers
Textbook Redistribution is the industry. We find the copies that are sitting on private shelves, are examination copies that aren’t adopted in curriculum, or just aren’t being marketed efficiently in other low volume channels. Sometimes we pay cash, sometimes the owners just want them gone, but they always have a better destination. Either US students, African students, or the proper recycling channel.
As part of our corporate social compact, we send any books collected that have no retail value in the United States, but are culturally applicable and within 15 years of copyright, to Africa at my own corporations expense. If not culturally relevant, older, or has no retail value, we break them down and they are put into the proper recycling stream.
I really don't even know what to say about the Royals anymore.
by RoyalsFanInMarinerTown on May 28, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
grad student at missouri state, surrounded by Cardinals fans
Double major (Communication/History) at Emporia State, now working on MA in Communication at MSU
When you set out to do what no one else can do, the first thing you do is look to your blood, you look to your buddies, you look to your friends...
"The game was close so, that was important. If I hit a guy, I want him to be hurt, at least feel it." - Zack Greinke
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Rock Chalk!
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by labbadabba on May 28, 2010 1:24 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow
This is an educated bunch. For comparison, this is the breakdown of the US population over the age of 25:
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 7:12 AM EDT reply actions
Cool image,
what do the percentages mean?
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
I think it means the percentage of the U.S. population (perhaps of the U.S. adult population) who have attained that level of education. 84.6% have at least a HS diploma, 52.5% have had at least some college, etc.
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on May 28, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, that's correct.
See the associated Wikipedia article here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_attainment_in_the_United_States
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, gotcha.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
that is really cool
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty much guaranteed money for the next 4-5 years
While getting my PhD from Vandy. Good timing.
"You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes."
I have bachelor's degree (dual major)
but am also a CPA…not really a graduate degree per se, but more than just a bachelor’s too…a lot of extra work goes into it…for the record i voted bachelor’s…mrs. cogan does have a master’s and a CPA, so she’s definitely the brains of the operation.
BOOM YOSTED!
by Home Run Tony Cogan on May 28, 2010 10:00 AM EDT reply actions
My wife is also more ejumacted
She=MBA
He=BA
Guess which one is home with the kids?
I really wish I would have known my life as a fan would peak in October 1985. Savor the moment, kids.
by chiefstatnut on May 28, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
You to, it has been that way for about a year with us
She was the one making more money with less hours working. Not really a tough decision with us.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 28, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
My comment was misleading
She worked for Sprint, so we were hoping there would be a round of lay-offs (and she would get a handsome severance) in the run-up to conceiving Baby #1. No such luck.
I really can’t complain. I had/have a job I mostly like a lot at a growing company. I was already making more money than her anyway.
So, yeah, we have an MBA on the bench right now. She pinch hits here and there, but has mostly been doing her best Brayan Pena 2010 impersonation for the last 3 years. Fortunately, she neither looks nor weighs anything like BP.
I really wish I would have known my life as a fan would peak in October 1985. Savor the moment, kids.
by chiefstatnut on May 28, 2010 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
My wife is an elementary music teacher
I watch our 2 kids and work from home on my consulting business when I have the time.
It's good that you're still able to do some consulting.
There was an article in the WSJ about stay-at-home dads recently. They found that dads have a harder time getting back into the workforce than moms do. Staying connected and keeping your foot in the door are really important.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I never was connected or had my foot in the door anywhere
It’s part of the reason I ended up consulting. Came out of college at the end of 2002 and couldn’t find a job.
Similar situation with us
I have an MBA and an MS (information management) on top of the BA in econ yet I stay home with our son and my wife brings home the “cake” as an elementary school teacher.
Finally after 16 months(!!) of unemployment I’m starting a job on Tuesday.
ALRIGHT!
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks guys
It will be interesting to figure out how to work again in a role other than dad
Please be advised that this site needs more lawyers!!!
Strong letter to follow.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
hahahahhahah
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
On this note,
can we get some sort of count of JDs / people who are working toward them? I’m a rising 2L at this point.
Overgay is Destiny
I think there are a handful of us here.
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on May 28, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Michigan Law 1987
Went to school with people who are now annoying and famous.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 2:34 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rock Chalk Jayhawk
KU Law and MBA from 1997. Got out of three day criminal trial where judge declared a mistrial due to prosecutor’s improper closing argument. I’m going to get drunk and yell at Yuni on TV tonight as I don’t want to have a retrial.
Did he call the defendant:
“The Devil”?
That’s an improper close in Missouri.
State v. Banks, 215 S.W.3d 118 (Mo. App.W.D. 2007)
KU Law class of 2003
The most expensive three year party I have ever attended
Relive Royals History at royalsretro.blogspot.com
She Was Cornell
Too. I know one guy who is proud of that.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 28, 2010 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
More than a handful, I think...
…what kind of lawyers do we have?
I’m doing class-action plaintiffs’ work. So, yeah, it’s all my fault.
2 Master's
They were free, useful wasn’t even a consideration.
Got the MA,
working on the PhD at OK State.
Neither is or will be “useful,” but I really don’t care.
So, are you not planning on teaching then?
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I teach now.
Most of the time, I’m up against kids who don’t care about literature and already think it’s a useless frippery. I shock them by obliging. I take the Oscar Wilde stance: “You’re right. If you think of use in the sense of creating a tangible product or putting dollars in the bank, then, yes, art is quite useless.”
As you can tell, I think art and literature are useful, just not in anyway most of my students use the word, thus the scare quotes.
by RoyalCreole on May 28, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
And now that I think a bit more,
my own stance has its limitation because a poem, a sculpture, or a painting is a tangible product that you can sell and so put money in your pocket.
What I really mean by tangible useful product is the difference (maybe tenuous) between, say, a blender and a poem. But I’ll stop now as this post is getting Heideggerean. Pretty soon, we’ll be writing a 30,000 word manifesto on the divide between art and equipment.
by RoyalCreole on May 28, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
no,
we won’t.
Christ, you don't need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt! What you need is a curveball! In the show, everyone can hit heat.
I have a Masters
Which actually is useful. It is the vocational bit to go with a dry academic subject I took as my Bachelors.
The two together have me in the job I have.
I have a MA, which I feel is pointless
though it did allow me to get an adjunct job
hoping to have a PhD by christmas
Was the MA
necessary for PhD work or could you have skipped it?
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
eh, hard to say
I did the MA seperately, then went into a PhD program at a different school in the same subject… I did transfer the credits in, so it helped a little
PhD, skipped the Masters
just started working as a post-Doctoral Fellow. The stipend is only a slight increase from grad school stipend, so yea Mrs. MVPRoC is bringing home the bacon. Sweet sweet bacon.
As someone mentioned above, she also has an MS with CPA, it works well.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 11:31 AM EDT reply actions
Most people in my area do a straight-through
to PhD and get their Master’s “for free” somewhere along the line. I did it the other way. It kinda bugged me how easy it was to get a Master’s that way. But, I’m glad I did the Master’s first as it got my ass in gear research-wise, and I ended up finishing much sooner than I probably would have otherwise.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah it depends on where in research you are
whether or not you get a masters first or doctorate. I was/am in Life Sciences and most go straight to PhD, and a masters was given if you got done with the two years of course work and showed a little data on a project.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
hey:
You must be smart. I figured as much.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 2:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
HA
not really. Science/Molecular Microbiology is really just a different language. It takes years to learn it. Then you have to jump through archaic hoops as everyone before you has to prove you can think in a very controlled and ethical way while still doing sound research in an effort to add a potential positive grain of datum to better understand a disease.
Not smart, just focused. Singularly focused to a bad extent.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
fighting desease
Not a bad use of one’s turn on the roullete wheel.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 5:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
give me a turn with some gin
then you’ll see bad
:)
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 30, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I will agree
There are some damn edjumakated people on RR, DAMN!
I think I better go get another degree just to keep up.
(pause) NOT.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 11:31 AM EDT reply actions
that would be epic
I fear we might break the interwebs with random-ocity that would forth with ensue.
SIGN ME UP
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet! What years?
We share another heartbreaking team to root for.
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
I don't have time to be educated
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by RoyalsRetro on May 28, 2010 11:38 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
I think we all just wish you had time to finish the Top 100 countdown. I just can't wait to see where TPJ fits in
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by Jeff Zimmerman on May 28, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The Ol' Perfesser
does indeed have Ph.D in hand. In a field most thoroughly non-useful, except that it does entitle me to call myself by my chosen screen name.
How do so many highly educated fans congregate on a site devoted to, pardon my French, one of the stupider teams in Major League Baseball?
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein
by The Ol' Perfesser on May 28, 2010 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
What does The Ol' Perfesser profess?
Just curious to hear what the good people of RR study since it appears we have so many MAs and PhDs.
by RoyalCreole on May 28, 2010 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a
musicologist.
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein
by The Ol' Perfesser on May 28, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice.
there are a few educated musicians on this site…
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
How about this
A Bachelors in Theology and Apologetics and just finished my Masters of Divinity
I need to change my name to something about praying for the royals
It seems that many of the educated types around here
seem to buy into the notion that worth is equivalent with money/production/salary/etc.
I find this idea distasteful, especially coming from people who are making a living with said useless expertise.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
worth is self-value and the way you portray it and continue to learn and educate others. you are worth nothing if all you do is get to certain points in your life and consider that the sole accomplishment. it is the sharing of those conquests and the ability to apply them to all aspects of your life that annoints the value on things.
No I get paid
CRAP
So my worth is dictated by my data, which can be used to save lives.
So just because people are highly educated doesn’t mean they get money.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
though I agree that in some cases your point is accurate
Science sucks ass for money.
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 28, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on May 30, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions
You make no sense
particularly in reply here. I got the level of education necessary to pursue that which most drove me—in my field, you can’t do much without going the full Ph.D. I make less than spit. What are you trying to imply? Be very carefull how you answer lest you indict yourself as something disgusting.
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them. -- Albert Einstein
by The Ol' Perfesser on May 28, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he's a bit off base
If we’re reading it correctly. I do what I do because I love doing it. If I went for pay, I wouldn’t be a grad student. I don’t make much and won’t be making much for quite a while. Money isn’t important. Neither is fame or anything else along those lines. Production is important only because results are what drives science. Without results we get nowhere. I get those results because I love doing the work that I do and love contributing to the wealth of scientific knowledge available. That’s really why I do what I do and went for a higher degree.
"You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes."
by MinnesotaRoyal on May 28, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
So, it sounds to me
like the two of you actually think your education has some value (regardless of income potential). That’s not the kind of education I would call non-useful.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions
my education allows me to do what I like doing
If I wanted to make more money, I would have stopped at the M.S. and worked for Exxon.
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
BP Will Have
Some openings soon.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2010 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Has anybody been talking about their money/production/salary?
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on May 28, 2010 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
nope
Not that I have seen. The worst party foul in the book.
Hoagie’s salary and productivity are fair game, however.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 5:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I mentioned that I don't make any money
But I have lifestyle advantages.
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
I assume that's what they're talking about
when people with PhD’s call their education useless. I apologize if my interpretation is correct, but I see that attitude often.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
*
That is, I apologize if my interpretation is incorrect.
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 28, 2010 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I think people are just being self deprecating
When someone says they have a PhD they don’t want to sound like they are bragging (and they aren’t).
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on May 29, 2010 6:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
I realize that they’re being self-depreciating out of humility, but it feeds into the “those who can do, those who can’t teach” mentality. We live in a world where people are often judged for what they do and how much they make.
I didn’t mean to set off such a nerve with my comment. There are lots of replies of the nature “but I don’t care how much I make because I love what I do.” That’s great. Me too. The point I’m making is that your work has value.
I’m really just trying to say “be proud of what you do and what you’re passionate about.” Is that a less controversial way to say it?
by Trey Hillman's Chin on May 29, 2010 8:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m really just trying to say "be proud of what you do and what you’re passionate about." Is that a less controversial way to say it?
I think that works.
The immoderate moderator
by Scott McKinney on May 29, 2010 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't speak for others,
but in defense of my own posts, I used the term useless with scare quotes to denote one way of looking at advanced study, or any study. It’s something I use in classes to get a dialogue going about how we define use and worth.
If I really believed my degrees useless and worthless, I’d be a supremely educated dunce to suffer years of near poverty and constant stress for the sake of them. Moreover, it’s not like I’ll be making huge bank when I do get the PhD, so for me to look at my work on the basis of salary and production doesn’t wash. I don’t do it for the money; I do it because I love it.
the reason why people go into such fields is because they love it or are good at it. there are physical rewards (money) and emotional rewards (the satisfaction of helping and providing the knowledge that you have onto others).
people value things differently. some things i do more for the money, some i do more for the personal satisfaction.
in lieu
of the advance degrees, I opted for a useful BS.
It was advice from a girlfriend’s dad 30 years ago. He was an electrical engineer for Rockwell. I asked why he had never gone for a Masters.
“To get a masters you have to specialize. When you specialize you limit the possibilties. When you limit the possibilties, you limit your roles, and are the first to get laid off.”
That stuck with me academically, but somehow I still managed to make myself one of the “best Informix 4GL” programmers around. OOPs
~~~Damn, I wish i had a clever signature
I think that's why I kind of like Vandy's PhD program
You get a PhD, but all it really say is that it came from Vandy, not from a specific program. You get a PhD in what you experience and everything you learn, not some small, focused area. It’s also why I chose a wide-reaching department to join – opens up the possibilities so that I don’t get cornered.
"You'll never make it to the bigs with fungus on your shower shoes."
by MinnesotaRoyal on May 28, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Which One Is
You?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 28, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
guy in the white shirt and blue hat?
by AtTheWall on May 28, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Would you like to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, or my blog...well you can't.
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jun 1, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
you need a shave
But I like your two friends.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 2:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just finished the second year...
…of a three-year professional Master’s degree. I’ll also probably take a year to tack on an academic Master’s degree to that, but I am currently leaning against a Ph.D., in part because my professional Master’s is supposed to be a mildly useful degree, and in part because I am developing a very strong love-hate relationship with higher academia.
KU, BA Spanish, MA linguistics
That and a buck-fifty will get you a translating job somewhere. If you get real lucky, you can be the only heterosexual white male Republican at somebody’s ESL institute.
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
If I went that route
I would be in Costa Rica already. That place looks like heaven.
Overgay is Destiny
Barcelona's pretty good
Everyone I know who’s been to Costa Rica loved it. I imagine I’d do well if I went to Puerto Rico, as a bilingual gringo. But I have a wife, five cats, and a lease on an apartment.
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" - Unfortunate cricket commentator
Ah didn't know
you were actually in Barcelona. I suppose that explains the Barca obsession. I have heard absolutely phenomenal things about that city.
Overgay is Destiny
I finished a minor in Spanish in college figuring it would be useful at some point
7 years later, I think I was wrong
Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed
Have an BS in Finance and MBA
I had the MBA for over 3 years before it actually started paying dividends. So for those of you thinking it is useless, give it some time.
-You play to win the game - Herm Edwards
by truebluetradition on May 28, 2010 4:10 PM EDT reply actions
BS from the finest education institution in Missouri
the University of Central Missouri, Whoo
Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bhindepmo (follow me, because reloading my twitter page 40 times a day is kind of creepy)
Go Mules!
I graduated last year with a BS in Construction Management, though the market sucks now so I hang out more than anything and pick up hours with an asphalt company here and there to continue the college lifestyle for now
Marriage is a great institution, for those that like being in institutions.
For comparison
Dayton Moore – Masters in Athletic Administration
Trey Hillman – Bachelors in Kinesiology
Ned Yost – ???
Unless I'm wrong...
My Twitter feed
I Got My
HS diploma mailed to me in 1973, and I’ve never looked back. I’ve been down some peculiar paths, but I’m happy where I am.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
you, sir
Are RR’s Jerimiah Johnson. What more could you ask for?
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 5:57 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
At Least Seven
More years at my job.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 28, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
1 more year for my MD
Don’t get the opportunity to post much, unfortunately, but RR is the best way to keep up with the boys from cardinal’s country.
doctor:
Please tell us what ails the Royals.
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 5:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If the royals were my patient..
I would say they lack insight into their condition, probably are not competent to make decisions for themselves and would try to find a family member or court appointed guardian to take over major decision making.
Excellent Diagnosis, Which
Is the most important skill a MD can have.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 28, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions
If you're a year away...
… you must be close to picking a residency.
What type of practice are you headed toward?
Internal medicine residency
hopefully followed by a nephrology fellowship. That’s the plan at the moment anyway.
well played
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 28, 2010 6:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Uhhh?
I am one class away from my BA in Finance, but I also have like 6 classes done of my MBA work. What can I click?
BS ast December in Criminal Justice
I emphasized in Legal Studies, and hope to start law school in the fall. I work with a nonprofit until then.
Whether the Royals win or lose, I can still drink.
BS in Education from KU
Guillen has been a baseball magnet lady.
by KeepItCopacetic on May 28, 2010 11:21 PM EDT reply actions
MU, BA in political science and psychology
I dare someone to get less use out of their degrees. I manage a dog-walking company and host a trivia night to make my way.
God thing I’ve got that masters from the school of hard knocks (psych).
You Can Always
Go door to door.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2010 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
If I were doing anything else than what I am currently doing (becoming clergy)
…then my BA in religious studies and classical studies would be mightily impractical.
BA in History and Literature and 22 hours of
Masters work at the Univ. of Minnesota. I quit working on the Masters Degree when I started my own business. Customers don’t care about how many degrees you have. They just want their products on time and cheap. I have to admit after 34 years in business that it wasn’t a bad life.
Went to the U for lit as well.
Hating life as a Royals fan 365 days a year at Royalscentricity
by Old Man Duggan on May 30, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The education level here would seem to indicate
why so many commenters tend to have a slightly left-leaning flavor…
The Kansas City Royals; Successfully failing since 1986
Politics! Yes, Let's
So go there! Religion, too!
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless they went to business school like me
Free-economists do not lean left
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
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As a statistician in training, I feel compelled to point out that a voluntary poll is not necessarily a measure of the true distribution of educations among the readership. :)
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by Belegcam on May 29, 2010 2:00 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Literally finished my Master's degree at 11:15 this morning
And how amazingly satisfying was it to click that little button on the survey!!
by Clubbzilla on May 29, 2010 2:27 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Congratulations!
Guillen has been a baseball magnet lady.
by KeepItCopacetic on May 29, 2010 3:27 AM EDT up reply actions
congrats!
"Shot by my own men."
by StonewallPDS on May 29, 2010 11:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You Must Use
This great power wisely.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on May 29, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Missouri State double major
accounting and economics. will graduate next spring and have no idea after that
I graduated
earlier this week with an MBA. I also have a journalism degree and 3-5 years of experience in journalism. I am applying for jobs and actively looking. So… if anyone’s looking for a good P.R. guy, I’m available and love the Royals.
by powderbluepower on May 30, 2010 5:44 PM EDT reply actions
University of Minnesota BA
Majored in English, minored in film studies, graduated in three years while going to class and reading as little as possible.
Now I work in the service industry, as all English majors do once they leave academia.
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BS, Political Science & MBA
BS from US Naval Academy ’01
MBA from Northwest Missouri State ’09
Beat Army! (And Notre Dame)
I love Naptown
I go back at least every few years. I still keep in touch with my “sponsor family” from when I was a midshipman.
her sister and parents have been sponsor families in the past
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
I know the Naval and Army Academies don't get along all that well
where does the Air Force Academy fit in with this? I was a week away from heading to Colorado Springs.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball...Rock Chalk Talk
Air Force is a rival, but...
When I was at Navy, Air Force kicked Army and Navy’s butts on the football field. But Army was our chief rival. We were 1-10 our senior year, but that win was against Army, so the season wasn’t a complete failure.
Air Force matters, and they are a rival, but it’s just not the same. USAFA was founded in 1954, but Annapolis and West Point have been around since 1845 and 1802, respectively. They keep track of the Army vs. Navy record for every sport, even the club sports, and declare an overall winner at the end of the year. Athletes have a sweater where they sew on “N-stars” (looks exactly like my avatar or whatever that’s called) for every year they beat Army in their sport.
The Commander-in-Chiefs trophy is a big deal in football, and that goes to the 3-way winner of the football games between these three service academies.
To me...
…Notre Dame is a bigger rival, at least in football, and I’m not saying that just because Jimmy Clausen was 1-2 against us. We’ve played annually since 1927. During WWII, Notre Dame fell on tough financial times and the Navy set up a training center on campus to keep the university afloat. There is a strong NROTC program at Notre Dame as well, from what I understand. We always seemed to get more amped up to play Notre Dame than Air Force.
Great story and tradition here
And its one of the few rivalries where the teams respect one another. As a Domer, I love the Naval Academy, but hate playing them every year. Dang triple option!
I once had hope...now I have Moore.
I shattered my TV remote when Navy got during the game when Navy got 2 onside kicks.
Notre Dame was my dream school, but I had a poor balance of income / high school grades / self motivation.
Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his way. --- Red O'Donnell
by averagegatsby on Jun 1, 2010 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
When I was in the service, I have $20 riding on the Army-Navy game every year, Navy lost every game.
Since then they haven’t lost. It is nice to rag on him now, but it would be nicer to have my money back.
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by Jeff Zimmerman on Jun 1, 2010 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I parlayed
a 34 ACT, 1500 SAT, and an offer of an appointment to the USAFA into 13 months of being drunk in Manhattan.
Then I ended up with a six-figure salary anyway.
/shrug
I am now channeling Will McDonald's optimism.
Yet another person not using his degree!
Ph. D. in Chemistry, 2003, University of Nevada.
Worked in Research for about 3 years and realized research pays squat. Moved up to Business Development (long term sales) to make some money and set my own schedule.
Wouldn’t mind getting back to research someday, but who knows. I’m pretty impressed by the overall education levels here and even the numbers of mathematicians and scientists.
by Royals Need More Chemistry on Jun 2, 2010 10:57 PM EDT reply actions
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