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| High School Not Completed |
   
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3 | 1.85% |
| High School Equivelency Exam Completed |
  
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0 | 0% |
| High School Diploma |
  
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8 | 4.94% |
| Associates or 2 Yr Degree |
  
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13 | 8.02% |
| Bachelors or 4 Yr Degree |
  
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36 | 22.22% |
| Masters Degree or Graduate School Degree |
  
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31 | 19.14% |
| Ph.D. or Doctoral Degree |
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5 | 3.09% |
| Currently Attending HS |
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0 | 0% |
| Taken college courses but no degree (0 - 60 credits attempted) |
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27 | 16.67% |
| Taken college courses but no degree (60 + Credits attempted) |
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18 | 11.11% |
| Currently Attending First 2 Yrs College |
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6 | 3.70% |
| Currently Attending 3rd or 4th Yr College |
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6 | 3.70% |
| Currently Attending Graduate School |
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9 | 5.56% |
| Currently Attending Jr HS or Middle School |
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0 | 0% |
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#1
11-23-03, 05:02 PM
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ADHD - Your Education
Education?
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Vote: Click here to vote! "Don't let the diagnosis buckle you at the knees." (me). "It ain't what ya don't know what gits ya inter trouble-- t's tha stuff ya know fer sure what ain't so!" Artemus Ward, written about a century ago. "Rescue us, oh ADD angel, if you exist - from the attention by those who seek to limit us from our own unlimitations, who bind us in straw nots with arguments that hold no hay!" (me) Last edited by healthwiz; 11-23-03 at 05:28 PM.. 
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11-23-03, 05:38 PM
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Sorry about the mis-title of the thread. If Big or a moderator could change it to "Your Education?" that would be better.
Someday I'll create a poll about People's Jobs, but it would be sooooooo big.... Thanks
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Vote: Click here to vote! "Don't let the diagnosis buckle you at the knees." (me). "It ain't what ya don't know what gits ya inter trouble-- t's tha stuff ya know fer sure what ain't so!" Artemus Ward, written about a century ago. "Rescue us, oh ADD angel, if you exist - from the attention by those who seek to limit us from our own unlimitations, who bind us in straw nots with arguments that hold no hay!" (me)
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11-24-03, 03:24 AM
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I don't know where I fit into this.
Completed high school, completed 1 year of (worse than worthless) Toronto School of Business, then dropped out of college after 1 year.
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11-24-03, 09:06 AM
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I've no idea how I would fit in there, I had a relatively easy time up until college (still highly structured in Switzerland) although I was always worse in subjects that relied on remembering dates and names and place names etc. (esp. history & geography but also chemistry as I had a hard time remembering names of elements, reactions etc.). Came top of my class in college (3 1/2 years in the area I was from, we "graduate" with a "Matur" (equiv. of German "Abitur") at age ~ 18 or 19).
Started first year Uni (Pharmacy) could hardly handle any of the subjects apart from physics and maths, dropped out although just barely passed exams. Moved to the UK and did a 2 years GNVQ Advanced course in IT (vocational type course), couldn't afford non-EU citizen fees for University (~£10'000/year). Wish I could go back and choose again knowing what I do these days *Sigh*
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I'm not a 'people person', I am a one person at a time kind of person [Diagnosed HFA/AS 'with considerable attentional dysfunction in December 2003]
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#6
11-24-03, 08:19 PM
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Thank you Tara for adding choices and fixing Title!
J
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Vote: Click here to vote! "Don't let the diagnosis buckle you at the knees." (me). "It ain't what ya don't know what gits ya inter trouble-- t's tha stuff ya know fer sure what ain't so!" Artemus Ward, written about a century ago. "Rescue us, oh ADD angel, if you exist - from the attention by those who seek to limit us from our own unlimitations, who bind us in straw nots with arguments that hold no hay!" (me)
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11-24-03, 09:14 PM
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Isn't it interesting that so far 50% 0f us have completed uni degrees. I wonder how that compares to the rest of the 'normal' population and if we are too hard on ourselves because we are ADD. Maybe we are a group of high achievers.
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11-25-03, 01:42 AM
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No multiple answers? For I have two associate degrees: Mechanical Engineering Technicain and Architectural Drafting as well as over 60+ Credits in a 4 year college, I would have been a math, science, computer middle school teacher but ran out of money - a blessing in discise... for I wouldn't have become the cool drafter I am today
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11-25-03, 10:37 AM
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I marked currently attending graduate school, except that I don't officially begin my first quarter until December 1st.....
I do have a BSEd. Way Cool Thread...!
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Blessed are the cracked, for they let in the light. (Author Unknown)
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11-25-03, 02:54 PM
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Curiously, I just called in "computer Nerdz" as backup to make sure I hadn't missed anything in a knotty situation. Asking about education the "young" guy said:"No. they don't care about degrees or certificates, though you can have both if you want.
They give a test, and if you pass they hire you and if you don't they won't." Really puts "education" in its "place." Perfromance is The Only Thing. : } God help those with deviant performance!
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11-25-03, 04:46 PM
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According to this poll, everyone voting has been to college. That is quite interesting if it is a representative sample of the Forums members. I'm a little skeptical to assume that all forum members attended college, so I'm wondering if the non-college students are avoiding voting? ? ? More votes will make the poll somewhat more valid, so keep voting.
J
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Vote: Click here to vote! "Don't let the diagnosis buckle you at the knees." (me). "It ain't what ya don't know what gits ya inter trouble-- t's tha stuff ya know fer sure what ain't so!" Artemus Ward, written about a century ago. "Rescue us, oh ADD angel, if you exist - from the attention by those who seek to limit us from our own unlimitations, who bind us in straw nots with arguments that hold no hay!" (me)
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11-28-03, 12:09 PM
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I have a B.S....and a couple of graduate classes under my belt....which will probably never transfer anywhere....
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Joan "If you change the way you look at things -- the things you look at change" Dr. Wayne Dyer (The Power of Intention)
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12-03-03, 11:54 AM
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I have a B.A in Sociology and an Masters in Telecomunications.
I loved going to college during my Sociology degree, went to San Jose State. I had a great time, I loved being a college student. I lived real close to me school and had a bunch of roomates. We lived in a 2 bedroom house that had the garage and this other room converted into bedrooms, so in all we had 5 guys living there with at various times a person crashing on our couch. We affectionately dubbed the house, "The Slum". I can't say enough how I had such a great time in college back then. I guess, it was sort of a carefree time in life. Just needed to work about 20 hours a week, had very low rent. There were always friends around when you wanted to be social. My Masters was a whole different experience. It was at National University and I was working full-time, married, and had 2 young children. It was a night program and it was a year long program with a new class every month with no breaks. While I did enjoy the classes, the experience overall was vastly different than my B.A, just not as carefree, more responisbilities, more pressure, less friends. Just a completely different place in life. It was more of a grind to get through the program verses the sheer joy of being a college student at San Jose State!
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-James "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." ~Calvin Coolidge “Never, never, never, never give up. “~Winston Churchill
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12-03-03, 05:57 PM
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For those who obtained 60 + credits and have no degree, its something to consider that you might be able to transfer your credits to a jr college and walk away with a sheepskin, an AA degree with little or minimal effort. I did that before I continued with my BA degree, because I wanted to make sure I atleast had that AA degree.
Jon
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