Formal education levels of ATS readers and posters, page 2
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reply posted on 2-12-2008 @ 04:49 PM by and14263
reply to post by SuperSecretSquirrel



Bsc Psychology and Counselling
A lvl Philosophy, Sociology, Spanish, Media Studies

I hammer pins into wood for my job.



reply posted on 2-12-2008 @ 05:54 PM by justgeneric
I think formal schooling is great so long as it's balanced out with life experience and learning. I've known people who were perpetual students - seemed that WAS their career choice and they were very narrow minded and found it difficult to think outside of the books.

I have a grade 8 completion. School has always been PAINFUL. Sitting and focusing for long periods is akin to death. I did take high school courses when my daughter was little and did much better out of the classroom setting.

I've had no problem getting into college (for business applications and micro computing course way back LOL)

Have computer certs, culinary cert, and several Business and admin certs.

Have had jobs that paid upward of 27 per hour.

ran my own businesses.

I've decided at nearly 40 years of age I want to get into nursing (for a variety of very practical reasons) and will have to finish the grade 12 advanced diploma, plus an additional year of Pre Sciences to get my nursing BAcN.

Sitting in a classroom will be excruciatingly difficult. I learn on my feet so to speak.

IQ was at 143 respectively back in 2002 (proper testing) so I know my failures in school aren't intelligence related. That is my big challenge...to sit and conform while learning.

I read voraciously, and have found interests in some unlikely topics and areas.

A BAcN in nursing is sort of a natural progression plus I'll always have a job somewhere. It also entails a lot of hands on learning so I should excel.

As for the lack of a diploma for high school - no one has EVER asked. My rule is if they ask I am completely 100% honest about NOT having it.

It's never prevented me from getting into courses or jobs.

Even now I could skip the high school upgrading and go straight into the Pre sciences as a mature student.

I'll be getting the high school advanced diploma more for myself, besides, it can't hurt can it? It will certainly help me prepare for the boredom of classroom teaching.


reply posted on 2-12-2008 @ 06:18 PM by dr_strangecraft
Originally posted by enjoies05
You might want to look at this graph from an ATS Demographics poll they did.

files.abovetopsecret.com...


Compare that with the Average Joe demographics for the US and you'll see that the ATS population is the same as the US population (or slightly lower, due to youth?).

So the many posters who "qualify for mensa" are a sole exception to the demographics that otherwise mirror the US average, or their collective IQ actually averages out around 100, and they just wish it was different.

Likewise, a lot of posters note "life experience;" but they probably have less than the general public, again due to the youth of ATS demographics.


funny that.

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[edit on 2-12-2008 by dr_strangecraft]

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