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On Sep 26, 2:39 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

And you graduated? With what...a degree in journalism?


No, I did not. When I went back to school, I wanted to study what I thought
useful and relevant, not a proscribed specialization or major with course
requirements. I took everything from sociology and cultural anthropology to
statistics, math and literature. I only took one broadcast course, in fact.
I quit the university when a headhunter convinced me that running a radio
group was going to be more productive than getting a degree the employer did
not care one hoot about, anyway.

On Sep 26, 3:02 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
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On Sep 26, 2:39 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

And you graduated? With what...a degree in journalism?

No, I did not. When I went back to school, I wanted to study what I thought
useful and relevant, not a proscribed specialization or major with course
requirements. I took everything from sociology and cultural anthropology to
statistics, math and literature. I only took one broadcast course, in fact.
I quit the university when a headhunter convinced me that running a radio
group was going to be more productive than getting a degree the employer did
not care one hoot about, anyway.

That's fine. I don't care about your career path, but you must realize
that no one is going to be impressed by the GPA of a person who never
crossed the finish line. That's like boasting that you once led the
Boston Marathon...for the first five seconds.

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On Sep 26, 3:02 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On Sep 26, 2:39 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

And you graduated? With what...a degree in journalism?

No, I did not. When I went back to school, I wanted to study what I
thought
useful and relevant, not a proscribed specialization or major with course
requirements. I took everything from sociology and cultural anthropology
to
statistics, math and literature. I only took one broadcast course, in
fact.
I quit the university when a headhunter convinced me that running a radio
group was going to be more productive than getting a degree the employer
did
not care one hoot about, anyway.

That's fine. I don't care about your career path, but you must realize
that no one is going to be impressed by the GPA of a person who never
crossed the finish line. That's like boasting that you once led the
Boston Marathon...for the first five seconds.


Not the same. I am in a field where the ability to perform is measured, not
the ability to complete classes. There are no degrees required in most
positions, in fact. Except for entry level positions, educational background
is pretty much ignored.

On Sep 26, 3:12 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
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On Sep 26, 3:02 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On Sep 26, 2:39 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

And you graduated? With what...a degree in journalism?

No, I did not. When I went back to school, I wanted to study what I
thought
useful and relevant, not a proscribed specialization or major with course
requirements. I took everything from sociology and cultural anthropology
to
statistics, math and literature. I only took one broadcast course, in
fact.
I quit the university when a headhunter convinced me that running a radio
group was going to be more productive than getting a degree the employer
did
not care one hoot about, anyway.

That's fine. I don't care about your career path, but you must realize
that no one is going to be impressed by the GPA of a person who never
crossed the finish line. That's like boasting that you once led the
Boston Marathon...for the first five seconds.

Not the same. I am in a field where the ability to perform is measured, not
the ability to complete classes.

If you look around, I think you'll find that this is true in most
areas of business.

There are no degrees required in most
positions, in fact. Except for entry level positions, educational background
is pretty much ignored

That's fine, and consistent with everything I said. The point is that,
since education matters so little in your field, it's odd to see you
crowing about your college GPA while conveniently failing to volunteer
that you never graduated.

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On Sep 26, 3:12 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

That's fine, and consistent with everything I said. The point is that,
since education matters so little in your field, it's odd to see you
crowing about your college GPA while conveniently failing to volunteer
that you never graduated.


I have even spoken at industry seminars about the inapplicability of
communications and broadcast courses of study, since they miss so much of
the social sciences and the technical disciplines like math and statistics
as well as the business courses needed in the business. I am proud to have
created my own broadcast curriculum, even if would never have gotten me a
degree.

On Sep 26, 3:44 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On Sep 26, 3:12 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

That's fine, and consistent with everything I said. The point is that,
since education matters so little in your field, it's odd to see you
crowing about your college GPA while conveniently failing to volunteer
that you never graduated.

I have even spoken at industry seminars about the inapplicability of
communications and broadcast courses of study, since they miss so much of
the social sciences and the technical disciplines like math and statistics
as well as the business courses needed in the business. I am proud to have
created my own broadcast curriculum, even if would never have gotten me a
degree.

That's great...and consistent with everything I said. Since a formal
education is so unimportant in your field, I'm sure you will no longer
be tempted to boast about your GPA while failing to mention that you
never graduated. Of course, that you boast about it at all suggests
that it is, in your view, of some importance. And your failure to
mention that you never graduated is, again, like someone's boasting
that they once led the Boston Marathon while neglecting to mention
that they led only for the first five seconds. You aren't doing
yourself any favors today.

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On Sep 26, 3:44 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On Sep 26, 3:12 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

That's fine, and consistent with everything I said. The point is that,
since education matters so little in your field, it's odd to see you
crowing about your college GPA while conveniently failing to volunteer
that you never graduated.

I have even spoken at industry seminars about the inapplicability of
communications and broadcast courses of study, since they miss so much of
the social sciences and the technical disciplines like math and
statistics
as well as the business courses needed in the business. I am proud to
have
created my own broadcast curriculum, even if would never have gotten me a
degree.

That's great...and consistent with everything I said. Since a formal
education is so unimportant in your field, I'm sure you will no longer
be tempted to boast about your GPA while failing to mention that you
never graduated. Of course, that you boast about it at all suggests
that it is, in your view, of some importance.

Education, whether via work experience, seminars, home study, or in a
classrom is important. But at the end of the day, the value of a degree
declines the further one is into a career where evaluations are made based
on career, not academic success.

And your failure to
mention that you never graduated is, again, like someone's boasting
that they once led the Boston Marathon while neglecting to mention
that they led only for the first five seconds. You aren't doing
yourself any favors today.


I never said I did graduate. I said I attended college; someone who
graduated would mention the degree and the major.

Steve wrote:

On Sep 26, 3:12 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
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On Sep 26, 3:02 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message

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On Sep 26, 2:39 pm, "David Eduardo" wrote:

And you graduated? With what...a degree in journalism?

No, I did not. When I went back to school, I wanted to study what I
thought
useful and relevant, not a proscribed specialization or major with course
requirements. I took everything from sociology and cultural anthropology
to
statistics, math and literature. I only took one broadcast course, in
fact.
I quit the university when a headhunter convinced me that running a radio
group was going to be more productive than getting a degree the employer
did
not care one hoot about, anyway.

That's fine. I don't care about your career path, but you must realize
that no one is going to be impressed by the GPA of a person who never
crossed the finish line. That's like boasting that you once led the
Boston Marathon...for the first five seconds.

Not the same. I am in a field where the ability to perform is measured, not
the ability to complete classes.

If you look around, I think you'll find that this is true in most
areas of business.

There are no degrees required in most
positions, in fact. Except for entry level positions, educational background
is pretty much ignored

That's fine, and consistent with everything I said. The point is that,
since education matters so little in your field, it's odd to see you
crowing about your college GPA while conveniently failing to volunteer
that you never graduated.

That's our Edweenie! He'll be fraudulent until his dying day.