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 SR player education level, Overachievers? Underachievers? Apathy? |
 Feb 22 2005, 08:58 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 9-January 05 From: In the 9th circle of hell Member No.: 6,950  |
Guess it's time for my 0.02 nuyen. :-)
I'll have my BS in physics & philosophy minor at the end of the semester, starting on my phd next fall. My group has: 2 physics majors (both going for phd next semester) 2 compsci/ physics majors (one is off working on phd) 1 former chem major turned philosophy major 1 religious studies major 1 math major we also have a couple people who play every now and then. one eqine major, 1 art/design major/ and a graduated graphic designer/ dance teacher. Shadowrun is or favorite, though we play Mutents and masterminds, ninja burger, D&D, WWolf, and earthdawn once in a blue moon. |
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Feb 22 2005, 09:01 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 39 Joined: 24-September 03 From: The DeeCee Sprawl Member No.: 5,648 |
Curious...64%
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Feb 22 2005, 09:11 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Hmmm...90% of all test takers were less nerdy.
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Feb 22 2005, 09:16 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
69% scored higher (more nerdy), and
31% scored lower (less nerdy). whoa, my nerd-fu is lacking... |
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Feb 22 2005, 09:32 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
wowsers, my artsy wife scored higher than everyone but Jray
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Feb 22 2005, 09:40 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Well, I am nerdy. Ask my wife.
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Feb 22 2005, 09:45 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
I'm just surprised there isn't more nerdiness here, that's all
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Feb 22 2005, 09:59 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
Most hardcore nerd types go for the other game.
This one seems to attract a different crowd. |
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Feb 22 2005, 10:59 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 1-December 03 From: Des Moines, IA Member No.: 5,866 |
Heh, sorry on the late reply PBT I'm currently smack dab in the middle of my two day bar exam for Wisconsin. Essays were today (8 of em over 6 hours) and the multi-choice test created by Satan (MBE) goes on tomorrow for another 6 hours and 200 questions. Needless to say, I really want it to be tomorrow around this time. :D So yeah, have fun with that in a year, PBT :P |
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Feb 22 2005, 11:53 PM
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Wow. I have to admire the balls on someone who does anything other than continue studying in the middle of their bar exam.
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Feb 23 2005, 12:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 10-February 03 From: Leeds, UK Member No.: 4,046 |
huzzah. only 7% of people to take that test are "nerdier" than me.
Personally I always describe myself as a geek and not a nerd. There /is/ a difference (as if you need to ask...) The trouble is that the girls /never/ believe me when chatting on a saturday morning :D PostCount++ |
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Feb 23 2005, 12:08 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I clock in at 97%, thank you very much :D ~J |
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Feb 23 2005, 01:36 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
25% are more nerdy than me. Joy. I bow to your collective nerdiness.
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Feb 23 2005, 01:44 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 1-December 03 From: Des Moines, IA Member No.: 5,866 |
Oh yeah, I can multi-task. Luckily I have that encephelon and Law know chip ;) |
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Feb 23 2005, 02:30 AM
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Niiiice.
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Feb 23 2005, 06:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 494 Joined: 19-February 05 From: Amazonia Member No.: 7,102 |
1% scored higher (more nerdy), and
99% scored lower (less nerdy). All hail the monstrous nerd. You are by far the SUPREME NERD GOD!!! ^-^ I guess i'm just special. |
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Feb 23 2005, 06:43 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 23-November 03 From: Chicago (post bug/pre nuke) Member No.: 5,839 |
Get back to studying, oh and good luck with the exam tomorrow ill be playing city of heros and reading shadowrun on my day off from classes while your ripping your hair out in that exam... :P |
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Feb 23 2005, 09:21 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 7-February 03 Member No.: 4,025 |
I recieved some valuable advice once: "Never let school get in the way of your education."
I'm a university drop-out and proud of it. |
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Feb 23 2005, 10:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 19-January 04 Member No.: 5,992 |
College student, planning to major in Chem, minor in who-the-hell-knows. Using a community college to act as a springboard to go to a real one, to both save money on core classes and alleviate my piss-poor GPA and lack of extracurricular's I'd feel honest about putting on my transcript.
Scored a 93% on the test. Aside: My Chemistry textbook smells like I payed way too much for it. |
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Feb 23 2005, 11:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960 |
a common misconception...a pity really. |
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Feb 24 2005, 02:22 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,156 Joined: 15-March 03 From: Fresno, CalFree Member No.: 4,252 |
I'm about to finish High School, so I put Completed High School. I'll go to college, I'm just not sure where.
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Feb 24 2005, 01:41 PM
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Chicago Survivor Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033 |
I always took that to mean you should remember to learn somehting instead of focusing on a grade. School isn't about grades, our society has made it such, mainly because we desire to be labeled, classified, and pigeon-holed; school should be about experiencing new things, taking a moment to appreciate those whose shoulders we stand on while we achieve, and to be exposed to that which shakes up our paradigm without washing away our foundations. YMMV. |
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Feb 24 2005, 02:33 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 4-May 03 Member No.: 4,535 |
how do you figure? im having a ball with life and didnt finish high school, and i dont have any money worries despite living in a very expensive area. Also prospects are rosy for the future, considering my father raised 5 kids as a warehouseman, also never having finished high school. dont get me wrong, a man needs skills and things to do with life (learn, teach, etc.) but college isnt a neccessity for enjoying life, or for education for that matter. After all there are those in life who cannot afford to go to college, or those who start their 'careers' before entering college. seems to me that dog has the right frame of mind. |
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Feb 24 2005, 04:58 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,840 Joined: 24-July 02 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 3,024 |
College and schooling is nice, but it is far from the only source of education.
Some things can't be taught, and have to be learned. That being said, having a degree or some kind does nothing but open doors in the workplace, even if people tend to put too much value into a piece of paper. |
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Feb 24 2005, 06:55 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
A college/university is pretty much just a meal ticket to higher economic status in most cases. It makes me think about the Wizard of Oz sometimes.
Still, there are billions of things you can learn in college and university that you cannot learn anywhere else. My significant other is learning how to manipulate genes using computerized simulations and the latest biotech lab toys. That's something you can't pick up from "life experiences" or even a technical school. |
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