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[Poll] Your Education Level - Page 5
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ShaperofDreams
Canada2492 Posts
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lilsusie
3861 Posts
On July 03 2009 07:46 Zzoram wrote: Why would you drop out with only 1 semester left? Just finish it off, so you get something for the work. I'm in the last month and a half of my MSc and I'm barely doing any work, but I'm trying to do just enough to graduate without pissing off my advisor too bad. there's a LOT behind that story - and good reasons for me to leave. i am never ever ever ever ever going back to that school, nor that major anymore. I'll eventually get a masters in something, but it wont be for that. | ||
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boezou
United States56 Posts
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On July 03 2009 10:23 ShaperofDreams wrote: This fall I will start attending my first year of art school in Emily Carr, kinda noobish school but the best you can do in Canada (that has a reasonable price). Hopefully i can find a pile of money somewhere and go to Europe or something. edit: what the hell! I've been the first post in the new page so often lately. The artistic aspect of that is superb :D | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
Currently: Ph.D Econ Still long time ahead of me at univeristy which has both good and bad sides. | ||
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
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ActualSteve
United States627 Posts
On July 04 2009 08:07 Lebesgue wrote: Completed: B.Sc Econ Currently: Ph.D Econ Still long time ahead of me at univeristy which has both good and bad sides. I bet a Ph.D in Economics is a lot of math and soul-burning. | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
"What do you plan to complete" since most people here are around 15-25 most are still in progress, so your poll is more of a poll on AGES than anything else | ||
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evanthebouncy!
United States12796 Posts
On July 04 2009 08:48 ActualSteve wrote: I bet a Ph.D in Economics is a lot of math and soul-burning. ![[image loading]](http://img518.imageshack.us/i/91872797.jpg/) | ||
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On July 04 2009 08:48 ActualSteve wrote: I bet a Ph.D in Economics is a lot of math and soul-burning. It is both indeed. Mathematics is the main tool used in Economics... Well, economics is pretty much applied math these days. And one needs to have high level of devotion to economics in order to survive. It is really common to see professor on Friday night or Sunday doing their research at the university... Obviously same applies to students... | ||
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Sadistx
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
On July 04 2009 08:07 Lebesgue wrote: Completed: B.Sc Econ Currently: Ph.D Econ Still long time ahead of me at univeristy which has both good and bad sides. What university are you in? I'm currently finishing my BS in economics and trying to decide whether i want to commit to grad school or not. | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
On July 04 2009 09:58 Lebesgue wrote: It is both indeed. Mathematics is the main tool used in Economics... Well, economics is pretty much applied math these days. And one needs to have high level of devotion to economics in order to survive. It is really common to see professor on Friday night or Sunday doing their research at the university... Obviously same applies to students... Which is funny. When I saw your nick I thought you were an analyst xD On July 04 2009 08:49 evanthebouncy! wrote: I think a better poll could be "What do you plan to complete" since most people here are around 15-25 most are still in progress, so your poll is more of a poll on AGES than anything else Yea good point... maybe next time =) edit: however, a self-report of academic interests may result in 99% of people choosing medicine or law. | ||
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bellweather
United States404 Posts
On July 04 2009 15:31 illu wrote: Which is funny. When I saw your nick I thought you were an analyst xD My thoughts exactly. Good ol' Henri | ||
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fnaticNoname
India858 Posts
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On July 04 2009 10:57 Sadistx wrote: What university are you in? I'm currently finishing my BS in economics and trying to decide whether i want to commit to grad school or not. I'm at NYU. Well, it is not worth to do Master degree in economics, that's for sure. IT is waste of time unless one doesn't hold a degree in economics already. To do Ph.D in economics one needs quite a bit of math. Calculus I-III, Linear Algebra is a must. Real Analysis is really ueful as well. The rest you can pick up later depending what will you want to do. And don't forget, Ph.D in econ is really hard work, and little fun. Especially at the beginning. First year can be incredibly tough as the volume of coursework is huge. I was in the library almost everyday for 12hours... Including weekends. Tough sometimes we went out with my coursemates we didn't really have much time to enjoy nightlife in New York... | ||
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K_ Takahashi
United States203 Posts
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Lebesgue
4542 Posts
On July 04 2009 15:31 illu wrote: Which is funny. When I saw your nick I thought you were an analyst xD Well, I am working with measure theory so much that the nickname seemed natural to me. And I did quite a bit of analysis in my life  As one of the noble laureate said : "Economic theory is mathematical analysis. The rest is just pictures and talk" | ||
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