Poll: How much education did you get?

[WeAreStevo]

And if you think school counts for any KIND of critical education...

George Carlin - dropped out 9th grade
Bill Hicks - college dropout
Lenny Bruce - high school dropout
Steve Jobs - college dropout
Bill Gates - college dropout

George W. Bush attended and completed college!

I rest my case.

I think it's good that you rested your case because it's rather flawed...

These people are anomalies within their own respective fields:

George Carlin, Bill Hicks and Lenny Bruce may have dropped out. That's fine, they're amazing comedians. In the world of comedians however, I am sure there are plenty of dropouts who are terrible comedians.

Steve Jobs/Bill Gates are another example: Yes. They dropped out. They dropped out to start Apple/Microsoft though. It's not like they dropped out, and then 10 years later said "hey! I'm going to get into computers!" Plus, how many countless people have dropped out that we've never heard about because they've done jack?

And George W. Bush. Ah GW...This is the same kind of argument that people who are anti-vegetarians use to prove their point (i.e. Hitler was a vegetarian = ALL VEGETARIANS ARE BAD RAWR!)

Now, please know that I am only pointing out the flaw in your argument. I make absolutely no judgements about you or your decisions to drop out. Hell, I was a college dropout at first. I quit after my 2nd year of failing grades because I didn't care. 5 years and many occupations later, I returned to school for an AA degree and am now completing a Masters degree.

tl;dr

People do make something of themselves without school. People also are complete asses who do complete school. The inverse is also true.

 

[Sight Unseen]

I'm in the 4th year of a 6 year undergrad for a double degree (BSc/BASc) and thinking of doing a 2 year master's after that.

 

[HerrBobo]

Gonna have my graduation for my Masters in six days!

 

[ImperialSunlight]

Senior in high school, plan on going to university, although it appears as if that is not an option... Hmm.

 

[Radeonx]

I have a bachelor's degree in computer science (Just graduated last year).
I might get a master's at some point, but since I work for Microsoft already, I'd only get it if I was told to by my boss or someone.

 

[Haberley]

I've got a Master's Degree with Honours in Computer Games Design, just finished with it and desperately trying to find a job to use it on...

 

[mateushac]

High school (with averages around 8-10), 3rd semester law school.
(I'm in Brazil btw)

 

[revjor]

Seems like I get to be this first in this thread to proudly announce... Dropped out at 16 after months with a counselor my school brought in to figure out what to do with me.(Consistently high test scores, Maybe 10 homework assignments ever turned in) he convinced me to leave and just start working. So I got the good ol G.E.D and started working. One of the best decisions of my life.

I wanted to be a cook and now I'm one of the most well compensated cooks in the entire city.

 

[ace_of_something]

I have a masters. I make a decent living but not the kind of money one would expect someone with a 6 year degree to make. The idea is that later down the road I'll be getting promoted to competitive positions. Hell, It's already caused me to get promoted twice in two years.

 

[Condor219]

Currently in high school taking every college class possible, plan on attending college for a Bachelor's in Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics (essentially they're all the same degree) and eventually a doctorate in Astrophysics (hoping to attend CalTech).

And if you'll notice, those who dropped out of high school or college and became famous did so because they came up with that very idea that gave them their success while in school, and realized more schooling would only get in the way of that idea.

High school dropouts who did so because "they just didn't like school" or for some other reason tend to ear far, far less income than graduates.

 

[War Penguin]

I just finished high school last year and I'm currently in the middle of my first semester in college.

 

[Shivarage]

Now, please know that I am only pointing out the flaw in your argument. I make absolutely no judgements about you or your decisions to drop out. Hell, I was a college dropout at first. I quit after my 2nd year of failing grades because I didn't care. 5 years and many occupations later, I returned to school for an AA degree and am now completing a Masters degree.

I can spot the flaw in your arguement

You are getting a degree for the sake of getting a degree, you don't even know what you want to do with your life

 

[Julianking93]

Dropped out in 9th grade.
I couldn't stand being in school.
The constant bullying from not only students but teachers made it nearly impossible to attend and I regularly would just leave anyway.
I stopped going and went for my GED when I was 14.
Completed it without any issue and was out of school for 4 years and just studied on my own time.
I swear, I've learned more in the past 4 years on my own than I ever did in school.
I've gone to one semester of college so far and... well it seems quite shite so not sure how much longer this will last but we'll see.

Oh and as said before.....

George Carlin - dropped out 9th grade
Bill Hicks - college dropout
Lenny Bruce - high school dropout
Steve Jobs - college dropout
Bill Gates - college dropout

George W. Bush attended and completed college!

I rest my case.

Don't forget the massive amounts of writers that go on that list too.

 

[Ice Car]

Currently still in High School (Junior) and plan on going to college.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Three Masters degrees, starting a Ph.D in 2012. Not that anyone cares, but OP said to elaborate...

 

[BRex21]

I have a high school diploma that I got from an adult ed centre, and I currently work in a position that requires a masters with no negative repercussions. Seriously I explain plant biology to plenty of people with degrees and most of our Ag-business graduates think I'm some sort of genius because i know what DNA stands for.

 

[Blow_Pop]

Started Community College to make up what I lacked for Uni had to drop out for financial reasons went back a few years ago to a trade school graduated for massage therapy. Want to go back and do something with Cultural Anthropology and do a double major Sociology and Psychology in the study of Criminology and if I can narrow it focus it on serial killers because they are absolutely fascinating.

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

Highschool dropout... social reasons, including family problems, getting into fights all the time, almost killing a classmate... fun times.