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Originally Posted by Wmcmanus /img/forum/go_quote.gif
My neighbor who is one of the brightest guys I've ever met, told me he has a DMA. I asked him what a DMA is and he said it's his "Doesn't Mean Anything" degree!
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Your post reminds me of a story my wife tells that never fails to make me laugh. But first, let me just mention that there are many teachers in my family (my wife also) and I certainly agree with, and appreciate, your thoughts as previously posted in this thread.
Now, the story (and I'll tell you up front- this is better heard than read). My wife was once kidding her brother than the degree he was getting was worthless. My Italian mother-in-law was in the room and overheard this. She didn't quite understand the meaning of the words my wife was using, however, and later that day, she was heard on the phone, proudly proclaiming that her son was getting a "bogus degree" as if this was something desirable. (Now, you have to imagine, she was saying this like someone might say "he's getting a biology degree" or "he's getting an accounting degree", etc.)
Ahh...I love her, but sometimes I just have to laugh. This is the same woman who once asked another of her sons where his uniform was as he was graduating college. It took about a half hour to determine that she thought her son has spent the last 4 years going for a degree in
martial arts rather than
liberal arts, and she couldn't imagine how he had done this without a karate uniform...
Anyway, to stay on topic with the "post your college/major" part:
PhDs in microbiology and molecular genetics from Rutgers and UMDNJ. Overall I loved the program, but got bored with my research. In fact, there was a period of about 2-3 years where I thought about just taking the MS and leaving. I am ultimately glad I stuck it out, though, as I landed an excellent pharmaceutical job after school and a PhD was a requirement.
