tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post115764040819483312..comments2023-09-08T09:24:38.306-06:00Comments on Susan Adrian: The school thangSusan Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1158072238396741352006-09-12T08:43:00.000-06:002006-09-12T08:43:00.000-06:00Jenny:It's the middle-school math that's frustrati...Jenny:<BR/><BR/>It's the middle-school math that's frustrating me. Or highschool math, mostly; that's when we had that stuff. Basic arithmetic (oh yeah! Cross-multiply!), algebra (oh yeah! multiply the NUMERATOR), geometry...this is all stuff I have not thought about for at least 18 YEARS. {sigh} It's coming, though. I was having fun doing the algebra problems on Friday. Geek alert.Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157980703311451172006-09-11T07:18:00.000-06:002006-09-11T07:18:00.000-06:00Susan -Woo for Surrey! :-)To answer your question...Susan -<BR/><BR/>Woo for Surrey! :-)<BR/><BR/>To answer your question, I have a B.A. in physics (yeah, a Bachelor of ARTS in PHYSICS, which makes no sense but it's the only degree my university offered) and an M.S. in medical physics. I went straight through high school-college-grad school and now I'm working my day job and trying to write a novel that has (almost) nothing to do with it. *g*<BR/><BR/>My DH has a degree in history and a master's in Biblical studies; he's a stay-at-home-dad taking extra classes on the side and he's going to start a Ph.D. program next year. He actually owns a shirt that says "Dangerously Overeducated" hehehe.<BR/><BR/>A word of advice on the GRE: study middle-school math. I'd had up through calculus 3 and differential equations when I took it, and it didn't do a thing for me. It's all the "If Bill can dig a hole in 3 hours, and Bob can dig one in 4 hours, how fast can they dig it together?" blah blah blah. I highly suggest a review book. The writing and reading portions should be much easier. *g*Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031393908692300777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157835452504468862006-09-09T14:57:00.000-06:002006-09-09T14:57:00.000-06:00Got the undergrad degree while working - took five...Got the undergrad degree while working - took five years to get a 3-year B.A. in archaeology and cultural geography. Only advice I can recommend right now? Don't forget to take a little downtime for yourself [g]!<BR/><BR/>Julie KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157764020752612332006-09-08T19:07:00.000-06:002006-09-08T19:07:00.000-06:00(Raising hand) Also a Uni-Dropout. I was taking Sc...(Raising hand) Also a Uni-Dropout. I was taking Science (what was I thinking?) If I could do it all over, or could afford it now, I'd take Arts- all literature too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157725665668588562006-09-08T08:27:00.001-06:002006-09-08T08:27:00.001-06:00Julie:Congratulations on the hospital offer--that'...Julie:<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the hospital offer--that's great!! (still considering Texas?)Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157725621472485152006-09-08T08:27:00.000-06:002006-09-08T08:27:00.000-06:00Sara:Bloody dean. {g}You know, I think that scenar...Sara:<BR/><BR/>Bloody dean. {g}<BR/><BR/>You know, I think that scenario is way more common than you might think. Like I said to Cindy, my husband's the same. My sales manager is the same. Actually, my dad is the same. You're right; you don't need a college degree to write novels.<BR/><BR/>Of course there was one job I didn't get because I _didn't_ have a Master's and the other candidate did. {sigh}Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157725217079345672006-09-08T08:20:00.000-06:002006-09-08T08:20:00.000-06:00Cindy:Yep, am going to Surrey! I am hoping to be a...Cindy:<BR/><BR/>Yep, am going to Surrey! I am hoping to be able to make a couple more revisions to TMT and have it ready to pitch; that's October's project. {s} <BR/><BR/>My husband is the same as you--he was almost all the way done with a history degree when he stopped; like a semester away. It hasn't hurt him so far, though.Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157672952178003432006-09-07T17:49:00.000-06:002006-09-07T17:49:00.000-06:00I'm also a Uni Dropout. I tried two different uni...I'm also a Uni Dropout. I tried two different univeristies, multiple majors... And didn't cut it.<BR/><BR/>I'm not too fussed about it at the moment, acutally. I've been tentatively offerered a great job at the hosptial- one which you're supposed to have a bacholers. I don't, and they approached me, something I'm still amazed about.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with all the burocracy (sp?). If you need help cutting through all that red tape, I'll grab a pair of scissors and help out ;)<BR/><BR/>-JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157665419234022962006-09-07T15:43:00.000-06:002006-09-07T15:43:00.000-06:00I'm a university drop-out. It's a long story, here...I'm a university drop-out. It's a long story, here's the short-short version. <BR/><BR/>I was working toward a Bachelor of Science, realized I couldn't hack it, don't have the brain for it. Tried to switch to Arts. The dean wouldn't let me. So I quit. I also realized I didn't need a degree of any kind to write novels, which is what I've always wanted to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810750742830573486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1157645098107217662006-09-07T10:04:00.000-06:002006-09-07T10:04:00.000-06:00Dear Susan:I replied to you yesterday but the comp...Dear Susan:<BR/>I replied to you yesterday but the computer ate my message. Ugh.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I was studying History at University when I left to run my computer business. Haven't gone back and finished it, maybe I never will. I'd love to, but there's life.<BR/><BR/>Are you going to Surrey? Just wondering, seems like you have so much on the go!luixCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442184872395803612noreply@blogger.com