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Why does nobody on Mumsnet ever have one degree?

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BertrandRussell · 05/04/2019 22:38

It’s either at least 2, possibly 3 and one a Masters probably from Oxbridge, or left school with one GCSE in home economics......

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BlueSkiesLies · 06/04/2019 20:27

I’ve only got one. Plus a professional qualification.

cliffdiver · 06/04/2019 20:38

I have 3 Grin

One under grad, 2 post grad.

None at Oxbridge though.

Coniferhedge · 06/04/2019 20:43

I’m struggling to get through my first degree at the ripe old age of 47. Discovered a love of learning late in life (spent most of my school days playing truant) and would love to do another degree after I graduate next year, but alas, I can’t afford it.

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Thatsnotmyotter · 06/04/2019 20:59

I have one and it’s only a 2:1 in a vocational subject.

Ironically all my GCSEs are A/A* and I was super academic at school.

Tealtights · 06/04/2019 20:59

@Slowknitter very true 😂😂 I guess I mean if someone said to me they had 2 degrees id assume 2 undergraduate degrees (which let's face it isn't uncommon these days) as degree is usually used to describe that, whereas most people tend to just say they're doing their masters rather than "another degree" or masters degree etc. I wouldn't ever describe myself as having 2 degrees even if it's technically true. But then I don't ever have any need to tell anyone what qualifications I have, more likely to say I've been to uni twice instead.

LBOCS2 · 06/04/2019 21:25

I've only got one, AND it's a Desmond.

I am considering doing another one though, so... Grin

delilahbucket · 06/04/2019 21:33

No degree here. Just about scraped through GCSEs through sheer intelligence because I didn't really like going to school. Not stopped me being fairly successful though.

SummerHouse · 06/04/2019 22:24

Nothing wrong with a Desmond LBOCS2

Dragongirl10 · 06/04/2019 22:27

I have none, yet consider myself well educated. All sorts frequent mumsnet.

JustHereForThePooStories · 06/04/2019 22:34

I don’t have a degree.

However, I’m a high earned and I’m married to a hedge fund manager so I definitely have enough points for MN membership.

unicornstore · 06/04/2019 23:00

I don't have a degree (yet!) but I'd love one, I just can't decide what I want to do 😂 thankfully I'm pretty well educated so far with good grades. (20 years old)

I have noticed here that people do claim to be very 'highly' educated! I wonder how much of it is true though...

Natsku · 07/04/2019 09:36

I only just figured out what Desmond means. I was so confused wondering why so many people had the same autocorrect error and wondering what they had been trying to type instead. This may explain why I don't even have a Desmond.

TapasForTwo · 07/04/2019 09:42

I had to google it. Not having a degree myself I am unfamiliar with the terminology.

Dragongirl10 · 07/04/2019 09:42

I didn't know what a Desmond was either...perhaps l am far to ill educated after all....!

Camomila · 07/04/2019 09:46

I think its an age thing as well....of my friends hardly anyone has one degree, almost everyone did something 'after' eg PGCE, Ma, PhD...we graduated in the middle of the recession, everyone who was lucky enough to get post grad funding jumped at it!

Also I think it might be because there are lots of women with young DC on here...quite a few of my friends have found it easier to retrain or continue studying during the toddler years as its more flexible than working. When I was doing my Ma some of the younger female academics really pushed the idea of doing babies and PhDs at the same time because of the flexibility and being able to work from home.

LBOCS2 · 07/04/2019 10:21

I think that's probably true @Camomila. I'm gearing up to doing an industry related MBA and it's in no small part because I cut back to working part time while I have small children, and smallest child starts full time nursery in September - which will give me two days a week to do something I want to do.

Gwenhwyfar · 07/04/2019 10:40

"I think it might be because there are lots of women with young DC on here...quite a few of my friends have found it easier to retrain or continue studying during the toddler years as its more flexible than working. "

Because they had husbands to subsidise them you mean. Single people don't have that luxury.

ErrolTheDragon · 07/04/2019 11:10

some of the younger female academics really pushed the idea of doing babies and PhDs at the same time because of the flexibility and being able to work from home.

Scientists may be a bit surprised by that concept!
I'm wondering if the distribution of higher degree subjects has changed over time too? More non-experimental PhDs maybe? More MBAs?

unicornstore · 07/04/2019 12:10

Just realised my comment makes me sound like I'm not in education lol, I'm at uni, 2nd year Law but still undecided as to whether I love it😂 providing all goes well I will technically have a degree end of next year Grin

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