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Education is hindering my education
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hrhenry
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14 May 2011 at 1:32am | IP Logged

Akao wrote:

I said I've been in college since I was 12 but haven't done
many classes because of the whole forced high school thing. I am taking classes over each summer though and I'll have a doctorate when I'm 18. Not as good as a Ph.D at 22-24, but I guess it's better than nothing.

I'm curious how you're actually accomplishing that.

I think I remember reading in another post of yours that you're now 14, correct?

How are you fitting in regular high school and a full-time college course load in order to complete a doctorate by 18?

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Edited by hrhenry on 14 May 2011 at 1:32am
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14 May 2011 at 1:39am | IP Logged

I only do the summer semesters for college and I'm doing my basics which give me usually
3 or 4 credits per class, thus I will have a good start by the time high school is done.

Edited by Akao on 14 May 2011 at 2:19am
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14 May 2011 at 1:47am | IP Logged

Yeah I'm just gonna say bratty. I do understand what you're feeling and how you wish things were different. But you're complaining about being in a school with 5 students. Just imagine if you were in that larger high school. I've always been one for a public high school education (maybe because mine was pretty decent) so when I hear things like this it bothers me. I do think it is impressive what you are doing with the college courses however.
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Akao wrote:

I only do the summer semesters for college and I'm doing my basics which give me usually 3 or 4 credits per class, thus I will have enough to get a doctorate by the time high school is over.

I think your math is off.

Most colleges require a total of anywhere from 120 to 128 credits to earn a Bachelors. A full-time student needs to carry a load of around 18 credits per semester to graduate in 4 years. I don't know what college you're attending summer session at, but a lot of colleges set the maximum credits per semester at 18, although I've heard of some accepting 24 per semester. I'm not even considering a Masters, which normally takes another 1.5 to 2 years.

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14 May 2011 at 2:20am | IP Logged

hrhenry wrote:

Akao wrote:

I only do the summer semesters for college and I'm doing
my basics which give me usually 3 or 4 credits per class, thus I will have enough to
get a doctorate by the time high school is over.

I think your math is off.

Most colleges require a total of anywhere from 120 to 128 credits to earn a Bachelors.
A full-time student needs to carry a load of around 18 credits per semester to graduate
in 4 years. I don't know what college you're attending summer session at, but a lot of
colleges set the maximum credits per semester at 18, although I've heard of some
accepting 24 per semester. I'm not even considering a Masters, which normally takes
another 1.5 to 2 years.

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Likely I have mixed up some names or something. I'm not sure about what the results
will be because I'll still be going after High School, but the point is I'm trying to
get a bunch of credits in before I actually start going there.
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14 May 2011 at 2:48am | IP Logged

Akao wrote:

Yes, you mixed up names.

The order is: Bachelors - usually completed within 4 years. Masters - usually completed within 1.5 to 2 years. and Doctorate - most people try to complete this within 3-4 years, but I know of one person that took 8 years to get her Ph.D. in psychology, because she was working full-time as well.

I should point out that earning a Masters doesn't automatically qualify a person for entrance into a doctoral program. There's candidacy, the coursework and, what usually causes the most grief and time-suck - the dissertation. That usually doesn't happen until at least the 3rd year. It's a daunting process.

This isn't meant to discourage you, by any means. But you should be realistic in your expectations and your reasons for wanting to complete a doctorate.

For an idea of everything involved, here's a link to Harvard's graduate program in English.

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Edited by hrhenry on 14 May 2011 at 2:50am
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14 May 2011 at 2:55am | IP Logged

Well obviously the degrees would be nice for job hunting but really a huge reason I
wanted to start college now is because they actually teach material I don't know there.
It will definitely be the first challenge I've had in a long time.

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