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Addicted... - dposborne - 08-18-2014
sanantone Wrote:I also think you should go for a doctorate or go for nothing at all if it's not going to be applicable to your career. Use this guy as motivation not to become a perpetual student.
Aric W Hall* -* Resume* -* Education* -* -* -*
A couple more examples of the addiction:
Here's the list of 29 degrees Kalamazoo resident Mike Nicholson has earned | MLive.com
Johnny Lechner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Bolger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its funny I came across this thread. I like the learning format of WGU so much I will probably pursue a couple more degrees from the college to finish off my GI Bill funding.
Addicted... - sanantone - 08-18-2014
dposborne Wrote:A couple more examples of the addiction:I've heard of this guy.
Here's the list of 29 degrees Kalamazoo resident Mike Nicholson has earned | MLive.com
Quote:Johnny Lechner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is something really wrong with this guy. Why won't he graduate?
Quote:Benjamin Bolger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lot of his degrees are too similar. I don't understand why someone would do this. It's like that guy with dozens of associate's degrees. Several of them are in the same subject or same general field.
Addicted... - sanantone - 08-18-2014
A lot of Mike Nicholson's degrees are similar too, but more varied than the others.
Master of Business Administration and an Associate of Business with a major in Management after the MBA???
Master of Art in Special Education, Master of Science in Education - Special Education, Master of Education - Special Education, and Master of Education - Special Education Administration???
Addicted... - sanantone - 08-18-2014
Wikipedia has an entry for the perpetual student. Milton de Jesus has been a student at University of Puerto Rico since 1963. They mention some fictional characters who were perpetual students. One of my favorite t.v. shows is Girlfriends. One of the main characters has several degrees and is over her head in student loans. She can't hold a job and is usually living with one of her friends.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_student