Definition of "book learning"

Jiro said:
missing one more thing - "or neither?" :lol:
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Thank you , you over educated book learned participant! :mad2:

Wait , if it was neither, would she just collect them and alphabetize them on a shelf?
 
kokonut said:
jillio said:
I had the academic requirements. Just a few courses were deficient but I got the offer contigent on good grades.
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If a few courses were deficient, you did not meet the requirements.:laugh2:

And they don't admit you to a doctoral program without at least a GPA undergrad or Master's level of a 3.5. It is one of the universal requirements. Likewise, if you drop below a 3.0 at any point during your doctoral work, you will be dismissed from the program.

You are talking about probationary status that occurs with undergrads that flunk out of one school and attempt to enroll at another school. They are accepted contigent on maintaining the GPA necessary to make up points. Graduate programs do not admit on a probationary status.
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TheWriteAlex said:
While I do like to see nutjob get the smackdown when he's in the wrong, I believe that he got some official acceptance into a PhD. program, even if it wasn't through official channels or came with a probationary status or contingencies (not a big deal, as many new PhD admits have these). I think we're just arguing around technicalities at this point.

What I would like to know though, Koko, and which you still have not answered, is: WHY DID YOU TURN DOWN THE DAMN PhD????????
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In due time....

why? Well, other opportunities presented itself clearly later on.
 
kokonut said:
Ooooh....but I did have a GRA deal worked out starting Aug. 24, 1999!!
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Not possible. You were not accepted to a program. And all doctoral students have an assistantship. It is part of the doctoral program. It comes with acceptance to the program.:roll:
 
Bottesini said:
Thank you , you over educated book learned participant! :mad2:

Wait , if it was neither, would she just collect them and alphabetize them on a shelf?
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doesn't she hires one to alphabetize them for her? :giggle:

oh I'm such an asshole :fart:
 
TheWriteAlex said:
While I do like to see nutjob get the smackdown when he's in the wrong, I believe that he got some official acceptance into a PhD. program, even if it wasn't through official channels or came with a probationary status or contingencies (not a big deal, as many new PhD admits have these). I think we're just arguing around technicalities at this point.

What I would like to know though, Koko, and which you still have not answered, is: WHY DID YOU TURN DOWN THE DAMN PhD????????
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Yep. I have never known anyone who went to the effort to apply to a Ph.D. program and was accepted to turn it down. In fact, the average is one has to apply to 7 programs to insure 1 acceptance.
 
Bottesini said:
Ah, some of my favorites! And Sherlock Holmes also. Merry old England.
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I've never really gotten into her myself. I am a fan of Ruth Rendell and I've read many of her books and I've read some by P.D. James.
 
jillio said:
kokonut said:
If a few courses were deficient, you did not meet the requirements.:laugh2:

And they don't admit you to a doctoral program without at least a GPA undergrad or Master's level of a 3.5. It is one of the universal requirements. Likewise, if you drop below a 3.0 at any point during your doctoral work, you will be dismissed from the program.

You are talking about probationary status that occurs with undergrads that flunk out of one school and attempt to enroll at another school. They are accepted contigent on maintaining the GPA necessary to make up points. Graduate programs do not admit on a probationary status.
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No, flunking. I was preparing for my oral thesis defense for that year when I got my letter (I passed and got my MS degree).
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kokonut said:
In due time....

why? Well, other opportunities presented itself clearly later on.
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Well, now I'm actually starting to doubt you. That's a BS answer. Stop dancing around the question and answer it straight.
 
deafskeptic said:
I've never really gotten into her myself. I am a fan of Ruth Rendell and I've read many of her books and I've read some by P.D. James.
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PD James wrote a cool one about an autistic boy. (if I remember right)
 
kokonut said:
jillio said:
No, flunking. I was preparing for my oral thesis defense for that year when I got my letter (I passed and got my MS degree).
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You don't defend a thesis at the Master's level. You defend your dissertation at the doctoral level.

So you would have had to take additional courses required for admission to the program you applied to. You have already stated that several times. If you did not have the pre-reqs you did not meet standards for admission.

This is beginning to go in circles with all the backpedaling. I'm done.
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oh my lordy.... this is getting more and more painful by a moment

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