Civilization players are smart and highly educated?

[Arathorn]

Cool another Mathematician! What was your thesis on?

Number Theory. Algebraic Number Theory, with some Geometry thrown in. Looking at hyperelliptic curves over a function field F_p(x), and then their orders modulo various prime polynomials. Very much cryptographic-based. Did a bunch of playing around with elliptic curves and such, too. Still do crypto in my job.

Arathorn

 

[servo]

BSc Material Science & Engineering

 

[stargatefan]

A.S. in computer science...

but I realized I liked playing games on computers rather then programming them...

So I'm currently working as a security guard...

 

[strhopper]

High School

Dropped out of College to work in manufacturin, When I realized I would make more money

 

[Rush Creek Pike]

My education ain't over, and it never will be till I'm senile. However, I've spent a few years in post-secondary education. It has put me right where the rubber meets the road every single day.

Read lots and play (CivIV) ecstatically hard.

 

[magush]

B.S. in Mathematics,
working on Masters Degree on MIS.

 

[ninty]

Me have a:
Diploma in Financial Service from Southern Alberta Insuite of Technology -SAIT
Finishing my last few courses for a Bacholer of Arts in International Relations from the University of Calgary
Also 1/3 Done my CGA simular to the Americans CPA

but yea i can't SPELL

Howdy neighbour.

Currently in my last year at Mount Royal College graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Business and Entrepreneurship with a major in Small Business.

 

[Mazruk]

I'm not highly educated but it doesn't matter. When I help my long long lost Nigerian relative get the money out of his account, I'll be richer than all of you!

Hey! I got a long lost Nigerian relative too! Maybe its the same one?

Oh crap, if its the same one, we'll have to share the money

 

[Mirc]

I have 102 prizes in 8 branches...
58 prizes only at classical guitar...

I'm the man with the most prizes in Romania, and maybe in Europe. I just won a competition in Cluj, which at the category over 16 years (I'm 13, in 2 days I'll be 14).

 

[FattyLumpkin]

...Well it does look like Civ players are more educated then the average US citizen if nothing else...I think only 20% of people in the US have any kind of college degree. I don’t know the levels of education outside of the US, so if anyone would like to add them… Anyway, it seems that every other person posting in this tread has a masters or PhD.

For the college professors out there, how do you like it, your job I mean?
It was always something I thought about doing...

Meph,

I absolutely love the job. There is a ton of freedom BUT if you’re not careful you can hang yourself with it. As a tenure track member of the faculty you are under a lot of scrutiny and at times that’s brutal. The pressure to publish in addition to the teaching load makes it challenging…at least for me. The students are great! The nice thing about the work is that it varies. I can lock myself in a room and write, crunch numbers, or take a nap. When that gets tedious (as cat naps can be) I get to walk down the hall and teach. When teaching gets exhausting I can escape (a little) into citizenship or community work. When all that gets cumbersome I fire up Civilization!

PS: I belive in the US that about 24.5% of the population has a bachelors degree by the age of 25. Could be a bit off on that since I don't remember where I read it. The data is about a year old I think?

 

[Shigga]

Let's see, I'm a graduated social worker, right now I study educational sciences on top, and afterwards I will head straight foward to the doctorate. After I finished I will probably become a cab driver. We got a very tight labor market here in Germany atm
(and probably for some years to come :s )...

EDIT: @Lumpkin: Nice to hear you like it. I'm toying with the thought of teaching at a university here in germany... but it is OH SO HARD to get in (as I mentioned above...). Primary goal is the doctorate and doing some research

 

[Multiplicity]

*Decides to dive into the pool and make my first post.*

Interesting thread here. I will chime in and say that I am currently working on my Bachelor's in Sociology at University of California, Santa Cruz. I intend on going into criminal justice after I graduate, and perhaps work for a Masters later on.

 

[jar2574]

JD. Need a lawyer?

 

[jothoma]

BA in History with a minor in Religious Studies. Then the wife and kids came so I went back and got a MBA and joined evil corporate America writing TPS reports. Did you get the memo...:suicide:

 

[sgrig]

BA in Maths, currently working on a PhD in Theoretical Physics

 

[bio_hazard]

Just finished a PhD in biology about 2.5 weeks ago (good timing, eh?)

@Krikkitone, it only took me 7+ years, hang in there!

@FattyLumpkin
I'm excited to hear you have ANY time for Civ as a professor. I'm thinking I'll continue in academia, and was worried I'd have to throw out all my old gaming disks as a matter of principle.

 

[alancsilver]

BS in meteorlogy
MS in meteorology

Currently a UNIX sys admin

 

[BeefBayford]

Number Theory. Algebraic Number Theory, with some Geometry thrown in. Looking at hyperelliptic curves over a function field F_p(x), and then their orders modulo various prime polynomials. Very much cryptographic-based. Did a bunch of playing around with elliptic curves and such, too. Still do crypto in my job.

Arathorn

Must be easier in practice

 

[AgentX]

BS in meteorlogy
MS in meteorology

Currently a UNIX sys admin

I almost envy you and your degrees in meteorology. It's all I wanted growing up. I even follow the local NOAA office and read all their daily reports.

I'm presently in my fourth year of a BS in Computer Science and am set to continue on into the master's program.

 

[Red Wegener]

BA in Economics, minor in math

still sick that I didn't switch to CS