What is your HIGHEST Educational level?

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by piloto

Yeah, here we go. You don't think others thought that when they saw the subject matter of your poll?

While your intentions may be innocent, there's enough "attitude" in this forum as is. Between those who feel they have to be able to justify the purchase/lease of this car (be it due to their age, income, net worth, etc.), and those that prey on others they somehow find to be less worthy, along with various other pissing contests, it's creating a bad vibe in this forum, imo.

I appreciated the "garage thread," for instance. It didn't say show a pic of your garage and state your net worth. It was just about garages. Some far nicer than what many others can afford, some done more tatesfully at a bargain, some more maintenace oriented, but it just showed appreciation from everyone about garages, and it demonstrated how everyone appreciates it in a different way.

Polls like this don't bring aboutg any sense of appreciation. They only bring about arguments, sense of superiority/inferiority in some, negative competition, and there's just too much of that in this forum as is. I like visiting this place, and I just wish it would contain more of the good natured information and appreciation of common interests that it did in the past. Even most of the sub-forums have these negative, pissing contests going on.

I'm glad you appreciated my garage thread. Much in the same way people appreciate seeing a nice set of wheels, or a hot supercharger set-up, I had hoped that this was something that would be appealing to car enthusiasts.

This thread has the potential to turn bad, but I think it is also just out of curiosity. What kind of people are other M3 owners? Obviously anyone who buys an M3 is into cars to one degree or another. Nobody buys this car just for transportation. It is clearly an enthusiast vehicle, and so I think it is natural to want to know a little about the composition of the enthusiast community.

I think the poll was a bit too specific. Educational "level" would be:

Less than high school
High school/GED
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree

Any more specific than that and you really are asking about specific professions, not educational level.

Educational level does give a clue about how sophisticated a discussion one may be able to engage in, however, with another party. While life experience and maturity can certainly "compensate" for lack of formal education in this regard, I can say with a fair level of certainty, that much of what I may have to say would likely go over the head of an 18 year old who dropped out of high school i.e. I doubt I could engage in a meaningful discussion concerning religion and violence through the course of human history with such an individual. Or, more relevant to the M3, the physics of injector design and fuel delivery limitations at 8000rpm in a street built automobile !!!

[twenty]

Thought there would be more dentists

[lenzm3edan]

[sA x sKy]

There's no doctorate of pharmacy here... ;(

[fortressmaximus]

You forgot the following option: "The school for kids who can't read good."

[GIdriver]

Originally Posted by VVG

......I'm an Anesthesiologist BTW

You're gonna love this: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6752641/wasroufd-vfsmmb. If the link doesn't work search for orthopedics vs anesthesia Xtranormal.

[GIdriver]

MD

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by GIdriver

You're gonna love this: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6752641/wasroufd-vfsmmb. If the link doesn't work search for orthopedics vs anesthesia Xtranormal.

I have seen this before. Very funny. There is actually another one that goes the "other way", where the Anesthesiologist wants to know the patient's birth Apgars, etc, before proceeding with the case.

[Foodle]

Originally Posted by GIdriver

You're gonna love this: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6752641/wasroufd-vfsmmb. If the link doesn't work search for orthopedics vs anesthesia Xtranormal.

There is a fracture ...

Love this.

[GIdriver]

Originally Posted by VVG

I have seen this before. Very funny. There is actually another one that goes the "other way", where the Anesthesiologist wants to know the patient's birth Apgars, etc, before proceeding with the case.

LOL! Yeah, I saw that one too. But I think this one's better.

[GIdriver]

Originally Posted by Foodle

There is a fracture ...

Love this.

... She has a condition I have not seen before... Asystole....

[CatchM3x]

11th grade. Hoping to buy my parents 09 M3 as soon as I go to college

[MKE_M3]

BS in Computer Engineering, but I've worked in Finance since graduation.

[HotIce]

Junior in a University.

[HotIce]

Hope to get my masters in comp sci.

[Bimmer Freeeek!]

Originally Posted by VVG

Educational level does give a clue about how sophisticated a discussion one may be able to engage in, however, with another party. While life experience and maturity can certainly "compensate" for lack of formal education in this regard, I can say with a fair level of certainty, that much of what I may have to say would likely go over the head of an 18 year old who dropped out of high school i.e. I doubt I could engage in a meaningful discussion concerning religion and violence through the course of human history with such an individual. Or, more relevant to the M3, the physics of injector design and fuel delivery limitations at 8000rpm in a street built automobile !!!

Agreed.

It is SO difficult for me to find people my age, college educated or not, that can engage in such discussions. Either my city is lacking in enriched twenty-somethings, or people have become so apathetic and Kardashian-ified that they cannot talk about anything deeper than Snooki's latest conquest or how wasted they got the previous night. What gives?

*steps of soapbox*

[BetterLate]

Originally Posted by Stronghammer

That depends. If you are a scrub tech then probably not. If you are a surgeon then probably so.

Hilarious. And true. Glad I'm not a surgeon.

[Team Plutonium]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Freeeek!

For real though u seem to be all about tit$ and a$$. I guess you are still 17 at heart.

... and once we are in our cars we are 8 years old.

[AbuArije5]

this is an very interesting thread

[Aquariu///M]

I think it's because people like to show off their educational level, next he will poll what is your income...then net worth
Btw; I'm a high school drop put

[Bimmer Freeeek!]

Originally Posted by SehrSchnell

... and once we are in our cars we are 8 years old.

When that happens, let's hope that you all don't drive like this boy.

[Team Plutonium]

Originally Posted by Bimmer Freeeek!

When that happens, let's hope that you all don't drive like this boy.

Wow!