What's your education background & academic achievements?

It's a great way to know your interests unless your education was not by choice.
Or it can be as funny as my certifications.
Disclaimer: I don't consider academic achievements as something to be a big deal. Asking only casually.

I am:

Bachelor's in Mass Media with a Major in Advertising : Merit Holder (Stood 2nd in Mumbai University)

MBA in Management (from a premier Business School)

Certitficate Public Relations Officer (Government of India)

Certificate Managerial Communication (From a business school ranked 2nd in India)

Certificate level I & II : Intelligence Analyst (can't reveal the source but my professor was ex U.S Air Force & Intelligence officer, Robert Folker)

Certificate Advanced Psychology (International Association of Therapists)

Certified Counselling Practioner (The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology)

Certificate Neurolinguistic Programming (Complementary Therapists Accreditation Association)

helenS · 36-40, F

I have a Master's degree in physics. More or less worthless, as I left science a long time ago.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

I have a BA in math with a minor in computer science.

I also have an MS in math.

I originally wanted to go all the way and get a PhD in math. It was a smarter plan, anyway, than just aiming for an MS, since only PhD candidates got free tuition (as long as we also taught -- and we got a stipend for that, too). But after 2 years I was struggling and had had enough, so I escaped with an MS.

I got a job and have been there ever since. I took some classes in-house and at local schools, but have no more degrees. I do not wish to put in the effort, even though my employer might pay for it. All I really want to do is retire and never work again, LOL!

If I need to learn something new, I just Google it. Unfortunately, not all books and papers are digitized online, or else they are behind paywalls. Fortunately, a lot is free for me on my work computer because my employer subscribes to JSTOR. Of course there are always physical libraries and interlibrary loan. But that is a pain.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@SW-User

I am an old man and lack the stamina and patience to do all that schoolwork and also do my regular job, too. Yes, there is a lot of advanced math I do not know, and knowing it would help my work. There is only so much one can learn on one's own, and taking a course focuses me. If I am self-taught I can give up. If I am in a class, I must do the homework, LOL!

I am bored with life, that is true. I am bored with my job, and bored otherwise, too.

My passion, to be honest, is to retire, relax, and never stress out or strain myself again. But maybe after a few months of that, when my mind is relaxed and I am bored again, I will start reading stuff.

My employer urges us to use Coursera, and they will pay. I have yet to try it, though, since I always preferred in-person learning. Of course with the pandemic, everything has been online the past 2 years. I went to a few conferences online, and took a class online.

I only do all that, though, to fulfill my training requirement for my job. I hate the idea of training for the sake of checking off a box, rather than training that will really help me in my job. But it is what it is. I get evaluated on it, and it impacts my rating and bonus. Gotta keep the boss happy.