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malcolmmcc on April 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: This Professor only has a PhD degree

I get that this reads funny, but I think it's fairly clear what he means...like, reworded it might say:

"I essentially have a BSc and MSc, through self-studying, but the only degree I got from an academic institution was my PhD."

shubb on April 3, 2013 [–]

The term 'self study' is strange here. He was trained to MSc level by his employer. The army do this all the time. The Chinese government do it very often.

craig552uk on April 3, 2013 | [–]

My dad earned 'the equivalent of' an MSc in the air force in the 70's. Those qualifications didn't translate well in to the real world back then.

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