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Subject:Re: (Non)Degreed and insu From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 3 Jun 1994 18:45:02 -0700
Marilynne Smith said:
> I am not comfortable with the idea that a degree verifies that a person is
> good in their selected field. I think a lot of mediocre people hold college
> degrees.
When I was a graduate student at Yale, I realized that a lot
of mediocre people have Ph.D.s, too. What separates someone w/
a degree from someone w/ out a degree is money (or the willingness
to get into debt) and determination.
