https://youtu.be/Ge2Vyxq7S1Q?si=ZMrbyP7b2awOuSXJ

I can't stop watching this.

So many reasons.

The mesmerizing female singer is called Chyna. She performed with nearly every big name band post-British Invasion band.

The Man playing the green Stratocaster is Pete Townsend's younger brother, Simon

UMPI Article: Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed Using CBE
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/v...es-opinion

https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/tes...e-degrees/

This got fed to my newsfeed and is dated for today, but I'm not sure any of this is new information. Sharing anyway in case there's something new so someone else.

An interesting article about country unique degrees called masters, but are considered different than an official master degree. I know the Titulo Propio gets discussed alot, and the new Master di Primo Livello are now becoming more popular as well.

While I disagree with them being "false", I do think there is a discussion to be had.

Quote:Here are four common “false Master’s” and their actual equivalencies.

1. The Brazilian Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu
   

In Brazil, graduate education bifurcates into stricto sensu (traditional Master’s and Doctorate degrees), designed for deepening research, and lato sensu programs, which are specialized, professionalizing courses leading to postgraduate certificates, rather than full academic degrees.

• The False Impression: Because the certificate bears the nomenclature “Master” or “MBA” on the certificates, it is often presumed to be a comprehensive graduate degree with U.S. Master’s equivalency.
  

• The Reality: These are primarily continuing education courses designed for professional development, often requiring between 360 to 420 contact hours of part-time enrollment. While these programs hold significant value in professional development, Park does not recommend equivalency for purposes of USCIS filing.
  

1. The Spanish Título Propio
   

The Spanish university system distinguishes between Títulos Oficiales (nationally recognized/accredited) and Títulos Propios (university-specific/non-regulated).

• The False Impression: As these are issued by established universities and titled “Master,” they are frequently presented as traditional second-cycle graduate degrees.
  

• The Reality: A Título Propio is a professionalizing qualification designed for immediate labor market utility. Crucially, it does not grant the holder access to doctoral studies in Spain. They do not hold graduate-level equivalencies as per AACRAO’s published guidance.
  

1. The Italian Master di Primo Livello(First-Level Master)
   

In the Post-Bologna Process, Italy introduced two tiers of “Master” designations that are frequently conflated: a regular academic Laurea Magistrale, and the Master di Primo Livello.

• The False Impression: Since the program follows a Bachelor’s degree (Laurea) and uses the “Master” nomenclature, it is often mistaken as a standard Master’s equivalent.
  

• The Reality: This is a professionalizing “first-level” course, similar to the Spanish Títulos Propio.
  

1. The Maestro(Spanish-Speaking Jurisdictions)
   

In Spain and several Latin American nations, the title of Maestro appears on a variety of educational documents, often causing confusion during the translation process.

• The False Impression: The literal translation of “Maestro” is “Master,” which frequently leads to the incorrect reporting of a graduate-level achievement.
  

• The Reality: This title refers specifically to a teacher-training qualification for secondary school teachers. Depending on the country and the specific era of the curriculum, this often equates to a U.S. Associate’s degree or a series of undergraduate credits.
  

U.S. Adult Confidence in Higher Ed Drops Again
https://www.usnews.com/news/education-ne...rops-again

Gallup Poll Data
https://news.gallup.com/poll/712322/conf...ghtly.aspx

Should colleges do more to provide value to students?

The Bachelor’s Degree: A Human Operating System

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrosows...ng-system/

What skills do you think people will need to keep updating throughout their careers?

I'm attending SNHU for a BS Geoscience, about half or slightly less will be Sophia/Study credits to make my graded coursework at least 60 credits.

I would love to get into the University of Utah's Masters/PhD in Geography afterwards, and was wondering if anyone knows if a degree hacked degree can actually get into competitive grad school.

Thoughts?

Hi everyone, I just wanted to state that I have been accepted to law school in Florida. Without going into too many specifics, I was accepted what is considered the highest ranked school in the state per US News. 
I graduated from UMPI last year with a 3.95 GPA. I was able to do alternative credit with Sophia and 75 credits at UMPI (I did a minor as well) in less than a year while being on the deans list for 3 semesters. While law school was always a dream, I was not able to attend college prior to finding Cliff Stumme's youtube channel (I'm not naming it in case its against the rules). I graduated from UMPI with 3k in student loans. 

I did the LSAT twice and my highest score was 160, while my lowest was 156. I believe I could have scored higher the second time but I was ill when I retook the exam and could not concentrate (thyroid issues). My LSAC GPA was weighted at over 4.10. I applied to 3 schools in Florida and two in my state, and was waitlisted at one Florida school and accepted at my reach school just last week. 
I was recently married and we have children and while this move is challenging we're excited to move because it has been my dream for over 20 years. I have already accepted and started the process of moving including putting our house on the market and finding a home in FL. Financially it might be a bit tight but we do have some savings, equity and family to assist. I did not get a scholarship as I was slightly below the schools medians in terms of LSAT score but law school will cost me about 90K in total with all factors considered (changing to instate next year etc).

I can submit proof to moderators if need and if anyone has any questions I can answer when I can.
I had to create a new account to post this because the password reset option did not work.

I completed the IBM AI Developer Professional Certificate from Coursera and get it evaluated by TESU last month, and being granted the following credits:


CAP-3530 Web Design and Development I
CIS-4999 Special Topics Comp Info Syst
CMP-4510 Artificial Intelligence
CMP-4710 Software Engineering
DSI-4999 Special Topics Data Sci/Analyt

CIS and CMP courses count as BACS AOS Electives UL credits, I am not sure about CAP and DSI though.

https://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program...turnto=621
PLEASE NOTE: This program will be availabe in the YourPace modality starting Fall 2 session, October 26, 2026.

In case you don't know, UMPI has expanded their YourPace Math courses catalog since this spring, it seems like a BS in CS is coming soon as well:
https://catalog.umpi.edu/content.php?cat...navoid=603 
[*]•  MAT 104 - Quantitative Reasoning
[*]•  MAT 117 - College Algebra
[*]•  MAT 121 - Pre-Calculus
[*]•  MAT 131 - Calculus I
[*]•  MAT 132 - Calculus II
[*]•  MAT 140 - Mathematics for Business
[*]•  MAT 166 - Concept-Based Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
[*]•  MAT 201 - Probability and Statistics I
[*]•  MAT 202 - Probability and Statistics II
[*]•  MAT 231 - Calculus III
[*]•  MAT 253 - Discrete Mathematics
[*]•  MAT 274 - Linear Algebra