Maximizing Respect: Strategies for Earning Recognition Beyond a B.S.

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The discussion revolves around strategies for earning respect in academic and professional settings, particularly for individuals holding only a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. Participants explore the role of additional qualifications, such as advanced degrees and publications, as well as alternative ways to gain respect through personal qualities and contributions.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that advanced degrees, like a PhD, are generally associated with greater respect in the academic community.
  • Others argue that respect can be earned through various means, not solely through formal education, emphasizing the importance of skills and contributions.
  • There is a question about the availability of free publication opportunities for research development.
  • One participant expresses hesitation about their unpublished work, feeling it lacks significance after completion.
  • Concerns are raised about the scrutiny faced by individuals without formal graduate training when attempting to publish research.
  • Some participants note that respect can also come from offering respect to others, regardless of formal qualifications.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the best ways to earn respect, with multiple competing views on the importance of formal education versus personal contributions and skills. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the necessity of credentials for being taken seriously as a researcher.

Contextual Notes

Participants express uncertainty about the effectiveness of their unpublished work and the dynamics of academic publishing, highlighting the potential barriers faced by those without advanced degrees.

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How could I earn more respects because I don't think I am respected actually with only a B.S ? Should earning more certificates retrieve more respects from people ?
 
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Do you mean degrees, by certificates? Yes, in the academic community, having a PhD or a DPh is going to make you much more respected than someone with only a BSc. That being said, having reputable publications is also important if you want to be respected.
 
Really ? is there a free publication for development ?
 
This might also depend on what you mean by respect.

Some of the people I have the greatest respect for have very little formal education. Respect can be earned in any number of ways. One of the best ways I know of to earn it is to offer it forward.
 
:smile: I have only a B.S. Do you respect me ?
 
Kein said:
Really ? is there a free publication for development ?

You can work on research for free, and if it's good, sense it to an academic (professor, pdf) that you respect and trust and they can help you get published.
 
having lots of letters after your name doesn't make one respected - credentials mean nothing, display of skill is everything.
 
Really ? I didn't know anything about that.
Next time on I might ask for my professor[/color]'s agreement then send her what I write to think about the pulication later.
I still have one/two unpublished but after rereading ithem several times ithey sound really like childish discoveries. I hesitate. While searching for a solution, I find it great, but after completion, I feel bored with ithem. Also, I suppose conferences held except in some rich nations like Japan are sort of a money making business. I hesitate, and that although my professor is an adjunct teacher, he still might probably refuse because of this.
 
I'm reading between the lines a little here, but I suspect that what you really want to ask is whether or not a person is generally taken seriously as a researcher without formal graduate training.

The answer is likely not. Certainly there are exceptions. There are may M.D.s for example, who publish research on a regular basis. But in general, the formal education is what gives you the background in a field to know what problems need to be researched. It also gives you the experience to know what information to include in a paper and when to make reference to other work. This is, of course, on top of giving you the tools to conduct any research properly and effectively.

It is unconventional for a person to write a paper, and give it to a professor simply for feedback without that professor having been a part of the research in one way or another.

What you will run into is not so much a case of respect or lack thereof. Without proper credentials, people will naturally scrutinize your work to a much higher degree because there is no mechanism in place that assures them that your methods have at least at some point been subject to review.
 

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