https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:19:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775566 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:48:44 +0000 googly-eyes 775566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope so! I only have one degree (BA) so far, and it's pretty useless, but my MA (in progress) will be the one to launch a career. I hope my daughter either has a more useful bachelors (and/) or a masters, or even further! Whatever will bring her the career she wants. Then again, if she decides to do something else (start her own business, join the military) that would be ok too, although I would hope she'd eventually get a degree to open more doors for herself, even if she starts a career before getting a degree.</p> <p>Oh and I also have a useful certificate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775549 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:25:40 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 775549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe, but only if he wants to. DH has a BS and I have a BA and JD. We'd definitely expect him to get a BS/BA but beyond that I'm not sure. Whatever he wants to do will be fine by me if it makes him happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775547 Sat, 11 May 2013 19:23:16 +0000 lomom 775547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We each have a BA. I also have my CPA license. I hope LO at least earns a BA in a field he can support himself (i.e. not General Studies, but Accounting, Engineering, etc.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775447 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:56:34 +0000 mrsjazz 775447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We expect her to go to college and get a BA/BS, but she doesn't have to have a masters degree. We both finished grad school and we think it's important. I've been looking for jobs and there are so many looking for people who have a graduate degree. It depends on what field she goes into. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775443 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:51:30 +0000 DisneyBee 775443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a master's degree, which is needed to be a physician assistant. Not sure if my son will match me, but I would like him to at least obtain a bachelor's degree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775379 Sat, 11 May 2013 16:18:30 +0000 swedishfish 775379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe? Maybe not? I have my Masters degree plus 75 extra credits (including my Educational Administration certificate). Since I work in education a Masters degree was necessary. So I chose to get my Masters in a field that would give me a second teaching certification. I am certified in History 7-12 (from my Bachelors), Library Media K-12 (from my Masters), and Building/District Educational Leadership K-12 (from my extra credits). </p> <p>DH has his Bachelors. He works for a local news station so a Masters isn't necessary in his Communications field. </p> <p>As long as my child gets a Bachelors I will be happy. I feel like a college education is an important foundation for most professions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775363 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:59:45 +0000 Bookish 775363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH only has his hs diploma, and I'm working on my Master's... I'd prefer for LO to at least get her Bachelor's, but I don't expect her to go to grad school </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775361 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:58:37 +0000 Dandelion 775361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only have a HS diploma, so I hope he has at least that, but I'm sure he'll have more! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775345 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:33:44 +0000 yoursilverlining 775345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - we expect LO to get her BA at a minimum (just like our parents' unspoken expectation was for both of us); my husband has his PhD so we dont expect her to match that, but would be extremely happy if she did!! Honestly, I really hope she gets more than just her BA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775319 Sat, 11 May 2013 15:06:02 +0000 nana87 775319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will have a phd when I finish grad school, so that's a hard minimum to set for someone else! it just would depend on if our future lo would love school as much as I do. I'll be happy as long as long as he or she (or they) are doing something they love. I'm definitely a "live to work" rather than "work to live" kind of person, I think it's really important to find a career that you're really passionate about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775292 Sat, 11 May 2013 14:39:31 +0000 BSB 775292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both have our bachelor's and I'm working on my Masters. My company is paying for my master's so it's not bad.</p> <p>I hope that our future LO will go to college and get the a BS. Although, I see from my sister and brother that you don't need a BS to be successful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775290 Sat, 11 May 2013 14:34:44 +0000 sera_87 775290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a GED and a college diploma, so yes, they'll probably exceed me. </p> <p>However I just want them to do what they love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775271 Sat, 11 May 2013 14:11:07 +0000 Silva 775271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a masters in social work, which is basically a requirement for the work that I do (therapist). My husband is an MD.<br /> I worry a little about our kid feeling pressured to pursue med school because my husband's family has a weird thing with it. His mom pushed all of her kids in a way that makes me uncomfortable.</p> <p>I'd like for my kids to at least go to college. I think the experience can bean important one, even if you end up doing something unrelated to your studies later on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775264 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:56:45 +0000 Punky 775264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love if my kids matched or exceeded our degrees, we both have M.A. We also are both educators and I expect my kids to at least get some sort of post H.S. education. Now whether they want to go to college or have a set career path in mind (that they can support themselves with) and want to attend a vocational school, that is their choice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775258 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:50:12 +0000 woodentulip 775258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a MA (in...MUSEUM STUDIES!!!), and my hubs only has a bachelor's. His is definitely worth much more in terms of career value and potential earnings. I think that I would want my kids to decide to get some kind of further education, but I would be supportive of any kind, and would not force them into university of their interests lie in a different area! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775256 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:46:41 +0000 Ra 775256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would like if he at least got his bachelors, but would never pressure him about it. As long as he is doing something he loves and is a productive member of society, I'll be happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775254 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:37:10 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 775254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a bachelor's and a post-grad diploma, and am not really using either of them. If LO doesn't 'match' that, I'm fine with it. However, its important to me that she goes to either college or university. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775253 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:34:57 +0000 heffalump 775253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh and I both have our masters. I think it just depends on what she wants to do.... I don't think a masters is always necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775250 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:25:06 +0000 looch 775250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Masters, I would be pleased if my son got one too, but in a field that he cared about. I got my MS while I was working, my employer paid for the majority of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-think-your-kids-will-get-as-many-degrees-as-you-did#post-775246 Sat, 11 May 2013 13:21:55 +0000 mrbee 775246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got a HS and a Bachelor's degree, so I think the kids will match or exceed me. If they don't graduate from college, that won't bother me as long as they have a plan.</p> <p>I am not sure how I feel about grad school in general... I've seen a lot of people get deep in debt from grad school, without necessarily getting a career benefit. But in some cases, I can see how it is an important career step in certain industries. So in my limited observations, it's kind of seemed like a case-by-case sorta thing... will keep my eyes peeled though!</p> <p>Do you think your kids will get as many degrees as you did? </p>