What Advanced Degree Should You Get?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
3 min
What Advanced Degree Should You Get?
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About This Quiz

Hey look, everyone already knows you are brilliant and going to be a big success. The question is when and how you are going to do it? What advanced degree should you get?
What classes did you like best in college?
Business.
Political Science.
Social Work.
Science.
What were you most likely to do as a kid?
Start a lemonade stand.
Argue with my parents.
Hang out with an unpopular kid.
Play in the woods.
What is easiest for you to deal with?
Solving problems.
Being under pressure.
Being around strange people.
Being lost in the woods.

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Are you competive?
Kind of.
Very much so.
Not really.
Not at all.
Do you like to do research?
Not really.
Love it.
Sometimes.
Not at all.
Which job would you like?
Marketing director.
Judge
Child Advocate.
Park Ranger.

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Are you good at science?
Not really.
Sort of.
Not at all.
Yes, very much.
Do you like to be the center of attention?
It's okay.
I love it.
Not really.
Not at all.
How comfortable would you be leading a board meeting?
Very comfortable.
Kind of comfortable.
Not at all comfortable.
Not very comfortable.

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Would you represent someone in court even if you knew they had done something wrong?
No way.
Sure, everyone deserves that.
I think so.
It depends on what it was.
Why are people poor?
Because they don't work hard enough.
Because they have been messed over by the system.
Because they were born into poverty.
I am not sure.
Do you worry about the future of the Earth?
Not really.
Kind of.
I do sometimes.
I do all the time.

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How important is money to you?
Very important.
Extremely important.
Not at all important.
Kind of important.
How many hours are you willing to work a week?
50 hours.
60 hours.
35 hours.
40 hours.
Would you take less pay for a lot of time off?
I don't think so.
No way.
Of course.
Maybe.

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How do you get your daily exercise?
I would go to the gym.
I would take a long run.
I would do yoga.
I would go for a hike.
Would you place work over a relationship?
Maybe.
Yes.
No way.
I doubt it.
What do you argue about most?
Whether my ideas are good or not.
Politics.
Prejudices against others.
The environment.

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What large event would you most likely be attending?
A business conference.
An awards ceremony.
A political protest.
A climate change protest.
How willing are you to go into debt for your education?
Pretty willing.
Very willing.
Not at all willing.
Somewhat willing.
Why would you most likely be in Africa?
To research business opportunities.
On vacation.
To help poor people.
To help protect wildlife.

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Which career based movie is your favorite?
"Wall Street."
"The Verdict."
"Gandhi."
"An Inconvenient Truth."
What is the best quality to have?
Ingenuity.
The ability to think on your feet.
Kindness.
A desire to learn.
Would you make a good boss?
Yes, very much so.
I would, but I prefer to work solo.
Not at all.
Not really.

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What would be most interesting to study?
A business growth plan.
A series of laws.
A small community in the Ozarks.
A volcano.
What interests you the most?
Business processes.
Strategy.
Human behavior.
The ocean.
What do you do if something needs to be fixed around the house?
Try and fix it myself.
Call someone to fix it.
Ignore it.
Read a book to try and learn how to fix it.

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What sounds the least scary?
Using all my money to start a business.
Making a speech on which someone's life depends.
Going into a homeless encampment at night.
Sleeping outside in the woods without a tent.
Who role in filmmaking would you want to be in the movie?
The director.
The lead actor.
The writer.
The set designer.
How do you handle it if your partner is mad at you?
Ignore it.
Confront them.
Ask them what is wrong.
Go for a walk.

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