You can do a Masters in almost anything if you can make a case for it. Obviously some require undergraduate knowledge of the subject (someone with an English degree isn't going to be doing a Masters in Physics), but you can switch to things if you have real world experience or something. She'd probably be able to get onto a Masters programme with a good personal statement and transcript, but I doubt she'd be able to get on a Psychology Masters if she's not had any experience with running experiments.Long time lurker here!
I was a bit shocked about the Minerva video and I have a question regarding her ability to do a masters degree. I‘m from Germany and our university schedules and exams are a bit different from the UK but she said that her degree is a real degree (which reminded me a lot of arrested development and ‚fake block is real‘). Anyway, I was thinking about her actual chances to get into a masters, because her degree seems very vague. I know people who for example did a bachelor in business/media/psychology or something and in the end they didn‘t have enough credit points for either a master in media studies, business studies or psychology.
How does it work in the UK?
Thanks in advance!
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I doubt it!
I highly doubt she would be able to do a masters in Europe, because she would have a problem with "translating" her classes into an ECTS score. I know in the UK it works differently, but I think she'd have some serious problems if she would even be able to apply at all.Long time lurker here!
I was a bit shocked about the Minerva video and I have a question regarding her ability to do a masters degree. I‘m from Germany and our university schedules and exams are a bit different from the UK but she said that her degree is a real degree (which reminded me a lot of arrested development and ‚fake block is real‘
How does it work in the UK?
Thanks in advance!
One day Jade will probably bring out 'casual magic' merch! I'm calling it now.
Sounds like something she would do, I'm surprised she hasn't milked that yet tbh. Probably waiting for it to become her "brand".
I would be very shocked if a UK university took her on for a master's without an incredible personal statement and a lot of evidence proving that the classes she's taking are transferrable to the program she wants to do.
Master’s degrees are cash cows for UK universities so unless you’re applying to a highly competitive niche course or something that requires specific experience (e.g. lab experience, cough) in some cases it’s easier to get in than undergrad. The bar is surprisingly low for courses which seem prestigious on the face of it... in any case, I don’t think she’d bother doing a UK master’s. But if she did apply I think she’d easily get into the kind of course she would probably apply for, i.e. something relating to business, corporate sustainability etc.
Though the situation is definitely different in universities elsewhere in Europe where you have to jump through a lot more hoops to meet the requirements.
So I went on and watched the video here are some of my thoughts
- The thing she's describing about mixing theoretical classes with real-life experience kind of sounds like a university of applied sciences to me. I don't know if they exist in the UK but I did a year at a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands before moving on to a traditional research university and it was all about learning things and then applying them in group projects that would last a whole semester. A lot of these kinds of courses also have internships right from the first year as a core part of the module. The only difference with Minerva is that they offer a recognized bachelors degree lol
- It's nice to hear that she's finally admitting that she isn't handling the pressure that well and that Minerva isn't perfect but why does she keep adding 'that she loves it though'
- Her thoughts on powerful companies ..... interesting to say the least. Seems like the capitalist brainwashing is getting to her.
- The thing she's describing about mixing theoretical classes with real-life experience kind of sounds like a university of applied sciences to me. I don't know if they exist in the UK but I did a year at a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands before moving on to a traditional research university and it was all about learning things and then applying them in group projects that would last a whole semester. A lot of these kinds of courses also have internships right from the first year as a core part of the module. The only difference with Minerva is that they offer a recognized bachelors degree lol
- It's nice to hear that she's finally admitting that she isn't handling the pressure that well and that Minerva isn't perfect but why does she keep adding 'that she loves it though'
- Her thoughts on powerful companies ..... interesting to say the least. Seems like the capitalist brainwashing is getting to her.
Fetishising over cultures
hahaha I can see why, especially listening to Jade's
fascinating topics she looks at in her classes. I study Psychology, and cognitive sciences as a whole is a great discipline. You just have to be very critical and scientifically rigorous (which is taught at university level), there is a lot of popular psychology bullshit out there!
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i am just about to watch her latest video (out of boredom) I don't get how Minerva is a liberal arts uni? I am not American and this is not a thing we have in the UK as far as I am aware, but isn't it weird for basically everyone in a liberal arts uni to study business? I thought liberal arts was like literature etc?
She's the kinda person that is thoroughly impressed by token philanthropy and greenwashing done by large multinational companies to make themselves look better. "WOW LOOK AT THAT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY". Don't get me wrong, CSR is great, but it should be default - not considered exceptional, especially from the most harmful massive companies that do so much harm.
I like the way Jade is emphasising how everything could be graded. A similar things happens at Oxford right?
Was it because she disclosed the exact questions she was asked, which you aren't allowed to publicly share during the same application cycle?
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So even though the workload is intense, the weekly essays/problem sheets don't count towards anything. The only stuff that counts towards your final degree classification is your final exams, dissertation, and maybe a few pieces of coursework/extended essays if you have them in your course. So pretty much the opposite of what Minerva does. I think it shows that you don't have to be officially graded throughout the year to do well - most of the work Oxford students do throughout the year doesn't "count" necessarily, but they obviously do fine and get a great education regardless. It allows you to fail and learn, and to experiment and take risks with essays.
I think the system she was describing sounded closest to the American system, where it is my impression (could be wrong) that a lot of the work you do throughout the year counts towards your GPA, rather than it all being concentrated at the end of the year. But Minerva has gone crazy with this - it sounds like their overall grade can be influenced by the silliest metrics like polls during classes and mini quizzes.
My uni has a liberal arts course which is basically choices of different modules like sociology, literature, politics, religion, business etc. But I find it really strange that she is doing cognitive neuroscience and business - how do they go together at all? Is she going to be doing different classes next term, will she stick with the cognitive neuroscience and business or can she change. It makes no sense to me that you would do really different subjects. Fair enough if she wants a business degree, but what happened to her wanting to study biology. I highly doubt that studying cognitive neuroscience at Minerva is anything like studying it at normal uni
yeh it is so odd, and if she is starting random new subjects each year surely it means she will be studying them all at a first year level? so many negative comments on Minerva on that video!
Interestingly, in 1st year we had a class that me and my friend now call "train wreck friday", about 3 people had breakdowns. Hopefully 2020 will just be referred to as "train wreck year".
someone also commented that her insta posts about Dutch sinterklaas and stampot dish were incorrect lol i can't with this girl she's always throwing in that she's half Dutch but doesn't understand her own traditions properly??
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