@General Lighting 535518 wrote:

I always thought it was fairly normal for brainy people to get a bachelors degree (the normal 3 year on) and a masters taken after this? or some others take professional qualifications during their first job after their bachelors degree. I know loads of people from “rat salad park” (BT research labs) who have done this..

As usual mate, you have a very good point there. I know that always used to be the case, not sure whether it remains so today, think most people never wish to do another course again after doing their bachelors degree (judging by those I know who’ve done degree courses anyway!).