None of the Scoobies possess higher than a high school education.
Buffy dropped out to raise Dawn. Oz dropped out to be house broken. Willow dropped out and became a murderess. Tara died. Anya turned evil, repented, and died. Xander never enrolled, and Dawn never graduated high school.
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Well Dawn would have had to go back to high school after season 7, seeing as she was 16. The other scoobies could have continued their education after chosen as well.
shareSo?
shareSo it's just slightly odd to think about, especially given most of the Scooby gang (save Xander, and Faith, excluding Dawn due to her age) enrolled, and none finished-remained due to circumstances.
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Anya never enrolled in college.
Willow went back in season 7, though at some point UC Sunnydale closed, before the city became abandoned.
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given most of the Scooby gang (save Xander, and Faith, excluding Dawn due to her age) enrolled,
I should clarify- most of the (then) Scoobies did...of the few left (Buffy, Willow, and Oz). Tara became a Scooby while enrolled. Giles, I assume, already has a degree, but, really, that is a big assumption - maybe Watchers Counseling counts as a higher education. I did not count Faith because she was comatose (and could not enroll) nor Cordy as she was not a Scooby post Sunnyvale (same with Angel). Angel, Anya and Spike - like Giles- are a different case, in that all are very old.
Anyway, I didn't have a real point to any of this. Just odd to consider none of the scoobies ever finished college,
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With Giles, I would say it's not really a big assumption to say he has a degree. I believe a Master's is a minimum requirement to be a librarian.
The Scoobies were enrolled in a university, a traditionally four year institution. Barring their circumstances (dead, dropping out), they didn't even have time to graduate yet by the end of the series.
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I'm fairly sure Spike attended university when he was human. It would have been expected of a man of his social class.
shareWell, Willow was re-enrolling, but the town was destroyed. That's not really her fault.
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It makes perfect sense. It falls to Maslov's Hierarchy of Needs. Safety is first. Since their safety was always in peril they did not have time to meet other levels of needs like "self actualization" or education which is the last layer. Maybe they had time to after Chosen.
shareIt's totally obvious.
shareDawn goes to college in the comics although she may have dropped a semester due to becoming a giant?
shareYeah, season 9 says that she is back in school and in season 10 you actually see her with a study group and it's stated she's studying to be a therapist to help kids that feel like they don't belong, since that's what she went through with all the Key stuff.
shareAre you sure about that? I think Giles would have finished college when he was younger and Spike might have too if colleges were around in America when he was human.
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I'm not positive. I actually kind of assume Giles "watcher education" is akin, scholastically, to a college education, if nothing else.
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It sucks that college was glossed over in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and even Angel: The Series. But, considering Joss's views towards college, I'm not really all that surprised. I can't remember where I heard this from (on this board, I know but can't remember the user) but doesn't Joss Whedon not have much respect for college/university?
I recall someone mentioning he got Buffy out of college right after Season 4 so she could deal with "real life problems." To me, this is kinda disrespectful to say, though. In terms of psychological theory, college (specifically undergrad) is a great scaffold for Emerging Adulthood. I.E. That time when you're no longer a child but still becoming a full-fledged adult. It's a huge developmental milestone where you're given true responsibility but you're also allotted a great deal of "training wheels." Those training wheels come off the more ready you are, making the transition easier....you know, unless you're loans run out.
For me, I'd say college was the time I finally felt like I WAS dealing with "real life problems." Paying bills, managing my own schedule, dealing with consequences, motivating myself to accomplish my goals. To me, that's what being an adults all about. Thus, it's as real as any life experience. What Buffy went through in Season 6 was certainly the grittier part of real life but that's not to say it was any more real than what Season 4 Buffy had to go through.