Or, what can a scientist and tennis teach you about real estate? 

There's some value in those degrees for entrepreneurs (artists, songwriters, scientists, investors, it don't matter). 

Among the visitors were clergymen, college professors and distinguished scientists.

@Mary Mitchell - I would actually argue that pure capitalism is the LEAST emotional (as would many political scientists).Account Closed - lots of good advice above.

Let me tell you a secret.When I was a NASA scientist and some hot babe asked me what I did for a living ..

@Brian Gerlach as a family scientist (real estate is my side hustle) I must correct you on this.

If you want to be a computer scientist or biologist of course you need a degree!

The goal would be to add to my LONG list of vetting systems with potential applicants a FICO number where I won't accept, moreover, won't spend the time to see if this guy or gal is credit card miles hacking, piggybacking off someone else or just a lowly rocket scientist that lives on the moon.

Social scientists have done extensive blind "white name" v "black name" identical resume experiments "in the wild" with real life employers not knowing they are being experimented on, etc etc etc.- Due to the recent history of the Great Recession, the one area where the mortgage industry is not budging a single inch is in giving loans out to families that it can't be verified 10 ways from Sunday to be able to make the payments. - Add those two things together, and guess what we might end up with......

I only work with certified, independent mold inspectors (environmental scientists) and only hire certified mold remediators.