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Is school REALLY that important or useful? (pg. 3)
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| bananas |
| Is this a serious question? Especially coming from you? |
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| Chimney |
| You have to do what you like, really. I study because most of the time I find it interesting. |
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| Watts |
Personally, college was a waste of my time. I graduated with a B.S. in computer science and have been trying to get jobs in this field since June 2009 (I developed a database and a front-end for a local company, but that ended when the franchise was sold). Companies either weren't hiring or did not want me after the interview process. These days, you can learn all this crap yourself, join some open source project, try to get an internship, and probably have enough credentials for an alright entry level job (add an extra year or two for not having a degree, though).
Unless you are going for an M.S in Software Security or Information Systems, don't even bother with the undergrad degree. You already have legit work experience. An undergrad degree will probably tack on another thousand to your yearly salary (I don't know what you get paid; I just made this number up).
I didn't enjoy college at all. I worked three jobs each semester and spent most of my free time programming projects. It was a miserable experience, and I was dumb enough to think I was entitled to a career when I finished it.
Best of luck. |
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| zoogla |
| military industry respects discipline and credentials. get a bachelors AND masters in computer science, which should come easy to you, given your advanced understanding of your field. then watch the money roll in as your projects further advance and develop your ideas and you get funding from institutional sources. start your own business instead of working for one of those you mentioned. |
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| zoogla |
| quote: | Originally posted by Watts
An undergrad degree will probably tack on another thousand to your yearly salary (I don't know what you get paid; I just made this number up). |
try $10-15K minimum, in banking at least (which also has comp sci positions) |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Or start your own military! Yeah, go do that. |
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| jonSun |
| Unless you're going into a field that requires a degree college is a waste of time & money. Experience is what counts. |
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| EricB. |
it get into real estate and hustle everyday like myself lol.
But you have to be likeable, this may not work for nou. |
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| EricB. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Or start your own military! Yeah, go do that. |
i still want to know how nou simulates something in programming he knows nothing about. I call his military contracts bull |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Haha, military contracts. Some techs from the Army probably looked at the video game Nou plays because they're typically comprised of nerds just like him, somebody writes up an article about it, suddenly Nou is contributing to national defense. ing. :stongue: |
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| EricB. |
| nou is in his garage right now programming an iron man suit out of his brothers old hockey equipment |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Hope his brother was a goalie. |
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