Douglas Knudsen wrote: > On 8/27/07, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Jeffry Houser wrote: >>> Bryan Stevenson wrote: >>>> Going to school for a degree just means jumping through hoops and >>>> paying way too much for it to me. >>> I believe a lot of people go to college w/o a focus, and that >> I spaced. >> Going to college w/o a focus seems like a waste of time / energy / >> money. I wouldn't recommend it. But, if you have agood idea of why >> you're going, go for it. > > I'd say go to gain focus. Yes, it costs some money, but sure is cheaper > then wasting years in dead-end jobs trying to find something you like. In > one year you can be exposed to 1/2 dozen disciplines and get a idea of just > what goes on there.
It is an expensive way to gain focus. ;) For me the 'core' courses in the first year were just a rehash of high school. But, then I knew exactly what I wanted. > You really need enough discipline to hang in there > those first two years, though eh? Actually, if I may Jeff, I will reword > your comment to be 'Going to college without some focus' is a waste. You > can figure out A focus once there. Thus I should have opened with "I'd say > go to gain A focus". Still, I think it is an expensive way to gain a focus. Surely there must be more cost effective ways? -- Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur, Software Developer, Author, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Podcast: <http://www.theflexshow.com> My Blog: <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3442 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
