just something to add to the coversation concerning the quality of education & certifications
http://www.westga.edu/%7Edistance/ojdla/summer52/pond52.html LAWRENCE A SCULARK >From: "nrf" >Reply-To: "nrf" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: CCIE Vs. BS or MS dergree [7:59481] >Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:43:12 GMT >Received: from mc6-f25.law1.hotmail.com ([65.54.252.161]) by mc6-s14.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 23 Dec 2002 21:58:52 -0800 >Received: from groupstudy.com ([66.220.63.9]) by mc6-f25.law1.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 23 Dec 2002 21:58:51 -0800 >Received: from localhost (mail@localhost)by groupstudy.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id FAA08853;Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:58:49 GMT >Received: by groupstudy.com (bulk_mailer v1.13); Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:43:13 +0000 >Received: (from listserver@localhost)by groupstudy.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA06738GroupStudy Mailer; Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:43:12 GMT >Received: (from mail@localhost)by groupstudy.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id FAA06731GroupStudy Mailer; Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:43:12 GMT >Message-Id: >X-GroupStudy-Version: 3.1.1a >X-GroupStudy: Network Technical >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Precedence: bulk >Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Dec 2002 05:58:51.0575 (UTC) FILETIME=[88AEDC70:01C2AB11] > >""Pcasey"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Interesting question, but I think the question of "which is tougher" and > > "which is more valuable" get confused. > > > > As someone who has an MBA from a top school, I know that it took several > > thousand of hours of work and an estimated 12,000 - 15,000 pages of >reading. > > I am in process on my CCIE, but so far it looks like it will only be a > > fraction of that. > >I would add that people who are looking at only the work involved in getting >a top-flight MBA don't see the whole picture. Not only do you need to >figure in the work needed to obtain the MBA, you also have to figure in the >work involved in getting admitted to a top program in the first place. > >For example, let's say you want to get an MBA from >Harvard/Stanford/Penn/N'Western/whatever. Well, you can't just show up to >class one day and demand that they start teaching you. You first have to be >admitted - and let's face it, getting admitted to places of that caliber >requires you to have done a whole lot of stuff beforehand. They ain't gonna >admit just anybody. > >Therefore when you add in the work involved in simply getting admitted in >the first place, in addition to the work involved in getting the degree, I >think it's plain to see that the degree from a top school is many times more >difficult than the CCIE could ever be. > > > > > > > > > However, how hard it is really doesn't matter. The question is what you > > want to do with your life and what you find interesting. Would being an > > successful investment banker pay more than being a solid CCIE? Of course. > > Would I hate my life? Of course. But, that is just my personal view. > >This is absolutely true, but I would also add the following. What makes you >happy now may not make you happy in the future. Sure, you might like to be >the network guy configuring boxes now, but there's no guarantee that this >will still be true 20 years later. Maybe you'll still like it, but on the >other hand, maybe you want to be the one in the nice office telling other >people to configure boxes. Degrees are valuable because of their >flexibility. If you want to make a change in your career path in the >future, it is far easier to do so with a degree than with a cert. > > > > >Message Posted at: >http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59779&t=59481 >-------------------------------------------------- >FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html >Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect your PC - Click here for McAfee.com VirusScan Online Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=59894&t=59481 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
