Another consideration is graduate school. If you want to continue on and get a masters degree it's preferable to attain a BS from a school that is regionally accredited. North Face has a national accreditation. Some state schools and BYU don't recognize degrees that are nationally accredited.
Dan On Apr 8, 2005 9:30 AM, Grant Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 08, 2005, at 7:54 AM, Hans Fugal wrote: > > > I interviewed with NU for a position (I would be developing software to > > support the software the students write). I was very impressed with the > > people and the approach, as far as it was explained to me. Their > > projects are real-world problems in the genealogy (and other history) > > realm, not just toy problems. Their focus is real-world programming, > > teamwork, whatnot, but with a solid background. They appeared to be > > fairly balanced - corporate sponsorship (or whatever the proper term is > > for throwing your name around and giving free software) from MS and IBM > > IIRC and others, and a determination to expose students to all > > platforms > > without bias. They'll teach you both open source development as it fits > > in a business world and traditional MS-like development. > > I second Hans opinion. I interviewed for a position with them about 1 > 1/2 - 2 years ago, but things didn't quite work out. That being said, > I was impressed with their focus and with their methodology. > Project-based learning really is a great way to learn software > engineering. It is also important to note that you will have an actual > Bachelors degree when you graduate from there (in either CS or Software > Engineering, I can't remember which it is). Also, your last few months > is spent as an intern for one of their business partners (IBM, > Microsoft, Unisys, etc.), and from what they told me, your chances at > getting a job at one of those places when you graduate is pretty good. > > As to whether the price is worth it, that is a personal decision only > you can make. > > Grant > > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
