They are working on an Graduate program, dont yet know what exactly, but hopefully it will be ready about the time I would finish so I could continue on and complete that also.
Just like youve stated their program is very impressive and that is what attracted me to NU at first. If anyone is aware of scholorships or grants avail that arent generally known of, please comment. Also, I am a single father. there are many things avail for single mothers but Ive found /dev/null for single fathers. > 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 | > `===================================' > > Taber J. Loveless -= NETstat =- .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
