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From: Mark Galbreath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 31 March 2003 21:01
To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [OT] Re: Does a degree matter?
No shit! It took me 15 YEARS to pay off my student loans - and I even had
scholarships and, at the grad level, 3 teachin
: [OT] Re: Does a degree matter?
On Sat, Mar 29,'03 (02:31 PM GMT-0600), Jeff wrote:
> probably only you can
> make that decision. its a tough one.
>
Also depends on your financial situation...sucks when you have to take out
loans for school. I think I'll be paying ba
Or you can try what one of my best friends did several years ago. He was a
self-taught wizard with no college and could not even get an interview. So
I "manufactured" a resume for him awarding him a CS degree from a
highly-regarded state university. He waltzed into the next job that came
along (
Hi Brandon,
Just thought I'd give you my 2 cents from the position you may find yourself
in the 6 months.
I gave up a reasonably promising career in electronics to go "back to
school" to study Real-time systems (v.low level programming) at age 31. And
although I think all of the advice you have
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From: Kwok Peng Tuck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 31 March 2003 11:52
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Does a degree matter?
Just curious but did you find the transition from Econs to comp sc
difficult ? Cause I might do the reverse, comp science to Econs !
>Mine
Just curious but did you find the transition from Econs to comp sc
difficult ? Cause I might do the reverse, comp science to Econs !
Mine for example is in a different discipline completely (Economics) though
having graduated from that I went straight on to do a grad diploma in
computing so I co
These days Job Applications without degrees tend to get stamped [FRIDAY] and
filed appropriately...
A degree can help you get a chance at being evaluated as a candidate, though
curiously , having a degree that is relevant often seems less important than
having a degree.
Mine for example is in a di
Brandon,
What I've been hearing more and more from my friends at larger corporate
institutions is that a degree does matter, especially in these difficult
times. It is reflected in your pay as well as potential for
advancement, let alone employment. It seems to be less important at
smaller busin
On Sat, Mar 29,'03 (02:31 PM GMT-0600), Jeff wrote:
> probably only you can
> make that decision. its a tough one.
>
Also depends on your financial situation...sucks when you have to take
out loans for school. I think I'll be paying back my loans
forever:)(Biology major...not even computer
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