Fast Track to a CS Degree?

kyrex asks: "it's been 5 years since I've been working in the tech industry and I've make great progress. My salary has grown by an annual rate of about 50% and I'm currently working as a consultant in a leading consulting firm. But not having received any formal education in Computer Science, and therefore having no degree will be a problem for further progress. I've considered many options but they all take time: at least 3 years. I've been programming since I was 12 (I'm currently 24) and have read hundreds of CS books. I think that I can easily complete a CS degree in 1 year. I want to know if there are universities/institutions out there that offers computer professionals like me a fast track to a CS degree that will be recognised as such by other universities (so that I can continue with a MSc afterwards)"

Comments

Re:That's "CLEP"

[charon_on_acheron]

"Add the 't' to refer to the test.. 8-)"

And then add an 'o' to refer to my cousin.. ;^P

Re:A good thing takes time

[bwalling]

I just picked up his Volume 1, I got a couple of sections into it and decided to break out my college math textbooks from the closet for a little refresher.

I'm having the same problem. I bought the book after seeing all the reviews of it back in the Slashdot article about library books. I haven't had any good (Calc, etc) math courses since 1994.

'If you don't pray in my school, I won't think in your church'

Wow, that's catchy. Entirely wrong, but catchy. There are countless individuals with far greater thinking minds than you who attend(ed) church regularly, and are(were) firm believers. Strange. What makes you so much smarter than them?

I know the last part is offtopic, but I'm sick of the unfounded belief that religion and intelligence are exclusive of each other. It is an utterly absurd premise.

Re:A good thing takes time

[Derek Pomery]

There is a difference between intelligence and critical thinking.
Religion is not about critical thinking, it is about faith.
There is nothing wrong with needing/wanting a religious experience in your life, but I would say it is definitely a case of NOMA when compared with school/science/logic.
So yes, one can pray in church, then go think (critically) in school, and still be a reasonably sane, intelligent, individual.