Having a C.S. degree, you'd reach double to quadruple your salary if you can last going back to school for another 3 years full time. Most of the people who word in Trademark and Copyright law don't even know what the technology does that they're trying to protect. Of course, being that this is an Open Source Website, this recommendation kind of goes against the purpose of the venue we are using to communicate:-(
It'd has to be the yellow line representing the first down marker on televised football games. Anybody who watches sports will agree it is the best sports innovation in the past 20 years!!!!!!!
I graduated with a Double Masters in CS and CE, 3.4 GPA in the past year. I had trouble finding a job because companies only go to career fairs to recruit of they have a vested interest in the school in some way. My school had only 11 companies show up at the career fair, making the burden of finding a job rest on my shoulders only.
To combat this, I also went to two careers fairs at a Prestigious University that I didn't go two. The Career Fair for CS majors had 50 companies show. The career fair for all disciplines had over 200!
I can truly say from having friends who went to the Prestigious school that I studied the same curriculum as them, and was at least as qualified as them. In some cases, my curriculum was even harder. What made the difference is the sheer fact that they were able to get their foot in the door through the University's name.
Example: I talked with a company at the Prestigious school's career fair, and the guy told me he talked with over 100 students about the opening they had, yet I was the only one they set up a formal interview with. Why? because once I was able to make the contact, my education and skills shone through.
This brings me up to the summary: once you're in the door (as other people have mentioned), it's up to you to interview well and land the position. But from my experience the interview is much easier than getting your foot in the door. In the end it is not worth the money to go to the prestigious school because you are most likely getting the same education, but in a tough job market (as it is now) spending the extra money through college loans will help you get your career started.
You think this book is tough? Have you read "Crime and Punishment"? This book also has at least 3 names for each person. One thing that makes it tough is that all the names are Russian (nothing against Russian names. I think everybody would agree it would be harder to read a book with names that are different than your own culture.). What is really the hardest is each character is called by a different name by each person. Example: Your sister my call you Bill, your mom William, your cousin Billy, your wife Willy, your friend Slick Willy, your uncle Silly Willy, your co-worker Big Bossman, and your garbageman Jeeves.
"In Calc I in HS, you're looking at a class of 30 people. 50, max"
Speak for yourself man. At my High School, the class itself may have only held 30 students, but 200 students of my Senior class were taking Calculus II, and a few students were taking higher Calculus III or higher at a local University.
I would tell all High School students to take Calculus if you can because it's best to get your feet wet before you go to college. If you do bad in it in high school, so what? You have:
1) the chance to take it again in college, with a different professor maybe being more able to reach you with the concepts
2) although the class will affect your High School GPA, you're accepted to colleges based on your GPA from your first 3 years of high school--Senior Year doesn't count! You have the luxury of taking a gamble.
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Having a C.S. degree, you'd reach double to quadruple your salary if you can last going back to school for another 3 years full time. Most of the people who word in Trademark and Copyright law don't even know what the technology does that they're trying to protect. Of course, being that this is an Open Source Website, this recommendation kind of goes against the purpose of the venue we are using to communicate :-(
It'd has to be the yellow line representing the first down marker on televised football games. Anybody who watches sports will agree it is the best sports innovation in the past 20 years!!!!!!!
I graduated with a Double Masters in CS and CE, 3.4 GPA in the past year. I had trouble finding a job because companies only go to career fairs to recruit of they have a vested interest in the school in some way. My school had only 11 companies show up at the career fair, making the burden of finding a job rest on my shoulders only.
To combat this, I also went to two careers fairs at a Prestigious University that I didn't go two. The Career Fair for CS majors had 50 companies show. The career fair for all disciplines had over 200!
I can truly say from having friends who went to the Prestigious school that I studied the same curriculum as them, and was at least as qualified as them. In some cases, my curriculum was even harder. What made the difference is the sheer fact that they were able to get their foot in the door through the University's name.
Example: I talked with a company at the Prestigious school's career fair, and the guy told me he talked with over 100 students about the opening they had, yet I was the only one they set up a formal interview with. Why? because once I was able to make the contact, my education and skills shone through.
This brings me up to the summary: once you're in the door (as other people have mentioned), it's up to you to interview well and land the position. But from my experience the interview is much easier than getting your foot in the door. In the end it is not worth the money to go to the prestigious school because you are most likely getting the same education, but in a tough job market (as it is now) spending the extra money through college loans will help you get your career started.
You think this book is tough? Have you read "Crime and Punishment"? This book also has at least 3 names for each person. One thing that makes it tough is that all the names are Russian (nothing against Russian names. I think everybody would agree it would be harder to read a book with names that are different than your own culture.). What is really the hardest is each character is called by a different name by each person. Example: Your sister my call you Bill, your mom William, your cousin Billy, your wife Willy, your friend Slick Willy, your uncle Silly Willy, your co-worker Big Bossman, and your garbageman Jeeves.
"In Calc I in HS, you're looking at a class of 30 people. 50, max" Speak for yourself man. At my High School, the class itself may have only held 30 students, but 200 students of my Senior class were taking Calculus II, and a few students were taking higher Calculus III or higher at a local University. I would tell all High School students to take Calculus if you can because it's best to get your feet wet before you go to college. If you do bad in it in high school, so what? You have: 1) the chance to take it again in college, with a different professor maybe being more able to reach you with the concepts 2) although the class will affect your High School GPA, you're accepted to colleges based on your GPA from your first 3 years of high school--Senior Year doesn't count! You have the luxury of taking a gamble.