Be careful what you say.. I believe the computer was not invented in the USA, and a few others there are questionable. I think Canada, Scotland and the USA may claim Bell as their own. Anyhow, the US was helped to become the great superpower by many factors, one of the most important was the destruction of Europe after WWII.
andrew
(1) tuition in the US is much higher then elsewhere. Here in Canada, citizens and permenant residents can go to school for about $CDN6000/year = ~$4000US. Non-citizens generally pay more. In the US, the prices are much higher especially at private schools. In europe and other countries the costs are even lower and sometimes completely free. The reason people want into the US and to a lesser degree Canada, is opportunity and for many there is no price that will stop them.
(2) getting an MBA is short-sighted. Like you say, you are planning for TODAY. Sure, you may get a better job and make more money right now, but your skills are not as developed as say an electrical engineer. So, when the market changes towards tech again, and it will, you will be gone even with that MBA. The difference is that MBA will never turn you into an engineer whereas the Engineering degree can often lead to upper management. Simple answer, get both.
Andrew
Id make a further distionction between people getting their degree from BUTT*** University versous more well-known schools. This is especially a problem in the US where there are so many schools and ensuring quality is difficult. So, if you have CS from some of the higher quality schools it will help alot, if you have it from some tiny hole, it will not help as much. In either case an accredited CS program teaches a something that MCSE never will, an ability to think an adapt.
As an electrical engineer with a specialization in robotics and embedded software it is difficult for me to stomach the idea of a software engineer. Sure, CS degree is valuable but it is not an engineering degree. Here in BC, "software engineers" are not professional engineers but it seems like the cash hungry idiots at the accrediation society will soon change that.
As far as not having a degree and getting a job, it is definately still possible if you can prove your good but it is getting more unlikely by the minute and you will be fired first if the need arises and you will be paid more. Why? Because you dont have a degree!!
Andrew
How did this make it on, must be a slow news day. Soon we will have an article pointing out, in shocking fashion, that hardware just keeps getting faster and that electronics are getting smaller... even in Australia!
Andrew
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Be careful what you say.. I believe the computer was not invented in the USA, and a few others there are questionable. I think Canada, Scotland and the USA may claim Bell as their own. Anyhow, the US was helped to become the great superpower by many factors, one of the most important was the destruction of Europe after WWII. andrew
(1) tuition in the US is much higher then elsewhere. Here in Canada, citizens and permenant residents can go to school for about $CDN6000/year = ~$4000US. Non-citizens generally pay more. In the US, the prices are much higher especially at private schools. In europe and other countries the costs are even lower and sometimes completely free. The reason people want into the US and to a lesser degree Canada, is opportunity and for many there is no price that will stop them. (2) getting an MBA is short-sighted. Like you say, you are planning for TODAY. Sure, you may get a better job and make more money right now, but your skills are not as developed as say an electrical engineer. So, when the market changes towards tech again, and it will, you will be gone even with that MBA. The difference is that MBA will never turn you into an engineer whereas the Engineering degree can often lead to upper management. Simple answer, get both. Andrew
Id make a further distionction between people getting their degree from BUTT*** University versous more well-known schools. This is especially a problem in the US where there are so many schools and ensuring quality is difficult. So, if you have CS from some of the higher quality schools it will help alot, if you have it from some tiny hole, it will not help as much. In either case an accredited CS program teaches a something that MCSE never will, an ability to think an adapt.
As an electrical engineer with a specialization in robotics and embedded software it is difficult for me to stomach the idea of a software engineer. Sure, CS degree is valuable but it is not an engineering degree. Here in BC, "software engineers" are not professional engineers but it seems like the cash hungry idiots at the accrediation society will soon change that. As far as not having a degree and getting a job, it is definately still possible if you can prove your good but it is getting more unlikely by the minute and you will be fired first if the need arises and you will be paid more. Why? Because you dont have a degree!! Andrew
How did this make it on, must be a slow news day. Soon we will have an article pointing out, in shocking fashion, that hardware just keeps getting faster and that electronics are getting smaller... even in Australia! Andrew