RE: Student-Degree valuable or not?

["DANIEL SIMPSON" <DANSIMPS () uat edu>]

Yah, I wouldn't go to ITT if they paid me. My school is newer ( about 50
years old ) It's a 4 year program full colligate experience. They are
regionally accredited.  Its not just that well known, but I plan on
getting my masters at a ivy school afterwards.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kamal Habayeb [mailto:mountainfury () fastmail fm] 
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:03 AM
Cc: Security-Basics
Subject: Re: Student-Degree valuable or not?

DANIEL SIMPSON wrote:

> Hey,
>
>
> I just retired from a 4 year stint in Silicon Valley where I was a
> System Administrator/Technical Engineer for a couple start-ups. I
> started getting more and more into Information Security and finally
> decided to quit my boring job and move to Arizona to enter a 4 year
> program at a private university. I'm getting my B.S in software
> engineering with an emphasis on security. How valuable will this
degree
> be and what are the forecasts for the job market in this field in
about
> 4 years. The program is REALLY expensive and I cashed out all my
> investments/savings to pay for it (roughly 10k a year). I might even
go
> to law school afterwards. Is this degree worth the estimated 40-50k?
I'm
> 22 btw, my dream is to work for Microsoft or Goggle for a couple years
> and start my own security firm.
>
>
> Any suggestions would be awesome.
>
> Dann
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Just make sure that the school you are attending is regionally 
accredited and the credits/degree can be transfered to other schools. 
The reputation of the school is also very important.  Don't make the 
mistake that I made and attend ITT Tech.  Make sure the program stands 
up to the claims that it makes.


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