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It's the lure of the dollars and the idea of making 50,000 starting out that 
does it.   No that was not a typo.  It is a fact of life in Silicon Valley 
and that's why us old foughies can't afford to live here anymore!

saundra

At 12:32 PM 09/27/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Here, here! I agree completely. You get more than just a diploma from a
>degree, if you're paying attention at all... What a chance to explore all
>kinds of fields of study, for four years! How can you know at 18 that you
>want to do IT for the rest of your life? I'd hate to see somebody pass up
>the opportunity to go to college just so they can jump into their work life
>sooner.
>
>Susan

>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Heather Hesketh [mailto:heather AT hesketh.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 12:16 PM
>To: trianglewebgrrls AT egroups.com
>Subject: Re: [trianglewebgrrls] Do IT workers need 4 year degrees?
>
>
>Honestly, I wish more universities would focus less on technical skills
>(that's what technical colleges are for) and more on the abstract skills.
>I was fortunate in that the professors I had were more theoretical than
>some disciplines. I realized later that this is what drew me to the AE
>program rather than some "more practical" engineering programs.
>
>Heather
>
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 From The Order of the Bun
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