Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized

Re:Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized by mrosett on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @11:24AM (#19625603)

I graduated 2 years ago next month and will say that doing the OMSCS was the best professional decision I've made. There's one unusual thing about my case though: I have a lot of prestige on my resume (Ivy league school, BCG, Google), so I mostly just wanted a) the learning and b) to say I have an MS. I don't know how I would feel about the program if I were more concerned about prestige.

A quick plug for my writeup: http://writing.maxrosett.com/reflections-on-the-georgia-tech...

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Re:Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized by mhb_eng on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @12:28PM (#19626271)

Another 2017 OMSCS grad with a unique career path chiming in. I was a MechE by background, but had some pre-existing computer science education from dabbling with robotics. My primary goal was to broaden my skillset and achieve the M.S. designation. To be honest, the M.S. has been nearly useless (nobody asks/cares), but I'd do the program again in a heartbeat, as I'm now a VC that is at least somewhat conversant in many of the technologies we are encountering.

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Re:Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized by mrosett on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:05PM (#19628274)

Interesting! I actually work for a non-profit now that does a lot of VC-ish work by making seed investments in early-stage companies.

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Re:Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized by milosdog2 on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @11:34AM (#19625699)

what do you do at BCG if you dont mind me asking?

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Re:Omscs: The Revolution Will Be Digitized by mrosett on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:02PM (#19628257)

I was a standard management consultant, hired right out of undergrad. Nothing technical - powerpoint and excel all day.

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