Re:America's Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor's Degree
by mamama on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @06:33AM
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Not all of us went to MIT.
Re:America's Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor's Degree
by zandorg on Tuesday October 07, 2008 @11:14AM
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I didn't go to MIT, I was just lucky they let me take AI in the 2nd and 3rd years. In the 1st year, I did well in a regional computer quiz that we entered, so when I needed the head of the school to shout at the people deciding I shouldn't do AI, he did, and I got to do AI one-on-one.
My AI was one-to-one, with a couple of lecturers, because I was simply the only person that year to take it. I guess that's why I learned a lot.
I decided not to take a job placement for the 3rd year, as I needed to finish the course before I lost interest.
Do you do the degree quickly or postpone a year with a job?
I got a 2:2 which doesn't look very impressive to employers, but I don't regret taking the degree. An opportunity will come along.
That's one issue - Do you flunk year after year until your grades are at the top, or do you do the degree as quickly as possible and get a lower grade?