4 years of Neuroscience. Then I quit.

12 years in school has been enough for me. I wouldn't mind taking single classes, just for myself. Psychology and human behavior would be one thing I would like to know more about :)

:1orglaugh thats one seems to be popular around here :winkwink:

thats some crazy shit, considering you did it at waterloo...im sure it helped you a lot....they kill you there...i have one more year in math :)

Eh, it matters a lot depending on what you do. Most mainstream jobs that I'm interested in require an MBA. (Product Management etc..., actually any manager or higher job in a software company)

Not to mention I was running my company on the side too, it was brutal. I did fail one course in my final semester which drove me absolutely insane having to stay an extra 4 months but I pulled through it :)

WG

im in uw this term..do u ever goto louies or any of the pubs?

Sweet, more Waterloo people.. :upsidedow

Ash, you been to Morty's? I'm there almost every Thursday, their wings rule :thumbsup

yup I'm in college... studying law. Exams are always tough man, last time I thought I had one in the pocket and it turned out I didn't make it on 1 or 2 questions... that really freaked me out lol.

I was just at Phil's on Friday night and I went to Louis on Tuesday a few weeks back. Great place :)

My office is also near Revolution near the corner of King/Columbia. If you want to do drinks or lunch sometime, email me: gfy [at] wired2000 [dot] com
WG

Are you serious? I go every Thursday as well, their beer and wings night rock! Those wings are on steroids, I swear!

WG

Yup, been going religiously for the past few months :1orglaugh ... Those wings are too damn addictive :P
What time do ya usually go around? I'm there from roughly 5-7pm

I usually go around 6-8pm, I usually go with just my roomate so we can get in with only a 10 minute wait time or so...

WG

Yeah I usually go with a friend from work.. we tried to get in around 6 one time, but had to wait too damn long. So we try to sneak in as close to 5 as possible and get the seats right away :winkwink:

I'll be on lookout for you this upcoming Thursday, if you're there that is :upsidedow

If you're a group of 2 people, its not bad at all, as soon as you get more people, you can expect a 1 hour plus wait. I once went around 5 and saw all the tables already full with people just waiting until it turned 5, it was rather funny actually. Every table was full of people just waiting :)

WG

Bachelors of Arts. Has me $16,000 in debt and sits inside my grandfather clock inside of its frame.

Yup, it's usually packed. But we went with 4 people once (around 5-ish) and got the seats right away, probably cause the weather was pretty bad that day.
But then the other 2 guys went to Dooly's for about half an hour to park the car. We didn't know if they'd be back or not so gave up the seats... We all then ended up sitting outside when they came back. :BangBang:

That was the week before xmas right? I remember that night, weather was sooo bad and it was so empty. Walked right in and sat right away.

WG

My first semester exams are starting in less then 2 weeks.. :(
Physics and Electrical Engineering is a deadly combo...

I dropped out of CS in Cegep (that's what's between univ and high school in Quebec) and can't be more glad I did.

From a business point of view, I have conducted hundreds of interviews and found that work experience is of far greater use than a degree and no experience. School for the most part teaches you methodology and theory, which on their own aren't really that useful.

I would never trade one year's work experience in this field for 2-3 years of school and a degree :2 cents:

Then again, this is a special industry. I believe school is necessary for many other fields. For example, if you wish to be a doctor, you can't really "learn on your own" and I'm certain you need a degree to find work. The opposite applies in our field, as things move so fast that schools are the ones falling behind.

Schools (except for highly specialized/expensive ones) will always be 3-5 years behind on technology.

As for 'but if I have a degree I'll get paid more', the companies who follow such policy are old-fashioned and traditional. Not a company I'd want to be at in any case. People shoudl be compensated on performance, not knowledge.