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The Sultan Of Smut · 01-16-2005, 10:05 AM

4 years of Neuroscience. Then I quit.

swedguy · 01-16-2005, 10:31 AM

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

Rui · 01-16-2005, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by xclusive

I have a masters from screw u

thats one seems to be popular around here

Ash1 · 01-16-2005, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

I got a double major in Computer Sciences and in Combinatorics & Optimization. And yes it certainly did help my business, considering I learnt how to program from the CS degree and how to figure out search engines from the C&O degree.

WG

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

colpanic · 01-16-2005, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimmykim

A degree doesn't necessarily carry the weight it used to, unless you are in a critical field, like a doctor or a marine biologist or a behavioural scientist. MBAs are certainly so easy to get today that unless you've got one from a top five school it really doesn't matter all that much.

Thank the good old internet for that ;)

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)

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ash1

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

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

Ash1 · 01-16-2005, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

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?

Linguist · 01-16-2005, 12:20 PM

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

Sweet, more Waterloo people..

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

pradaboy · 01-16-2005, 12:21 PM

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.

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 12:27 PM

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

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

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 12:29 PM

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Sweet, more Waterloo people..

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

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

WG

Linguist · 01-16-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

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

... Those wings are too damn addictive :P
What time do ya usually go around? I'm there from roughly 5-7pm

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sjelefall

Yup, been going religiously for the past few months

... 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

Linguist · 01-16-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

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

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

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Sjelefall

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

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

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

Young · 01-16-2005, 12:57 PM

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

Linguist · 01-16-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredGuy

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

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.

WiredGuy · 01-16-2005, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sjelefall

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.

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

alexg · 01-16-2005, 04:31 PM

My first semester exams are starting in less then 2 weeks..

Physics and Electrical Engineering is a deadly combo...

Varius · 01-16-2005, 04:37 PM

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

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.

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Varius Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 6,890	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 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. __________________ Skype variuscr - Email varius AT gmail

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The Sultan Of Smut Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 4,325	4 years of Neuroscience. Then I quit.

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swedguy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,981	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