College...

[AzCat]

There are a lot of majors that have a lot of value even if they don't lead to a lot of money.

Once upon a time that was true but now that most liberal arts cirricula are more focused on teaching students what to think rather than how to think it's certainly not true any longer, at least not in a general sense. 

Interesting aside on the concept of college as vocational education: the Harvard faculty initially vehemently opposed the teaching of law at Harvard as they believed it was merely a vocational pursuit and that the university's reputation would be damaged by its inclusion.  They were right of course, law school is merely vocational training, but one wonders if the present faculty would still identify it as such. 

[ksucrcoop]

Knowing that I would go to grad school straight out of undergrad before I chose a school, the prestigiousness of my undergrad wouldn't really be an issue. It is name on your latest degree that usually matters most.  So obviously any reasonable sports fan who could go back in time and pick a school to attend, would choose the institution where their fanhood would grow largest.  Thus, I would choose the school that was most successful in sports over the time period I was in college...For me ('03-'07) I would've gone to Florida or USC for obvious reasons.

[fatty fat fat]

i still think texas tech.

[kougar24]

Comp Sci very good bachelors degree. If you know linux (or freeBSD) and one of the derivatives of C++ (C#, java ) you will never be out of work for long. Masters is a bit of a waste of time, and especially money, when it comes to programming. I know a lot of very successful programmers that never went to college or have degrees unrelated to programming.

Java is separating itself from C++ rather quickly, at least from what I've seen in my limited time in the workforce.

Besides, the logic you learn in your CS curriculum is the key. Once you have that foundation, you can pick up any language fairly easily.

Ya, you could get just a straight programming job without a degree, but they money is mainly in architect, design, managers, etc.

Consulting, bra, consulting.

[Rick Daris]

Knowing that I would go to grad school straight out of undergrad before I chose a school, the prestigiousness of my undergrad wouldn't really be an issue. It is name on your latest degree that usually matters most.  So obviously any reasonable sports fan who could go back in time and pick a school to attend, would choose the institution where their fanhood would grow largest.  Thus, I would choose the school that was most successful in sports over the time period I was in college...For me ('03-'07) I would've gone to Florida or USC for obvious reasons.

during the above mentioned time period usc won 1 national championship in fball. florida won 2 national champsionships in fball and 2 in basketball. heck, even lsu has won 2 national championships in fball recently. usc is a joke. you should apologize to florida gator fans and alumni everywhere w/ this nonsense.

[fatty fat fat]

Knowing that I would go to grad school straight out of undergrad before I chose a school, the prestigiousness of my undergrad wouldn't really be an issue. It is name on your latest degree that usually matters most.  So obviously any reasonable sports fan who could go back in time and pick a school to attend, would choose the institution where their fanhood would grow largest.  Thus, I would choose the school that was most successful in sports over the time period I was in college...For me ('03-'07) I would've gone to Florida or USC for obvious reasons.

during the above mentioned time period usc won 1 national championship in fball. florida won 2 national champsionships in fball and 2 in basketball. heck, even lsu has won 2 national championships in fball recently. usc is a joke. you should apologize to florida gator fans and alumni everywhere w/ this nonsense.

seriously? do you honestly count 2006 and 2008 as national titles?

usc had an undisputed one in 2004. that >>>> florida's crap titles.

[Rick Daris]

Knowing that I would go to grad school straight out of undergrad before I chose a school, the prestigiousness of my undergrad wouldn't really be an issue. It is name on your latest degree that usually matters most.  So obviously any reasonable sports fan who could go back in time and pick a school to attend, would choose the institution where their fanhood would grow largest.  Thus, I would choose the school that was most successful in sports over the time period I was in college...For me ('03-'07) I would've gone to Florida or USC for obvious reasons.

during the above mentioned time period usc won 1 national championship in fball. florida won 2 national champsionships in fball and 2 in basketball. heck, even lsu has won 2 national championships in fball recently. usc is a joke. you should apologize to florida gator fans and alumni everywhere w/ this nonsense.

seriously? do you honestly count 2006 and 2008 as national titles?

usc had an undisputed one in 2004. that >>>> florida's crap titles.

which one of florida's four major sport national titles in the last four years do you not count?

[fatty fat fat]

i don't really care for bball titles.

and your ftball titles were lame. each had a loss. each was mired in controversy.

thanks. american eagle in your face.

[Rick Daris]

and your ftball titles ...

 

[YetAnotherCat]

Almost went to tcu, and due to being a complete nerd in HS and an NMS, was getting info from schools all over. Divine intervention resulted in me going to KSU.

I did consider Carnegie Mellon among other for grad school, but instead just hit the work force. While my biology and theatre degrees really didn't help much stand-alone, the combination resulted in an entry level job that has, with a significant amount of on the job training and work seminars, lead to a decent career so far.

[Kat Kid]

Most K-Staters view college degrees as freaking vocational certificates.

There are a lot of majors that have a lot of value even if they don't lead to a lot of money.

K-State is a pretty cynical degree dude.  Embrace it.

[kstate16]

just stop thinking and go to state. its sweet.