RE: To go to University - For the CISSP etc. - Good idea/Bad idea???

[Lamar Stewart <LStewart () nexussystems com>]

In this day and age it is very important to get your degree.  Prior to graduating I was told by my advisor that my 
degree isn't to show that I am smarter than other people, it is to show that I have been taught how to learn.  It tells 
any potential employer that you have the discipline to try to figure out new things and you should be able to handle 
new ideas, and different points of views.


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From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Derek Fountain
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 7:30 AM
To: pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: To go to University - For the CISSP etc. - Good idea/Bad idea???

Adriel T. Desautels wrote:
> Bill gates doesn't have a degree.

Oh yes, that old chestnut. Bill Gates is in his mid-50s, not his late
teens like the original poster. Gates grew up in the fledgling computer
world of the 1970s when opportunities and expectations were very
different to what they are now. It's also probably fair to say that Bill
Gates' story isn't that of the typical IT professional.

When a youngster asks for guidance on career and education I think the
example of someone born in the mid-1950s isn't really relevant.

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