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

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

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Considering Harvard, it's also likely he came from  abit of money to 
start.  "why don't most people do that?"

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne

On Fri, 7 Aug 2009, Adriel T. Desautels wrote:

> Right, I can't disagree with you there.   He decided to carve his own path, 
> why don't most people do that?
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> On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:59 PM, Steve Pinkham wrote:
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> > Adriel T. Desautels wrote:
> > > Bill gates doesn't have a degree.
> > No, but he did go to Harvard and met all his business partners there.  A 
> > good school is as useful for the contacts as the coursework.
> > Also, he got a 1590 on the SAT and started his own company instead of 
> > looking for a job, so he's definitely wasn't in the same track most other 
> > people in the world are.
> > College isn't the only way to go, but it does have many advantages.
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