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Erik

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May 15, 2001, 8:39:19 PM5/15/01
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Hey guys,

I'm 17 years old and I'm starting to plan out what I want to do in my
life... mainly what school I'm going to go to. I'm looking for the good
network engineering schools in the US, I'm in Illinois, so if anyone has
some recommendations... please help me out.

Thanks a lot,
- Erik


Unknown

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May 16, 2001, 8:31:54 AM5/16/01
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>I'm 17 years old and I'm starting to plan out what I want to do in my
>life... mainly what school I'm going to go to. I'm looking for the good
>network engineering schools in the US, I'm in Illinois, so if anyone has
>some recommendations... please help me out.

First, forget "Network Engineering" because it's just a subset of
Computer Science and/or Engineering schools. Second, a business or
marketing degree with computer science, ecommerce or programming minor
will get you much further. Third, stay in for your MBA, it's tough to
go back and when you get to the management side you can't advance
without it.

That said, it's the big tech schools that guarantee the jobs. Your
MIT, Stanford, Cal Poly, UC Berkley, etc. would be the first choice as
tech schools. A better choice would be Ivy League and upper crust,
The Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke, Tulane, Fordham, etc.
Larger state schools are often good as well, the Penn State,
University of Florida, University of Kentucky, Ohio State, North
Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, etc. Plus they have decent
cheerleaders. :)

In the end, pick the curriculum and professors, not the school, unless
you're in the top 10 in the country. Below the top 10 there's not
mcuh advantage to the school name. In the top 10, you're guaranteed
success with the alumni.

Jeff

Tom MacIntyre

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May 16, 2001, 6:35:37 PM5/16/01
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On Wed, 16 May 2001 12:31:54 GMT, (Jeff Cochran) wrote:

>>I'm 17 years old and I'm starting to plan out what I want to do in my
>>life... mainly what school I'm going to go to. I'm looking for the good
>>network engineering schools in the US, I'm in Illinois, so if anyone has
>>some recommendations... please help me out.
>
>First, forget "Network Engineering" because it's just a subset of
>Computer Science and/or Engineering schools. Second, a business or
>marketing degree with computer science, ecommerce or programming minor
>will get you much further. Third, stay in for your MBA, it's tough to
>go back and when you get to the management side you can't advance
>without it.
>
>That said, it's the big tech schools that guarantee the jobs. Your
>MIT, Stanford, Cal Poly, UC Berkley, etc. would be the first choice as
>tech schools. A better choice would be Ivy League and upper crust,
>The Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke, Tulane, Fordham, etc.
>Larger state schools are often good as well, the Penn State,
>University of Florida, University of Kentucky, Ohio State, North
>Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, etc. Plus they have decent
>cheerleaders. :)

Now Jeff...we both know that there is no predictability over time for
the quality of cheeleaders...since I left high school and college,
there are actually now male cheerleaders...

Tom

PS-Not that there's anything wrong with that... :-)

Jon A. Schmuland

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May 17, 2001, 8:51:38 AM5/17/01
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> In the top 10, you're guaranteed success with the alumni.

What if you're killed in a car crash hours after you graduate? Are you
still guaranteed success?


Angus Macleod

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May 17, 2001, 9:38:32 AM5/17/01
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Death is life's ultimate success. Nothing tops being topped.

Angus.

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Erik

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May 17, 2001, 10:57:51 AM5/17/01
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Wow, and I just wanted to know where to go to school :)

- Erik

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Unknown

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May 18, 2001, 11:08:46 AM5/18/01
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>> In the top 10, you're guaranteed success with the alumni.
>
>What if you're killed in a car crash hours after you graduate? Are you
>still guaranteed success?

Assuming you're driving the right car and wearing your alumni tie,
yes.

Jeff

Tom MacIntyre

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May 18, 2001, 5:43:36 PM5/18/01
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How do you do a smirk with an emoticon? :-|

Tom

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