Comments on: University: Is it worth it?

By: MTC Media | Graeme Pirie

MTC Media | Graeme Pirie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:27:32 +0000

[...] posted my thoughts on university before, both the good and bad points I was in two minds with what to do over the summer as the end of the educational year and holidays [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:47:38 +0000

Forgot to say, see you at DIBI

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:45:30 +0000

I completed 4 years at uni, and to be honest there was only about one module in one semester in the entirety that has been useful since – databases and scripting. (Although one or two other snippets were “interesting”).

Web stuff, HTML, CSS, Javascript was horribly out of date.

I dont think I regret it though (perhaps lasting 4 years, 2 would have done). I came to St Andrews to do Maths, ended up doing mostly Comp Sci, and worked out in my head which direction I wanted to take career/job-wise.

If you’re at that point already I’d say go for it

By: Cole

Cole — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:58:17 +0000

I couldn’t comment on your course Graeme and I come from the school of web folk that did degrees in another subject (archaeology in my case although the web had only just started going back then).

What I would say from my experiences – and that is primarily working with people who have degrees in a range of subjects – is that you can spot those with a university education qutie quickly as they tend to be the people that question things. Those without tend to prefer challenging things. There is a difference as the former will try to offer solutions, the latter will just offer friction.

Sorry, not much help but good luck in your decision and hopefully bump into you at DIBI next month.

Cole

By: A good aspect of uni projects | Graeme Pirie

A good aspect of uni projects | Graeme Pirie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:08:12 +0000

[...] my rant from the other week, where I questioned the benefits of continuing with my university career, I [...]