IT career question

[bookem dano]

My school had CS in engineering and CS in Arts and Science. The BA degree was more for the analysts and the BS was more for the programmer people. CS is not easy. If you think it is easy well, the more power to you. I don't think anyone at my school said CS was easy and we had some really smart folks in there.

Associates degree is not necessarily worth it, but it could be if you get in somewhere and then let your abilities take over, assuming you know computers.

 

[neegotiator]

Originally posted by: screw3d

Originally posted by: wasssup
Although the computer industry sucks balls, a degree (and good grades) helps a lot...otherwise you're stuck starting off in helpdesk and wasting time getting to the top.

CIS is alright, CS isn't hard at all so i'd at the very least get a bachelors in CS.

Certs are almost mandatory if you want to do something in the IT sector.

CS is challenging to most people I've talked to.. what school do you go to?

Originally posted by: Zap Brannigan
I don't know if I could handle a class like Calculus 3 though. Is Calc hard?

Calc III is barely the hardest class in CS I wouldn't say its hard even though I pulled a C in it.. just a lot of homework that you would really want to know well.. which I didn't.

agreed...wait until you get to diffeq

 

[rpc64]

I dropped out of CS because of calculus. Now working on finishing an associates in networking technology. I am not sure what I am going to do after that.

 

[xtabi]

The best thing to do is know someone on the inside.

 

[tfinch2]

The only cakewalk Math class in CS is Calc 1. After that there's Calc 2 and 3, Discrete Math, Probabilty & Theory of Statistics, and Differential Equations.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: vital
i think it all depends on where you live

don't i know it. don't move to central pa

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Zap Brannigan

Originally posted by: wasssup
Although the computer industry sucks balls, a degree (and good grades) helps a lot...otherwise you're stuck starting off in helpdesk and wasting time getting to the top.

CIS is alright, CS isn't hard at all so i'd at the very least get a bachelors in CS.

Certs are almost mandatory if you want to do something in the IT sector.

What can an MCSE cert do?

Or an assosiates degree in Computer Information Systems?

not much

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: Zap Brannigan
What is MIS?

Management Information Systems.

I think its business + computer science. More business than CS. can someone correct me if i'm wrong?

Sounds about right to me.

<--- MIS grad

 

[jlbenedict]

The key in IT is the fact that technology advances at a fast rate.
Do not just get certified and a college degree and sit on that forever..
Continue learning new technologies, and specialize in all aspects of IT. Don't just be the computer network guru.. learn Database technology.. learn security... learn scripting... learn Unix...

 

[Cal166]

Like some of you said, Certs are not all that. I work with a team of 5 also and 3 of us does not have any certs but we have a lot of training and experience.

I do plan to get my MCSE someday....

 

[Eltano1]

My anandtech mates are correct, you might have A+, N+, SECURITY+, MCSE, etc certs, but if you don't have experience on IT, you might get a job in HELPDESK and pray that you will advance. Otherwise, have someone inside to help you out to get an IT job as an entry level position. You will be better of with an IT degree but at the same time try to get a job to obtain experinece and see what you like, which field.

Eltano