White House and Computer Science

[technogeeky]

I'm currently at Georgia Tech working on a Computer Science degree.

I am REALLY interested in government and politics - I have a lot of interest in working in politics. What kind of positions are available to an upper-middle class person such as myself that involve computers and politics?

I think I'll keep going with my CS degree, but I don't know where that will get me. You don't see too many Engineers in the White House.


-tg

 

Try the NSA.

 

[technogeeky]

I edited the original message because I meant to say politics, not government. I thought that was clear, but it wasn't.

 

[technogeeky]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Try the NSA.

Wait. So you're ECE and PoliSci? Where do you go to school?

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

What kind of positions are available to an upper-middle class person such as myself that involve computers and politics?

I should hope the same kind of positions that are available to a lower-low class person that involve computers and politics.

 

Originally posted by: technogeeky

Originally posted by: jumpr
Try the NSA.

Wait. So you're ECE and PoliSci? Where do you go to school?

I'm at the U of M but I'm only a PoliSci major, not EECS. But I'm taking an EECS class, and I hate it.

 

[jteef]

technogeeky, talk to Dr. Endicott in the INTA department. I'm sure he'd be able to offer some advice. His classes are good too (and easy A's).

 

[technogeeky]

Originally posted by: jteef
technogeeky, talk to Dr. Endicott in the INTA department. I'm sure he'd be able to offer some advice. His classes are good too (and easy A's).

Is Dr. Endicott receptive to e-mail?

Thanks for the tip, by the way.

 

[jteef]

he is a busy man, but he always replied to mine.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: technogeeky
I'm currently at Georgia Tech working on a Computer Science degree.

I am REALLY interested in government and politics - I have a lot of interest in working in politics. What kind of positions are available to an upper-middle class person such as myself that involve computers and politics?

I think I'll keep going with my CS degree, but I don't know where that will get me. You don't see too many Engineers in the White House.


-tg

ok, fast track program...GS 7,9,11,12,13

basically you start off w/a low salary of gs 7. unless you kill someone, you are rubber stamped for promotion each year. after 5 years, u are gs 13 making $75k.

now for the bad part. you gota put up w/ALOT of BS!

as for politics, i have no idea how computers and politics go together.