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Educational Background

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 3:45 pm
by nigma
What kind of formal education beyond high school, if any, do you guys have?

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:13 pm
by nielsene
M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
S.B. in Computer Engineering and Computer Science
S.B. in Earth, Atmosphere, and Planetary Sciences
Minor in Physics

(Yes, my school doesn't like to call their degrees BS, so they flipped it....)

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:40 pm
by nigma
8O How long did it take for you to do that?

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:59 pm
by nielsene
nigma wrote:8O How long did it take for you to do that?
I was in what was supposed to be a five-year program for the combined undergrad and grad degrees. I finished all the course work and the undergraduate theses on time. My graduate these fell apart during the last year and I had to start over (twice as it turns out). However, as the government was paying for my education I had to leave school and start work with only the undergraduate degrees after my five years. I found an advisor and worked part-time on my third, and final, version of my graduate these for a few years, then returned from my "leave of absense" handed in the theis and graduated again.

So I was in school for 5 years, but all told it took about 8 years..... And I can't wait to go back for a PhD....

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:02 pm
by Burrito
BS in psychology and some computer related certifications (MCSE, CCNA and a few others that I honestly can't even remember).

let me just tell you my reluctance to post this after seeing nielsene's post... 8O indeed!