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Should Geeks Skip College?

Posted by CmdrTaco on Mon Jan 11, 1999 08:45 AM
from the hell-yeah dept.

WaldoJ sent us a link to a Forbes article about geeks and college. The question is if college is worthwhile or not. It was a 4.5 year time vacuum for me. Education can't really keep pace with "modern" technology, sure, learning theory and getting some practice never hurts, but if you're already a geek, is it a waste of time? This article seems to say so.

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yeah, this guy is real reputable by Anonymous Coward (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:31AM
college is good by pez (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:55AM
Perhaps. by Shiska (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:00AM
No by scottm (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:38AM
College good by Tony Shepps (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:51PM
DIY by Sam Phillips (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @04:40PM
Wrong, wrong, wrong... by David Greene (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:31AM
Non-college-educated often shallow by Eric Green (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:54AM
There are two issues here by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:27AM
You want drop outs? by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:46AM
Its only good for that magic piece of paper by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @01:08PM
Skip college RIGHT NOW... by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @02:09PM
point: College = worthless; goto point; by gavinhall (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @07:33PM
Skipping college by gavinhall (Score:1) Saturday February 06 1999, @11:32AM
College is important -- living proof by Omegaman (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @01:00PM
Didn't we have this discussion before? by Telcontar (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:24AM
Depends on your priorities by Geek of the Week (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:22AM
He's wrong, for the wrong reasons by bluGill (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:18AM
Collge/univ - worth it by mackga (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:11AM
College Blows by PHroD (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:50AM
Disagreement (at least partially) by Phil Gregory (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:12AM
College BAD! by defile (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:24AM
Is anyone going to read this? by soren.harward (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @04:18PM
Recommendations for college wanted by soren.harward (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @07:58PM
Not necessary by heroine (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @01:23PM
college now, maybe not later by Stu Charlton (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:33AM
Here's a viewpoint on it: by Frater 219 (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:52AM
College can be valuable, but not always... by Fastolfe (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:06AM
If only Bill Gates took an OS class. by jd (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:24AM
Me too! :-) by Daniel (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:01PM
That's American education for you by Malc (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:34AM
College by lefty (Score:1) Tuesday January 12 1999, @02:24AM
maybe, maybe not by adr (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @08:50AM
Definitely take a pass. by nelsonrn (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:24PM
Go ahead and skip college... by Exanter (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:50PM
Skipping college is a mistake. by Gus (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:01AM
The Bottom Line... (do the math) by Christopher (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:31PM
What A JOKE! by mwarps (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:30AM
One acronym: SICP by mwarps (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:47AM
College Is What You Make Of It by pridkett (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:30AM
top-down organizational perspective by xeno (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:38PM
what rob got out of college. by ehovland (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:39AM
It couldn't hurt... by nullhero (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:33AM
Why is this even a question? by msuzio (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:49AM
If college was a waste of time... by Pengveen (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:21PM
My experience... by haaz (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:07AM
easier to find a good job... by Frédéric (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:07AM
Undergrad DOES suck by Bwah (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:16AM
Don't Skip College! by **SkipKent** (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:14AM
Recommendations for college wanted by Scola (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:29PM
You get some intangibles by kaiser (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:47AM
Different colleges by Glytch (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:36AM
Not if you went to a real school by David Gould (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:44AM
University isn't about programming by Dixie_Flatline (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:49AM
college is good, but don't get addicted by TheSync (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:41AM
College or work? by Darchmare (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:37PM
My perspective by Julian Morrison (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:57AM
Initiative by eGabriel (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:16PM
More to life than computers ??? by doog (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:49AM
College creates opportunities by David Ishee (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @03:39PM
College provides experience by dmaze (Score:2) Monday January 11 1999, @09:00AM
The Women! by Renaissance Man (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:38AM
I quit by jshare (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @08:51AM
Opinions are like assholes... by BiLlCaT (Score:1) Tuesday January 12 1999, @09:59AM
Hey, It worked for me... by JoeF (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:38AM
Keeping pace? by Optic (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:39AM
College is a Social choice, not an Educational one by VinceV (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:45PM
Wrong, vulgarian. by L. Ron McKenzie (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @01:08PM
I haven't decided yet... on hiatus by JerkBoB (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:58AM
But is it worthwhile? Up to the individual... by JerkBoB (Score:2) Monday January 11 1999, @11:12AM
Your opinions are useless too by A nonymous Coward (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:34AM
Waldo is an idiot by joshjacobs (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:23AM
My days in Uni by B5Ghost (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @05:16PM
I'm Not Going To Skip College by waldoj (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:09AM
Conclusion by waldoj (Score:1) Thursday January 14 1999, @08:27AM
What College taught me ... by os10000 (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:25AM
College vs. University by David Tarkowski (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @05:28PM
art school by devious (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @04:17PM
college is spiffy by fliptout (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @08:56AM
Been-there-done-that by Zathras (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:39AM
Survey of Comments so far by cpeikert (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:46AM
Why do people *assume* college is about $$$$?? by incubus (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:28PM
A college degree does matter. A LOT! by joshy (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:56AM
Skip college RIGHT NOW... by MAXOMENOS (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:44AM
College CS is for theory, not practice by MAXOMENOS (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:48AM
Liberal Education v. Technical Experience by NatePuri (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:15PM
An absolute must by styxlord (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @07:52PM
Its a matter of perspective by banky (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:03AM
Do it for the right reason... by makohund (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:31AM
What a biased opinion by Jerenk (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:12AM
READ THE FUCKING JOB ADS. YOU NEED A DEGREE by nomas22 (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @07:16PM
Learn to Think in College by Sterling (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @05:23PM
The Road Less Travelled.. by Aleksandr (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:46AM
losers... by Axe (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @03:58PM
Hell no, they shouldn't go by HomerJ (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:12AM
Obviously going to differ by dwlemon (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @03:43PM
College is definitely worth it by bodyguard_96 (Score:1) Tuesday January 12 1999, @05:36AM
Last Comment by ghostOfSlashDot (Score:1) Tuesday February 02 1999, @11:44PM
it's all relative by Lowpass (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:14AM
Sharpen the edge! by jabber (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:16AM
Make this be a poll! by kinesis (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:11PM
hm............. by dohmp (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @07:11PM
18, no college, CIO by espace (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:16AM
NO by Stardate (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @08:56AM
Why not go? by ponyisi (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:08PM
Employers like the BS by Papa (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:43AM
College? by Stax (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:12AM
Military service + college by Artemis (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:18PM
Poll by dclydew (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:05AM
There are n sides to every coin. by Jethro (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:20AM
Benifits of University by Tzoq (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:36AM
I'm Not Going To Skip College by pnkfelix (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:43AM
College is a good thing by Kenbw (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:41AM
unanswerable question by gsbarnes (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:13PM
A college degree does matter. A LOT! by mato (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:34PM
I dropped out and regret it. by Raist- (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:08PM
School vs. geek life... by BoboNMD (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @12:58PM
Useful, but not necessarily for the CS by Roy Ward (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @02:27PM
College for pre-existing techs? eh no by hye (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @06:34PM
Maybe now, but..... by Aqua Regia (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:50AM
Do your college, and get it done by PDG (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @10:47AM
yeah, this guy is real reputable by Harvester (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @09:35AM
Re: Hey, It worked for me... by Darron (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @02:01PM
He does have one good point though... by Darron (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @02:21PM
don't just go to college, by Analogous Cowherd (Score:1) Monday January 11 1999, @11:42AM
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