Posts by mikepence

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

rhett,

You just have to get into a major market, which means living near a major city. Or, be content to make a lot less money and be more rural, something I spent a bit of time on the Gulf Coast of Florida doing.

I bought an SAT prep book this weekend, and shared my plans with my wife. She is very supportive and eager to be my study partner in whatever I do.

Thanks to all for the feedback. I will keep you posted!

Mike

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by mikepence in

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i am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree.

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

Email me your phone numbers, I can't get to them from behind our Nazi firewall.

[email protected]

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by mikepence in

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i am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree.

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

I just spent my lunch break at the ASU book store.

Holy cow! I thought Barnes and Noble was my temple, but this place...

Hundreds of new and used college books, every one of them fascinating! My biggest problem is that I want to learn it all!

I just emailed the admissions office of ASU. I have to take my SAT's, I am sure, but I think that I can have things worked out to start doing some course work this summer.

Thanks to all for your inspiration.

Mike

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by mikepence in

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i am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree.

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

Kay,

I don't know many people from here. I DA'ed while living in Florida for 4 years prior to moving here.

AZ, like Florida, is a revolving door. I hated it the first 6 months, and now I have no desire to leave. The canyons, the desert, the moutains, it is all wonderful.

Where did you move to?

Mike

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by mikepence in

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i am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree.

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

Thanks for all of the feedback!

rhett - Thanks for reminding me not to take for granted what I have. I tend to do that. Having a good paying, rewarding job, plus the benefit of tuition reimbursement is great. I should take advantage of it. I recongnize those lyrics in your sig, what song is that?

Valis - Send me a personal email. I would love to chat. [email protected]. I don't intend to focus on a CompSci degree. Too much of it would be stuff I already know. And I do plan to CLEP myself out of as much as possible. Art appreciation would be great. I love art, writing, literature, math and philosophy, science and anthropology, sociology and psychology. I have no desire to pigeon-hole myself into a technology or business-oriented track. Boring! U. of Phoenix is a possiblity, but their online features suck, they are way overpriced, and I want to experience a 'real' school, if possible. I may use it for some stuff, though. Thanks.

Nathan Natas - I am actually doing this for me. Employers generally don't care what my degree is in, and I am not doing it for the sole purpose of forwarding my career. Thanks for the feedback.

Dogpatch - When are you going to answer my email from yesterday?!

AlanF - Are you Alan Fuerstein? (sp.) I know the HR shuffle, but, again, my main purpose is not employability or level of income, it is really personal achievment.

JT - Funny experience! That is great that you and your wife are doing it together!

Thanks to all!

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by mikepence in

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i am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree.

i would appreciate some feedback.. on the one hand, i have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the usa over the last 12 years.

this, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.. to date, the only companies that cared that i did not have a degree, once i had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products.

mikepence

I am thinking about starting to take some courses, working toward my degree. I would appreciate some feedback.

On the one hand, I have made a successful career for myself as a highly paid computer professional, working for a variety of prominent companies here in the USA over the last 12 years. This, in spite of not going to college for reasons that you all understand.

To date, the only companies that cared that I did not have a degree, once I had a few years experience, were companies that worked with universities and higher education products. Universities aren't real big on dealing with very successful non-degreed people. But, as I move further in my career, into higher positions, it may well become more of an issue in my career advancement that I do not have a degree.

Now, with the economy floundering, I am moving from IT consulting into a permenant position with a Big Company. Less pay, great benefits, including up to 5K per year in tuition reimbursement, including books, etc. And I work within a stones throw of Arizona State University, as well as a number of great schools here in the Phoenix area. Gotta love Arizona.

So, I have been thinking about actually starting to take some courses and slowly working toward my degree. Plus, I love learning. I read constantly.

Is it worth it? Should I go for it? I would love to hear the thoughts of my friends on this board.

Peace,
Mike

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Great quote from JW Media.org

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"the earth will never be destroyed or depopulated but will become a peaceful paradise.".

http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/trueworship.htm.

so much for telling everyone under our breath that they will be part of the 6-odd billion that will be destroyed when armageddon comes.

mikepence

Dictionary.com defines depopulated as:

"To reduce sharply the population of, as by disease, war, or forcible relocation." ( http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=depopulated)

Liars!