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From: crm@duke.UUCP (Charlie Martin)
Newsgroups: net.cse
Subject: Re: Help! CS Ba student held captive in large university!
Message-ID: <6992@duke.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 20:44:26 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar  9 20:44:26 1986
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John --

With that kind of background, and a lot of experience writing real-
time code, you should have no trouble getting jobs.  In fact, my wife
might be interested in your resume.

With those classes but without the experience, you will also have no
trouble getting a job.  And in about 18 months to two years,
you might be doing something to earn the salary, as well.  
Doing a *professional* job, rather than having to be led through
by an experienced person.

And with those classes, assuming your grades are okay, you
should have no trouble getting into a grad school.

My advice:  take a job for a couple of years.  Getting a Ph.D.
is fine, but it would be nice to know *why* you're doing what
you're doing.

[I posted this because it nicely describes the problems with
CS programs: a CS degree AND some experience makes one able to
do the "professional" jobs everyone seems to think a CS major
should do.]
-- 

			Charlie Martin
			(...mcnc!duke!crm)