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From: kims@teklds.UUCP (Kim Scott)
Newsgroups: net.graphics
Subject: Help! (going to grad school?)
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Date: Thu, 11-Sep-86 23:35:06 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 11 23:35:06 1986
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I need help from the net.  I will be a college senior (see? I can even spell
"college" now :-) this year, and I am thinking of going to graduate school.
I would appreciate help from 'youse guys' on the following topics:
     1) What are the good/great schools for computer graphics?  I am     
particularly interested in computer graphics for architecture-- buildings,   
not computer architecture.  I would appreciate pointers to articles, pamphlets
(hype from colleges :-), personal opinions, and whatever else you can drum up.
     2) Is it better to get a job right out of college, or go on to a Masters
degree?  I know this question is vague.  I'm weighing "get a Masters degree
and be a 'specialist' in the field" vs. "get real world experience, earn mucho
bucks (ha, ha), and maybe have Corporation X pay for a M.S. degree."
     3) How wise is it to go into computer graphics now that the new graphics
chips make it easy enough for a chimpanzee to do graphics programming?  Or am
I misinformed on the power of these chips?
     Please, PLEASE, *PLEASE* send your responses according to the following
hierarchy (as I will be off of the net as of 9-20-86):
     1) "Land mail:"  Kim Alan Scott / 460 Churchdale Ave. / Salem, OR  97303
     2) "e-mail:" kims@teklds.UUCP (or some such thing.  I'm new on the net,
                  and still haven't figured out the e-mail system).
     3) Posting to the net.

Thanks in advance!
                    -- Kim Alan Scott (Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR; soon to
                       be at that alternate reality know as......college)