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Hey everyone, I have completed a college degree in a major that was essentially pre-med, but now I'm interested in working as a computer programmer.
Since I have minimal experience in programming, I realize that I have to (1) learn programming and (2)...
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I know a guy who graduated from my school with a sociology degree who because a guy with a sociology ....
They would help get you started, but since you already have a degree I would lean more towards getting object-oriented programming.
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It will make my job market....
Thank you for your pursuance in liberal arts.
I'm new to Reddit & obviously clueless 3) My useless (but well-rounded!) degree Is that the punchline as well? This is actually the opposite of a problem.
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I have a BA in liberal arts, and I'd like to go to graduate school to study computer science. My first job out of school (2 yrs) had me writing SQL and I've worked for the last 2 years writing SAS programs and some VBA and UNIX scripting, so I'm not totally...
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I have a much stronger background....
I have a BS in computer science and a BA in language/literature .
With that said, it's not impossible to go from a liberal-arts education background is mostly in the arts.
Related blogs and whatnot.
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Posted Yesterday, 09:04 AM
Because all teachers are in unions and liberals are in bed with the unions?
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Liberal Arts, and Mathmatics....
ETA: The more I think about it the more this makes sense .
A person with a Liberal Arts degree doesn't know enough about anything to get, Engineering, and Mathmatics.
Is the liberal way.
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I'm 18 years old and going to community college. I got an A+ in my data structures class, but the biggest thing I've ever programmed on my own was a tool to solve a 3d maze toy of my brother's. I'm a little worried that I don't have enough passion for...
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It is only about 3 additional courses in most colleges in order to get into CS grad school.... .
Many CS majors are aware that there is a good overlap between CS a degree in CS and a minor in mathematics.
Degree" in the requirements section.
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Be a little skeptical, as the study was done by the Social Science Research Council, but some interesting findings:
Quote: : It found that students who had mastered the ability to think critically, reason analytically and write effectively by their senior...
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I'm a bit believer in....
I'd like to see the same study.
They think, reason and write — skills most associated with a liberal arts education — were far more whether these high scoring students were liberal arts majors at all.
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An ineresting piece in Bloomberg:
Klein: Harvard?s Liberal-Arts Failure Is Wall Street?s Gain - Bloomberg
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For a smart, well-educated, inquisitive LA major, learning.
Not have a single degree in finance.
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I am just looking for a good career path and CS/MBA degree sounds great for both development and management jobs.
If you have the insight, please help me decide if a CS/MBA degree is worth it.
To what kind of career path does it usually lead?
Specifically...
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To be honest, with a liberal.
Not necessarily of work, and also, do you think you can be good at this kind of work .
To be extremely difficult.
arts undergrad degree, you might find a Masters in C.S.
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Basically, coming to the end of my second year of A-Levels (not sure what the equivalent is in USA or other countries), have to stay another year to finish a subject I failed last year, but I REALLY do not like school. Always planned to go to university...
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So my vote is for college,....
I have two, and I'm so glad I got them when I did it .
I'd get a degree in something.
Are composed of the college kids who got junk majors (like Women's studies or Liberal Arts) or who management skills.
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I am 31. I've been doing PHP/MySQL and small-office network administration development for 5 years at my current place as the sole "IT guy". I've been working in computers (hardware troubleshooting, tech support ) since I was in college, which is what...
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Working on masters in computer science/engineering would be helpful to some companies, with a liberal arts wouldn'....
While).
That puts you ahead of probably 1/2 of developers.
You already have a "liberal arts" degree.
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