Help Me Pass

[Protege01MP3]

Yeah, I went to a 2 year school too. ITT Tech. It was cool why it lasted, but not enough good times like I would have had at a University.

pretty much the same thing here... cept im still in school...

15 month program, AS degree, ONLY the classes I need and will apply in my field, and 7 vouchers for any certifications I want to take... the classes prepare you certifications for all microsoft, comp tia, and some novell and cisco stuff... and the best part is.. im damn smart, so i learn quick... and the classes are only 10 days each ! im only in class about 50% of the time, and have still pulled off all As and Bs in every class i've taken so far... there really isnt any homework, and i just show up late, do the labs and the work, and leave... pass all the tests midterms and finals, and pass the classes

the cool thing is.. the teachers give me ALOT of slack on attendance, because they know that i already know most of the s*** they are gonna teach me... atleast throughout the first half of school... the more advanced stuff i'll have to pay attention to... but for now (A+ hardware and software, NET+, win2k pro, win2k server, etc... all the easy stuff) I can pull it off easily...

i should really go ahead and take the a+, server+ and net+ exams while all the exam material is still in my head... the thing about stuff like this is... well.. heres a good example..

the a+ hardware test wants you to know how many pins an IDE cable has... its like.. WTF.. when am i gonna use that?? I KNOW THIS IS AN IDE CABLE... I KNOW THIS IS A DAMN HARD DRIVE... I KNOW THIS IS THE CONTROLLER THE IDE CABLE PLUGS INTO ON THE BOARD.... WTF DO I NEED TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF PINS FOR!!!!!!

they want you to know all that annoying trivial crap for the exams...


BTW.. in case you couldn't really tell from the certs... im in the networking field

 

[cjstringer]

Microsoft certs are ok, I have them also, (MCSE+I, MCDBA, yadayadayada...) but nothing beats experience. I've designed networks covering over 43 locations across 18 states with thousands of users. (Which for some ignorant reason my boss felt I had to configure EVERY computer on seperately). I also worked for Compaq as a field tech doing hardware fixes and troubleshooting. That was actually easy, but the money was good. Now I do consulting. Much better all the way around.
I got a AAS from Purdue in EET and a Bachelors from Indiana University in Computer Science and Communications. I spent a lot of time in school as I still don't know what I want to do for a living other than racing. (Can't find a sponsor/ride yet) I hope to pick a career some time before I retire.

 

[PA_MP3_Man]

The one thing I can say about going to a two year school is that you don't have to take all kinds of bulls*** classes that you won't ever need. I also met a lot of new friends going into the same field I am, and that can pay off later in life when you can get eachother good jobs. Right now I'm happy working where I am. I don't really have a desire to go back to school and get anything better than my AS degree but I am getting other kinds of certificates along the way too. Paid for by my job so that's cool. The pay here isn't as high as I would like but within 3 or 4 years I'll be makin decient money. And I have like no chance of getting fired or laid off. Well good luck with everything you guys are doing.

 

[Protege01MP3]

Microsoft certs are ok, I have them also, (MCSE+I, MCDBA, yadayadayada...) but nothing beats experience. I've designed networks covering over 43 locations across 18 states with thousands of users. (Which for some ignorant reason my boss felt I had to configure EVERY computer on seperately). I also worked for Compaq as a field tech doing hardware fixes and troubleshooting. That was actually easy, but the money was good. Now I do consulting. Much better all the way around.
I got a AAS from Purdue in EET and a Bachelors from Indiana University in Computer Science and Communications. I spent a lot of time in school as I still don't know what I want to do for a living other than racing. (Can't find a sponsor/ride yet) I hope to pick a career some time before I retire.

your right... nothing beats experience... unless your trying to get a job... then even if you've done 10 years worth of work in the field... the guy that doesn't know s***, but somehow managed to pass all his classes at one of those schools you see on tv will get the job anyway, just because he has a stupid piece of paper...

i've setup large networks for schools small companies and small home office networks... I've installed and integrated digital camera and recording equipment into a restaurant network, setup viewing software and installed VPN so the guy could access from his laptop at home if he ever felt the need to... I've done both dialup and broadband tech support through email and over phones for Earthlink Networks... and I've built and maintained numerous machines for friends, family, and customers since i was 11 yrs old.... but no one gives a flying **** about that untill i have a few pieces of paper that someone who can't even save a ******* document also has... and thats supposed to set me apart... having the same piece of paper as that looser over there.. and yes.. its true... i've seen ppl in these classes who have NEVER even touched a computer... they cant save a document, they cant even navigate a god damn webpage... in my opinion... don't get into the field unless you already have a genuine interest and general knowledge... i dont even understand why someone would want to move into this field unless they had and interest/passion for it... thats like someone who's never even driven a car before and knows absolutely zero about automobiles trying to be an auto mechanic.... why?

the pay for IT stuff is good.. but not extraordinary to where everyone and their mother should be bum rushing the field... i mean c'mon... and majority of work... (i.e. programming) is not easy... your avg joe cannot sit at a monitor for 12 hrs straight and write code....

anyway.. thats the end of that rant

 

[YellowMP5]

not a hard program just time consuming. it would probably take more time testing it then actually coding. i go to FAU in south florida and we never get assignments so detailed with so many specs. at least 80% of the time you are on your own coding and stuff. i would help but finals coming up and no time. today i was supposed to do assignment for a formal languages class but i spent an entire evening emailing back and forth with a group member from software engineering class. we were trying to fix an html page that another member has ****** up. spent all evening on that. i was also supposed to meet with the group today to do a powerpoint presentation. i was in the lab waiting. but apparently same people that screwed up our project (and theirs also) emailed everybody else saying that I cancelled and thats why nobody showed. assholes. looks like i will get an A but if i get anything less than an A in this class i am turning them in.
just wanted to share the story of my life

 

[70]

I thought college was a huge party with lots of good times. Nothing but creating memories to last you for the rest of your life. Oh wait, I didn't go to a real college, just a dumb 2 year school. But I still got a job and graduated with a 4.0 and high honers. Not cause I'm smart, I'm just good at seeming smart. I learned a little in college ang bs'ed my way through the rest. If you're doing something you really like, you won't need much class time. You'll learn things on your own, what you need to know and some things you shouldn't konw . don't really know what the hell my point was, just put in my thoughts on the subject. Layyyy

Dude, what's a honer??



J/K


Ahh, college...I am still going to the same lame ass four year community college-like piece of highschool rules (required attendance in a 300 level class, WTF?) place that is cheap and has a degree program I enjoy...

That being journalism/public relations...I'm on the how-ever-freaking-long-it-takes-me-to-finally-decide-what-three-classes-I-want-to-take-for-my-minor-to-finally-graduate program. So far I'm on year seven with about two and half years off spread in the middle.

I used to be a computer science major (this is why I decided to share in this post...I feel Kats pain in those damn errors, my programs were full of them) there, until I found out everyone in that class, for some reason, wanted me to beat the living day lights out of them for being such 'puter nerds. Oh wait, that was me that wanted to do that...My bad.

 

[fastdrvr23]

the pay for IT stuff is good.. but not extraordinary to where everyone and their mother should be bum rushing the field... i mean c'mon... and majority of work... (i.e. programming) is not easy... your avg joe cannot sit at a monitor for 12 hrs straight and write code....

WORD!

My g/f thinks that my job must be the easiest thing in the world. She thinks sitting in front of a computer is equivalent to browsing the internet, or playing solitare.(Never mind I'm sitting here at work writing this... LOL) ~14 hours a day of frustrating, mind-numbing bulls*** is tough. I enjoy the work I do, but I doubt people that think it is so easy ever have to really THINK this hard at their job. There's a reason you get paid well in these type fields, this s*** ain't easy. (I'm done ranting too now. lol )

 

[fastdrvr23]

not a hard program just time consuming. it would probably take more time testing it then actually coding. i go to FAU in south florida and we never get assignments so detailed with so many specs. at least 80% of the time you are on your own coding and stuff. i would help but finals coming up and no time. today i was supposed to do assignment for a formal languages class but i spent an entire evening emailing back and forth with a group member from software engineering class. we were trying to fix an html page that another member has ****** up. spent all evening on that. i was also supposed to meet with the group today to do a powerpoint presentation. i was in the lab waiting. but apparently same people that screwed up our project (and theirs also) emailed everybody else saying that I cancelled and thats why nobody showed. assholes. looks like i will get an A but if i get anything less than an A in this class i am turning them in.
just wanted to share the story of my life

Don't worry, that type of s*** won't change when you hit the workplace (At least, if you work in a larger company.) Deadlines will come and go, people will steal your code/credit daily, and people will basically lie straight to your face when they say they'll help you. Dammit... I can still remember some of the "Real world" projects we did in class. Hang in there though buddy, bust some ass if need be though.