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tecman:
Lehigh University - BSEE - back when I went there we were called "The Engineers" in sports

paul
wardenclyffe:
Virginia Tech - BSEE '10,  focus in power Electronics
Time:
Texas Tech - MSEE - Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics
Frangible:

--- Quote from: IanB on September 11, 2011, 06:55:54 pm ---One thing I would suggest, if you are thinking about an engineering degree, is to pick one of the "hard" disciplines like electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering. Avoid the the "soft" disciplines like software engineering. Software honestly doesn't gain much respect in business or industry and considering the costs involved a software engineering degree is not good value for money. If there is one subject that is easily self-taught, it is programming.

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This is the kind of BS you'll get from hiring people if you apply for a position sans degree.  The gap between a true software engineer and a programmer is the same as the difference between an electrical engineer and a bench tech or a mechanical engineer and a mechanic.  A lot of people call themselves "Software Engineers" because they've taught themselves Java, or because they're experts at writing C# apps,  but have no real concept about how the code they produce actually fits into the bigger system - that's where engineering comes in.  And you can get a head start on that through boring course work - even if it isn't at an Ivy League school.  And anyway, if you're good enough to get into Harvard, why didn't you get into MIT, which is just across the yard?  At least with a degree (a Master's is even better), you'll get past the initial weeding process faster and have a better chance to do interesting stuff sooner once you land a position.  Of course, all this is immaterial if you have a brilliant idea and start your own company.

To me programming is the reward I get for all the other chores I have to do as a software engineer.
Time:
Trying tell that to the loads of super well paid brilliant software engineers at Google and Microsoft.  Software engineers are one of the most sought after and well paid engineers in this day and age.  It will probably only continue to increase as well.

 
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