I've just had an argument with my guardian about doing A levels next year instead of going to a third-rate University that will lead to my eventual curricular failure. It seems all of the good universities won't accept me without a maths qualification (only the bad ones require just a C in maths) and that there's no way into them after I finish this course. I should never have taken a BTEC... what a great way to waste my life.
What do I do now? Take a third-rate University and end up with a qualification that's not worth the paper it's written on or take an A level whilst living on the streets? ... On 10/17/07, Darren Mansell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris Rowson wrote: > >> It'd be interesting for people to put their money where their mouth's > >> are, and tell us what they do for a living and what their level of > >> qualification is. It's the only real way to see if having a degree > >> makes a difference or not. > >> > >> Anyone who is currently on a degree course is of course going to say > >> that it's the best way forward, as alternately anyone who hasn't got > >> one is going to say it doesn't matter... > >> > >> I'll start the ball rolling... > >> > >> Chris - No Degree - Second line support engineer (although I've > >> recently started working a in job which involves project coordination, > >> service reviews etc etc) > >> > >> > >> > Just posting this as it probably serves as a good example of the > experience route: > > * Left school when I was 16 with 4 GCSEs (C grade), got a G in IT. > * Worked in lots of different training schemes in Electrical > Installation while getting £38 / week while doing C&G 236 at > college part time. > * Worked in a catalogue shop when I couldnt get a job as an > electrician. Got my NVQ L.2 in retail and L.3 in customer service > * Worked for Dixons selling personal stereos > * Worked for Currys / Mastercare giving electrical advice and simple > electronic fixes > * Worked for Evesham Technology in 1st line support > * " 2nd line support > * " 3rd line support > * " R&D, got interested in Linux at Mandrake 7 time. > * Worked for a computer company supporting Linux servers in various > ways. Learned a helluva lot about Linux there. > * Now work for a company providing mission critical hosted solutions > to the majority of insurance brokers out there. Got a good wage > and it was all down to my Linux experience and a good interview > where I finally thought sod it and sold myself. Couldnt be > bothered to not look arrogant any more and proceeded to explain to > them how each technology worked that they asked if I had heard of. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
