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Completely drained on searching for college

Roberts91 · 2010-07-11T08:58:22

I've been searching for the right college for me for the past three years in the meantime I've gotten my GED, completed some college core classes at a local community college mostly english and math classes. In my search I've looked into what seems like a 100 schools. I've seemed to have narrowed it down to 2 schools. Full Sail University and auburn university. While these are two completely different schools one offers a Computer Science degree and the other offers a Game Development degree they are essentially the same as far as curriculum goes but for the fact that Auburn University has a lot more general education courses required while Full Sail offers more game development specific courses. While they both teach you the ins and outs of how to program Full Sail of course has an emphasis on game programming. I've already applied to Full Sail and should be starting 8/30/10. Family memebers have opted against Full Sail because of the price. And you guys and other game dev forums have opposed Full Sail and schools a like. Which in turn 99% of those people saying to get a traditional CS degree have never been to one of these Game Development schools. Which with all do respect to those who oppose Full Sail have no clue what they are talking about because they've never attended the school much less have very little knowledge about the school. Thus in my mind these people can't form valid opinions on the school. So I'm pretty much drained on choosing a school at this point and I've come to the point where I don't care what school I go to and even closer to the point of not caring to go to school at all. It's kinda hard to do what you want to when the whole world is against your decision. Hopefully this post didn't sound to stupid as of right now I'm just mentally and physically drained.

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Started by Roberts91 July 06, 2010 11:29 PM

10 comments, last by Tom Sloper 13 years, 11 months ago

Telastyn

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July 10, 2010 10:27 PM

Quote: Original post by Roberts91
I never went back and I regret that because no matter what anyone tells you, a GED is absolutely nothing compared to going to high school.

Educationally-wise or how it is percieved by potential employers?

I have a GED and honestly I don't think it's ever come up in an interview during my 12 years in the workforce. My college education has though, and is definitely a large influence on how my career has (and will) progress.

-- Tangent Developer Journal - Delegates - Part 2

Tom Sloper

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July 11, 2010 08:58 AM

Quote: Original post by Telastyn
Quote: Original post by Roberts91
I never went back and I regret that because no matter what anyone tells you, a GED is absolutely nothing compared to going to high school.

Educationally-wise or how it is percieved by potential employers?
I have a GED and honestly I don't think it's ever come up in an interview during my 12 years in the workforce. My college education has though, and is definitely a large influence on how my career has (and will) progress.

To me, a GED is a badge of maturity. Someone who later regrets not finishing high school and goes back and fixes that is someone who wised up -- someone who's got spunk. I respect that. But yeah, once you have a college/university degree, I don't ask about high school, and don't expect to see anything on the resume/CV about high school.

-- Tom Sloper -- sloperama.com