[Bungleau]

Well, let me throw a different spin on the current thought process here...

The purpose of going to college (or uni, if you prefer) is *NOT* to get a degree that will get you a nicely compensated job.

Rather, it's to ensure that you learn how to think and apply what you learn.

Have my French and Spanish degrees been useless? Not hardly. What's been more useful, though, is applying those skills in other areas.

Likewise, the most important thing in the computer business, IMHO, is *NOT* the ability to program, or write operating systems, or use design programs, or... fill in the blank. The important skill is to know how to take requirements (from an industry, a person, or a company), find the appropriate tool to solve them, and deliver the result.

Most of the successful (or should I say $uce$$ful) computer consultants I know come from backgrounds in philosophy, liberal arts, business, engineering, retail, and other areas. Very, very few have degrees in computers... and many of those who do have computer degrees have difficulty grasping that life just isn't like what you learned in school. It's different... because everyone plays by their own rules.

So Larry, my suggestion to you would be to figure out what you'd like to be doing in five or ten years, and pick courses that support it. They don't even have to match... honest!

Am I right? Wrong? Well, that's up for you to decide. However, I can tell you now that there are a couple of courses I wish I had taken differently when I got my masters.... things I didn't think were useful that I wish I had now. I just have to find new ways to get them.

Just have fun doing it, and remember that you're really there to prove you're trainable [img]smile.gif[/img]