Re: FN-FORUM Dont go to uni

date posted 12th July 2001 11:22

"Education is not as sudden as a massacre, but it is more deadly in the long
run"

BTW Ray, yes it was still the Poly - graduated in '84

P J White
www.BW3.co.uk
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry Hughes" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:35 AM
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM Dont go to uni


> You are all missing a massive point.
>
> When at Uni, you are studying with a group of people about to start in the
> same professsion. Depending on the course you will be in first hand
contact
> with up to 100 people either in the industry or about to be in it. Not to
> mention all the other people you will meet while you are there, all going
> into / part of other industries.
>
> Never mind all the programming, its the 'human' networking that can be
> achieved while at uni that is the real benefit. Play your cards right and
> you can find work finding its way to you without you having to do anything
> at all.
>
> Just don't go and do fungal archaeology in pre edwardian britain BSc.
> Everyone in that department smelt rather bad and I never got work out of
> any of them.
>
> H