I really really really want to buy, soon

[125mph]

UC this, UC that, Mudd, Stanford, MIT bla bla bla.

On Piggington’s Fantasy Island only those schools will do.
San Diego State has fine engineering programs (undergrad) – if you work for a company your own abilities will largely determine your destiny, not the school you attended.

It is true that the school you attend makes little difference at the middle to senior levels in software and maybe most of engineer but —

I haven’t really seen much talent coming out of SDSU and other csu schools. I know lots of QA people with CS degrees from SDSU and apparently their ciriculium is quite soft. They can’t really hang even at the associate level in terms of entry level standards.

Of course there’s always exceptions and I don’t mean to offend anyone 😛

[SD Realtor]

Paramount,

I know a guy who didn’t go to school and has made a TON of money selling hot dogs at carnivals and fairgrounds! Seriously the guy works maybe 6 monhts a year….

I think that the majority of people who post/lurk here are more well educated. The one thing about that is that (especially in the engineering world) you tend to meet or associate with more people in those types of circles. Because of my wifes biz and my foray into real estate over the past 4 years I have met so many different people from different walks of life. The thing that amazes me the most is how many people have made ALOT of money through entrepeneurial ideas. Additionally how many of these people do not have advanced degrees also surprises me.

Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Paramount,

I know a guy who didn’t go to school and has made a TON of money selling hot dogs at carnivals and fairgrounds! Seriously the guy works maybe 6 monhts a year….

I think that the majority of people who post/lurk here are more well educated. The one thing about that is that (especially in the engineering world) you tend to meet or associate with more people in those types of circles. Because of my wifes biz and my foray into real estate over the past 4 years I have met so many different people from different walks of life. The thing that amazes me the most is how many people have made ALOT of money through entrepeneurial ideas. Additionally how many of these people do not have advanced degrees also surprises me.

Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Paramount,

I know a guy who didn’t go to school and has made a TON of money selling hot dogs at carnivals and fairgrounds! Seriously the guy works maybe 6 monhts a year….

I think that the majority of people who post/lurk here are more well educated. The one thing about that is that (especially in the engineering world) you tend to meet or associate with more people in those types of circles. Because of my wifes biz and my foray into real estate over the past 4 years I have met so many different people from different walks of life. The thing that amazes me the most is how many people have made ALOT of money through entrepeneurial ideas. Additionally how many of these people do not have advanced degrees also surprises me.

Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Paramount,

I know a guy who didn’t go to school and has made a TON of money selling hot dogs at carnivals and fairgrounds! Seriously the guy works maybe 6 monhts a year….

I think that the majority of people who post/lurk here are more well educated. The one thing about that is that (especially in the engineering world) you tend to meet or associate with more people in those types of circles. Because of my wifes biz and my foray into real estate over the past 4 years I have met so many different people from different walks of life. The thing that amazes me the most is how many people have made ALOT of money through entrepeneurial ideas. Additionally how many of these people do not have advanced degrees also surprises me.

Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

Paramount,

I know a guy who didn’t go to school and has made a TON of money selling hot dogs at carnivals and fairgrounds! Seriously the guy works maybe 6 monhts a year….

I think that the majority of people who post/lurk here are more well educated. The one thing about that is that (especially in the engineering world) you tend to meet or associate with more people in those types of circles. Because of my wifes biz and my foray into real estate over the past 4 years I have met so many different people from different walks of life. The thing that amazes me the most is how many people have made ALOT of money through entrepeneurial ideas. Additionally how many of these people do not have advanced degrees also surprises me.

Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.

SD Realtor

[NotCranky]

“This forum reeks of San Diego snobbery as usual – makes me sick.”

Sounds like a YOU need to lower your expectations. Do you expect in an almost all male forum, where the emphasis is on wealth building and maintenance, that there would not be posturing, one-ups-manship and the occasional foray into establishing a pecking order?
It would be naive to think otherwise.
It is your choice to deal with it or not.

[NotCranky]

“This forum reeks of San Diego snobbery as usual – makes me sick.”

Sounds like a YOU need to lower your expectations. Do you expect in an almost all male forum, where the emphasis is on wealth building and maintenance, that there would not be posturing, one-ups-manship and the occasional foray into establishing a pecking order?
It would be naive to think otherwise.
It is your choice to deal with it or not.

[NotCranky]

“This forum reeks of San Diego snobbery as usual – makes me sick.”

Sounds like a YOU need to lower your expectations. Do you expect in an almost all male forum, where the emphasis is on wealth building and maintenance, that there would not be posturing, one-ups-manship and the occasional foray into establishing a pecking order?
It would be naive to think otherwise.
It is your choice to deal with it or not.

[NotCranky]

“This forum reeks of San Diego snobbery as usual – makes me sick.”

Sounds like a YOU need to lower your expectations. Do you expect in an almost all male forum, where the emphasis is on wealth building and maintenance, that there would not be posturing, one-ups-manship and the occasional foray into establishing a pecking order?
It would be naive to think otherwise.
It is your choice to deal with it or not.

[NotCranky]

“This forum reeks of San Diego snobbery as usual – makes me sick.”

Sounds like a YOU need to lower your expectations. Do you expect in an almost all male forum, where the emphasis is on wealth building and maintenance, that there would not be posturing, one-ups-manship and the occasional foray into establishing a pecking order?
It would be naive to think otherwise.
It is your choice to deal with it or not.

[dumbled0ry]

“Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.”

I totally agree that performance at work determines your career – one of my closest developer friends (because she is so awesome at work and as a person) got her degree from SDSU.

I do well at academic learning, but entrepreneurship is definitely a skill that I do not have the talent nor the courage for.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, I got my master’s degree from (much less prestigious) UC Santa Barbara. For some reason, UCSB doesn’t keep its computer labs open 24/7 – so I learned to ride my bicycle along the beach, watch sunsets, and LIVE, ha ha!

[dumbled0ry]

“Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.”

I totally agree that performance at work determines your career – one of my closest developer friends (because she is so awesome at work and as a person) got her degree from SDSU.

I do well at academic learning, but entrepreneurship is definitely a skill that I do not have the talent nor the courage for.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, I got my master’s degree from (much less prestigious) UC Santa Barbara. For some reason, UCSB doesn’t keep its computer labs open 24/7 – so I learned to ride my bicycle along the beach, watch sunsets, and LIVE, ha ha!

[dumbled0ry]

“Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.”

I totally agree that performance at work determines your career – one of my closest developer friends (because she is so awesome at work and as a person) got her degree from SDSU.

I do well at academic learning, but entrepreneurship is definitely a skill that I do not have the talent nor the courage for.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, I got my master’s degree from (much less prestigious) UC Santa Barbara. For some reason, UCSB doesn’t keep its computer labs open 24/7 – so I learned to ride my bicycle along the beach, watch sunsets, and LIVE, ha ha!

[dumbled0ry]

“Also one of the best ASIC guys I have ever worked with in the past 20 years is an SDSU grad.”

I totally agree that performance at work determines your career – one of my closest developer friends (because she is so awesome at work and as a person) got her degree from SDSU.

I do well at academic learning, but entrepreneurship is definitely a skill that I do not have the talent nor the courage for.

After graduating from UC Berkeley, I got my master’s degree from (much less prestigious) UC Santa Barbara. For some reason, UCSB doesn’t keep its computer labs open 24/7 – so I learned to ride my bicycle along the beach, watch sunsets, and LIVE, ha ha!

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