The time to study + the time to commit to hands on related work that may intefere with studying for a masters/phd.. I've thought about pursuing one or the other but the current work load just allow time. Of course there's also part-time and/or online schooling as an option. I'd say it could depend on just how much you're looking to get out of the classes and whether you function better in a classroom or working from home. Having the 2000/2003 MS certs I'm now having to consider tackling the 2008 certs or make the jump to another industry platform like Cisco. Talk about wanting to pull the covers back over my head! At this stage in my life I've come to the conclusion that I won't become rich or wealthy working in this field unless I stumble across a nice patent. I believe in the "glass ceiling" and that you can max out if you're not constantly working to stay educated in some capacity. My fear is the same I had when I was in college and that was that my real world experiences were educating me a lot better than the classroom subject matter. So I figure to work towards building some type of residual income, start another venture, build, start etc. At that point I'd be paying for classes or subject matter that's gonna help to keep the cycle going. If I make it back to school it'll be because I'd have the time and flexibility. (nothing like dreaming)
On 2/6/08, Jim Majorowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It depends on where you see yourself in 5 to 10 years. Personally, I'd > go for the MBA if I had the time, even though I'd never use it. > > > > *From:* Phil Guevara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:45 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: Certs + Experience + which degree? > > > > > > I was wondering what everyone's opinion is on this. > > > > Let's say you have your MCSE cert or other industry standard cert and over > 5 years solid experience, but no degree. > > > > Which degree would be best to compliment this? > > > > CIS degree, Computer Science Degree, Business Degree, other? > > > > I noticed the CS program deals more with programming and not really the > stuff a systems administrator would do. A CIS degree might be aligned with > it but wouldn't that just be redundant to the MCSE and experience? Would a > Business degree show you as a well rounded person? > > Best Regards, > > Phil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
