Mike, I got an electrical engineering degree at UT.
I had engineering jobs before I graduated, but never, ever since graduating have I had an "engineering" job that used anything that I learned during my UT course of study. I did take a couple of classes on entrepreneurship when I was at UT. Those classes were invaluable... but out of a whole degree program, only two of the classes I took ever counted for something. So the value of the classes (24 classes for a full degree program) was limited compared to invested effort... but the value of going through the degree program and going to school, and getting involved with what I loved doing.... now that was priceless. In fact, the real "break" that I had that opened a whole new world was getting to work for a company called NeXT- that was by Steve Jobs. Getting this chance is what shaped me professionally more than anything else. The degree program I was in just happened to put me in the right place at the right time to get a job as a campus rep for NeXT. The rest, as they say, is history. (BTW, there were other jobs that I could have made substantially more money at doing... but this one I got to follow my passions) Finding the "break" into your passions... this is the important part to study as you consider what you go off and do. That being said, Steve Jobs had something to say about this whole process at Stanford University's Commencement in 2005. See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA Here's a video from one of the venture capitalist behind Kleiner Perkins- talking about how to follow your passions: http://www.kevinkoym.com/blog/2008/12/27/how-do-you-find-your-passion-and-how-do-you-pursue-it/ So yes, go to school. Follow your passions. Don't expect that the answers will happen in the classroom though. Oh... one more thing... Watch the trailer for Johnny Bunko by Daniel Pink on this page: http://www.danpink.com Take care, and best of luck in your endeavors. Kevin On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:35 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm new to the web design world and I figure this a good way to get > started. My name is mike and I"m new to web design world. > > I'm starting school to get a 2nd bachelor's in web design from the art > institute (1st bba is in marketing) and I was wondering since ya'll > are in the industry, am I going in the right direction? > > I see that everyone has a different background, and i'm curious what > did everyone study or how did they get to where they are today. > > I hate to pay for something and then go nowhere afterwards. > > Mike > > > > > > > -- Kevin Koym [email protected] +1.512.698.9328 mobile http://techranchaustin.com resources for early stage technology startups http://enterpriseteaming.com the tools and practices for loosely tied but highly coordinated teams http://kevinkoym.com/blog my personal blog http://kevinkoym.com/blog/book my book The Rise of the Enterprise Tribe http://praxsys.com your consulting partner for ad hoc, tiger team support "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
