| if you just plan to do IT, then just get a CS degree, it will teach you how to solve problems on computers. which could be beatificall to IT work. But even though it could be beneficiall the stuff you learn in college will be useless for a IT job. you may be able to do some scripting and such, but thats stuff that one doesn't need a college degree to know
while GatorENG says you shouldn't be worried, he is talking about CSE students who are going into engineering, not IT. There is a big difference as I said before the stuff you learn in CS doesn't teach you anything about IT.
If you want to do IT you have a long way to go, I recommend you start reading a lot online and while going for your CS degree get the following certs if possible.
A+
Network+
MCSE
MCSA
CCNA
Citrix
Redhat
I have all of those plus around 11 others above those. But I feel those have been the most beneficial to me.
When and if you get those certs and you don't need them all, make sure you really know the material and can apply it. Because all of them can all be had, just like any engineering degree, just by reading a book( called a brain dump). Anybody could pass any of those certs just by reading a book and that doesn't mean you know the info. It means you can repeat it, but it doesn't mean you can put it to use. This is something many on this forum seem to miss. getting a high grade means you can read a book better than the next guy, it doesn't mean you can do the job better.
I recommend you join a forum like ocforums.com and start to read, this way you can get a really good feel for how computer hardware works and then move onto servers and such and you should be ok. Just work hard, if ya have any questions PM me.
The truth is if you want to do IT you don't need a college degree, and the only reason IT guys get degrees is to show off to the non computer savvy management. |