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[Jon Mark Allen]

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On Tue, Apr 18, 2006 at 12:28:32AM -0600, Nathan T. so eloquently stated:
> I will say this, I'm currently undecided on whether to take courses
> around Computer Information Systems (mostly business class
> programming), or Computer Engineering Technology (less programming,
> more electronics, hopefully some material on writing device drivers).
> The DeVry Representative has hinted that they may be getting courses
> on game programming, I have two books on that already, one using Qt
> and the other using Allegro, it is an interest of mine but not one I
> think would be a good source of income. What I fear the most is
> getting in just to find out that CET is done with the Visual Basic
> language.
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I'm new here as of last night, and I live no where near Canada (I'm from
Texas...howdy y'all), so locations and the like I'll remain silent on.

As for majors, they can change.

CIS or CET....which one do you like more right now?  Go for it.  Then if
you get in and discover it's way too much VB for your taste, switch.  In
most degree programs, it's not that hard.  Esp. if the two are even
closely related.  You might lose a couple hours of credit, maybe end up
making some of the first courses electives or the like, but that's not
bad.  It gives you a "well rounded education"... :-)

Honestly, half the college students I talk with are majoring in
"undecided."

Get in, find out what you like and what you're good at and if you need
to change, no big deal.

I started as a Computer Science major, thinking at the time it was
more programming.  Then I got started and (at my school) it was more
OS/Networking stuff and the programming was under the Computer Information Systems
major and it was all boring.  I kept my major in CS and am totally addicted to
networking and Linux now.  

JM

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minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of
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