I see a "wow guys you mean bankruptcy doesn't eliminate student loans?" thread in about 4 years for the OP. To the OP, you said it's on you to find a job but then also list career services as one of the main reasons you chose DeVry. You also list 3 years as a reason to attend. You are looking for the fastest i.e. laziest way to a degree. A degree doesn't prove you know anything. It proves that you have the dedication to spend 4 years studying your field. That dedication is almost worth more to an employer than the education. You should look at the cost and also consider that yes the name of your college is not as important as it used to be. At least not for jobs that most of us end up with. No one is going to recruit from DeVry while plenty of companies will recruit at UH or UT. That should tell you something. You are running the risk of a hiring manager who thinks DeVry is crap and just chucks the resume. Do managers like that exist? Yes, they do. Are you likely to have your resume chucked because you went to UH? No. In summation you are going to end up spending a hell of a lot more money, while taking the risk that someone ignores your resume, just to prove you were to lazy to attend a 4 year program. Good luck.
I am sure everyone posting in this thread has a degree, right? And as a business owner, I didn't give one hoot for where someone went to school, just whether they could do the job and fit in with the team. Getting a degree is important, and the average person will make a lot more money with a degree, but it is not the end all. DD
It's not about it being on you, it's about you being conned by people paid to con prospectives. You're going to DeVry because you had a lousy SAT/ACT/GPA, right? Attend a community college for 2 years and transfer to a larger university for the final 2 years. You'll accumulate less debt, graduate from a stronger institution, and you will have richer experiences.
Are you suggesting that this practice is uniform across most industries/fields? Because, though my scope of first-hand knowledge on the subject is fairly limited, my understanding is that the opposite is generally the case.
Video games. I have worked for some of the biggest names in the industry and most of them college drop outs. And yes Deckard, I agree, maybe we are not the norm. DD
Whoever says tht you don't gain much from going to the UHs, UT, UTDallas, A&M, Tech is so r****ded DeVry won't get you ****...why make it harder for urself...go to a REAL college and you might have a REAL career DeVry HAHAHAH
People with associates degrees do not count as edumacated. Clearly those of us with Bachelors from an esteemed university like SouthWest Texas State, or rather Texas State do, count ! DD
bro..its a damn forum, im not sitting here writing for an english class... im currently in UT Dallas right now, with above 3.0 gpa and earned myself a really good internship @ prudential...i dont have sit here and write proper english on freakin clutchfans!
