Alan thank you,
that is also a choice i had thought of. I will most definetly stick that 
in the bag with the rest and ponder over what to do in the next few weeks.
Ray
alandd@mindspring.com wrote:

>In general (YMMV):
>
>Certs = quick recognition, quick paper, some managers like, quick job, decent
>pay.
>
>Degree = longer time to recognition, longer time to paper, almost all managers
>like, good job eventually, better pay over time.
>
>ie. Cert is a good shorter path to a decent thing, Degree is a longer
>investment to a better thing.
>
>Why not get some certs to get a pretty good job now and then go to school off
>hours for the degree?
>
>Alan
>
>On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:46:58 -0700 Raymond Cantwell <malbojia@qwest.net>
>wrote:
>
>Hey all,
>Now i wanna start this with a disclaimer. I am not asking anyone to take 
>me under thier wing or gimme a chance with them at thier job or even 
>find me a job. With that said i just need a little guidance as to which 
>route to take in my career. Right now i know that any chance in IT is a 
>ways off, maybe two or three years. I just dont know if i should try 
>going for a degree or if i should go for certs or both. Sorry for the 
>rambling message just feeling alittle confused. Any advice will be welcomed.
>Thank you all,
>Ray
>
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