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I want to go back to school. I graduated undergrad in 3 years so even though I have a Bachelor's in CS, I still feel half-baked. I studied CS only because I fre
by gnulinux 8y ago
I want to go back to school. I graduated undergrad in 3 years so even though I have a Bachelor's in CS, I still feel half-baked. I studied CS only because I freaking love it and learning more is my utter passion. I want to have a graduate degree in CS... but how? I have a job, I have other stuff to do now, and taking an almost decade investment sounds way too much (in US PhDs can take very long). I'm a very socially awkward dude and spending my entire 20s in PhD almost seems socially "risky". Did someone else have experience on this matter? I have otherwise have the funds and passion to pursue this.
- pure_ambition 8y agoFollow your inner voice. Sounds like it’s telling you to look seriously at grad school. Most people I find will tell you to not do it, but I say go for it. Don’t worry about the social risk; it’s just because you’re outside of the academic sphere right now.
- 171243 8y agoGeorgia Tech's Online Masters of Computer Science. 100% online and same degree you get from the on campus program which happens to be a top 10 in the nation. There is no research track unfortunately which means it is a terminal masters program.
- gnulinux 8y agoWhat is "terminal masters program"? Does it mean I won't be able to have a research track in the future even if I wanted?
- opportune 8y agoNot sure where you're getting that a non-thesis masters program is "terminal". You can still go somewhere to get a PhD with a non-research master's degree, not even necessarily somewhere "bad". If anything the fact that the degree is online would hurt you more than the fact that there was no thesis