Comments on: What is grad school for a consultant (or practicing software engineer) http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/ Jonathan Andrew Wolter Fri, 04 Jun 2010 01:08:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff Norris http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Jeff Norris Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:46:20 +0000 http://jawspeak.com/?p=113#comment-1173 I think the trick is to make your grad school work tie back into what you do for a work. My masters thesis was a writeup of the project I was working on for work. Of course it helped that my adviser was friends with some other professors who worked with me. I think the trick is to make your grad school work tie back into what you do for a work. My masters thesis was a writeup of the project I was working on for work.

Of course it helped that my adviser was friends with some other professors who worked with me.

]]> By: Jonathan http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Jonathan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:32:22 +0000 http://jawspeak.com/?p=113#comment-1168 @Mark: Thanks, those are great articles you linked to. @Mark: Thanks, those are great articles you linked to.

]]> By: Jonathan http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Jonathan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:27:50 +0000 http://jawspeak.com/?p=113#comment-1167 @Chris: Yes, I agree absolutely! @Chris: Yes, I agree absolutely!

]]> By: Chris http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 Chris Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:00 +0000 http://jawspeak.com/?p=113#comment-1166 Don't let school get in the way of your education! Don’t let school get in the way of your education!

]]> By: Mark Needham http://jawspeak.com/2009/08/10/what-is-grad-school-for-a-consultant-or-practicing-software-engineer/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 Mark Needham Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:31:31 +0000 http://jawspeak.com/?p=113#comment-1164 I read Penelope Trunk's blog quite freqeuntly and she has posted quite a few times about how she doesn't believe in the idea of graudate school at all anymore whatever your field. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/06/18/seven-reasons-why-graduate-school-is-outdated/ http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/03/dont-try-to-dodge-the-recession-with-grad-school/ I read Penelope Trunk’s blog quite freqeuntly and she has posted quite a few times about how she doesn’t believe in the idea of graudate school at all anymore whatever your field.

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/06/18/seven-reasons-why-graduate-school-is-outdated/

http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/03/dont-try-to-dodge-the-recession-with-grad-school/

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