But why get one at all...
I have spent half the time (1-2yrs) of a computing degree self studying, practicing, testing and generally working my bollocks of at a rate 2x that of an education establishment, and am happily in a well payed job i suspect mostly because i have no formal qualifications, so my pay threshold is lower to start with, but do also have a greater flexibility in how i work. Plus, it's always nice for someone with qualifications to come to me for help because the way they were shown at uni, "doesn't work". So growing up on the hard streets of IT has been invaluable to me as you learn the hard way, but it helps sculpt you to the methodology that is needed in a critical infrastructure job today.
I will at some point get these qualifications, but those jobs that *are* suitable for grads are going to people like me with real world experience for less buck.
There was an article not long ago about how only 25% of companies surveyed actually require qualifications on paper.
I'm not going to waste 3/4 years at uni when i can earn a living and get an education at the same time, plus while friends coming out of uni with IT Degrees are tinkering with neighbors PC's while working 20 hours a week in Sainsburys...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
