DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] Robotics Universities

Thu Dec 14 13:49:43 CST 2006

Ah, so you're some years away from College.

Okay, you will probably not find a company that will hire you
and put you through an undergraduate degree. For a higher paid
position which will have actually have benefits, like
educational support, rather than just an hourly task, you'll
have to already have a degree. If you start working right out of
highschool, the job you get will be menial and probably consume
you. It is really hard to get a 4 year degree in 8 years of
working 40+ hours and going to school. Frankly, the vast
majority who try, don't make it.

So the highest probability of success is going to get a degree
first. If you can do that, then the company who hires you may
help you get a Masters (~2 years in school, which will again
take 2x or 3x times longer than if you just stayed). Or even a
PhD, (another ~2 years in school, which will again take 3x or 4x
times longer than if you just stayed). Again, many people may
start into that pipe. Very few people come out of it. Kids,
Houses, Mortgages, Cars, Hospital bills, even telephone bills,
utilities and dogs and cats, have a way of getting in the way. 

Now the reaon to stay in state is a financial one. Basically, it
will cost 2x or more to go out of state. Or more. Even MUCH
more. To go to the good schools, you'll need good grades. You
don't get to go to any school you want. You only get to go to
the schools that will take you. They look at how good you did in
High School, and make their predictions on how well you will do
at theirs. Your best schools, say like MIT or Stanford, etc.,
are going to set you back about $40K a year. (Minimum wage works
out to be around $12K a year. Most high school grades who do
really well can expect only about $20K a year in a first job. So
maybe you can see why the idea a company would even consider
paying 2x a guys salary in school benefits would seem outrageous
to them.)

HTH's

Randy

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[mailto:dprglist-bounces at dprg.org] On Behalf Of Mohammad El-Abid
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 1:19 PM
To: rmd at newmicros.com; dprglist at dprg.org
Subject: RE: [DPRG] Robotics Universities

I don’t really care about location I’m going many years in
advance so I don’t think that will be a problem, especially if I
find a good company that has the program where they pay for
collage if you come work for them, I’m just not sure they let
you chose, but then again if you got someone that is going 3 ½ -
4 years yearly you might do a lot. 

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