Just do what I'm doing now, going to Community College in Western PA, then transferring to a 4 year college (most likely Pitt or PSU) in another year and a half. My GPA in high school was disastrous, otherwise I would have skipped CC and went to one of those schools (or WVU), but I am saving a lot of money this way. Everybody I know who went to the Devry Pittsburgh campus says it wasn't a good experience, and they felt as if they learned a lot, but didn't retain the information.
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Devry University: worth it?
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Indeed, it does happen. It is just so rare, and the fact that I'm surrounded on a daily basis by more PhDs than I can count probably distorts my expectations.
This is how I feel. I was an online student not a campus student. I worked full time so online is my only option for schooling when I enrolled.
DeVry tries to cover too much at once (the class I had where in 8 weeks we had to learn DirectX AND OpenGL comes to mind, both severely outdated versions of course in typical DeVry fashion).
The biggest problem is the school is built for everyone to succeed by sacrificing the learning of the best students. In later classes, everything is split in to group work and class projects so the students who know what they are doing (like myself) get stuck doing a ton of work researching and developing the class project to get it finished while the bad students are in the dark on what to do but reap the rewards of the good students hard work.
I mentioned in a previous post how during our game engine architecture class another student and I carried a class of about 30. Her and I spent all our free time stressed out, researching, coding, testing, etc to get a small game engine up and running only for the rest of the class to get the same grade we did when we did all the work, literally. Her and I both put in over 100 hours PER WEEK on school work. (I had to quit my job, as did she).
Needless to say upon graduation I was portfolio-less (no time to make one, all my time was spent researching and working on crappy group projects). I regret choosing that school every single day. I wish more real universities offered better online programs that are more than just Gen Eds. I'd go back to a real one in a heartbeat.
DeVry is a for-profit "University" that sucks every dime out of their students (They also bleed the Federal Student Aid system dry). Students then leave with more debt than the national average graduate. It's best to go to a local community college for the first two years, then transfer to a non-profit, College/University.
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You will miss out on school sports if you go to DeVry. It purely is for getting a job after you graduate. Have fun in college.
I work in IT and have that to fall back on, but I really wanted a career switch.
Don't get me wrong, I like IT and all but I've been doing it for a long time and would rather get a programming job developing software tools for 3D artists.
The system I have is because I work with 3D a lot (as well as some video and music creation) and make video games as a hobby. Its a great system that I use to its fullest extent
I work in IT and have that to fall back on, but I really wanted a career switch.
Don't get me wrong, I like IT and all but I've been doing it for a long time and would rather get a programming job developing software tools for 3D artists.
The system I have is because I work with 3D a lot (as well as some video and music creation) and make video games as a hobby. Its a great system that I use to its fullest extent
I totally hear you. Being somebody who has had to fix stuff instead of doing something has always bugged me. I know so many fellow techies who took up something much more fun, even at reduced wages/salary.
I worked at Autodesk and even those who worked on the then seemingly thankless architecture software were much happier than the guys/gals who made all the logistical daily operations work. The developers got all the credit/glory.
Well, my degree arrived in the mail today. Just in time too as I am out of toilet paper
In all honesty though some of my classes were actually pretty good, (the programming classes moved at a much faster pace than those I had at Penn State) but the bad outweighed the good.
I can't recommend the school by any means, at least for my degree program so if anyone has any questions or is thinking about going here, feel free to PM me and I will give you a non-anger tainted version of what to expect and you can make your decision from there.
In all honesty though some of my classes were actually pretty good, (the programming classes moved at a much faster pace than those I had at Penn State) but the bad outweighed the good.
I can't recommend the school by any means, at least for my degree program so if anyone has any questions or is thinking about going here, feel free to PM me and I will give you a non-anger tainted version of what to expect and you can make your decision from there.
I would say "no". I know someone who is having student loan related financial problems, because he hasn't been able to upgrade his job after graduating. The Devry Counselor tells him that he needs to come to their job fairs. Unfortunately, they only run on Wednesdays, during the middle of the day, when he is required to be at work! That is simply STUPID and tells me that the school really doesn't care what happens to its student, once they get all the money from them.
Why are you responding to FOUR year old thread? No one is following it anymore. SMH
Anna if he made a new thread, he would be ridiculed for not searching. AMIRITE?
Yeah 'tis an ancient thread, but still a relevant discussion as 'Deep-Fry' is still around. Been there, done that. Would not ever do it again so help me god! Don't go there. Go the Community College / 4yr. University route, more bang the buck.
The Sherman Oaks campus when it was located in West Hills had a real bonafide Job Counselor. She did an absolutely honest effort to 'bird-dog' job opportunities for the DeVry grad, her reward was to get 'canned' for younger "Slick-Willy" type of sleaze bag. 'Deep-Fry' is losers gambit. I am the voice of experience.
The Sherman Oaks campus when it was located in West Hills had a real bonafide Job Counselor. She did an absolutely honest effort to 'bird-dog' job opportunities for the DeVry grad, her reward was to get 'canned' for younger "Slick-Willy" type of sleaze bag. 'Deep-Fry' is losers gambit. I am the voice of experience.