(April 16, 2010 at 1:52 am)theblindferrengi Wrote: Shell has a good point, but unfortunately, the world does not operate in such a manner; unfortunately, we do not work to better ourselves, we work to profit. It all boils down to the question 'what can I do to enable myself to do whatever I want?' That is why I am studying to become an investment banker when I would love to be an engineer who builds and designs new technology.
Unrelated: I was reminded by Shell's aphorism 'to blow smoke up one's ass' of its origin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema
You're right. It does boil down to what will enable me to do whatever I want and what he wants to do is obviously Information Security.
Being an engineer seems to be what you want. Unless, of course, you mean do whatever you want in a monetary way. In which case, I have to say, that is not the question. Don't get me wrong, it's important to make enough money, but he can obviously make enough, either way. Therefore, in my opinion, that should be of little concern when it comes to choosing which school he will attend.
