garnet07 wrote:...Uhh why do I need to learn ECE stuff when I'm gonna be a software programmer. Oh and its also true that there's like only 10 girls in my class with 70 guys...y do girls tend to major in nursing anyways.
Stereotypes die hard, I guess....
garnet07 wrote:Also I have a question about the certification that you can get? Do you take those after or before you get your degrees and where?
I'm assuming that you want a career in programming/software development. I graduated a year ago with a BS in Computer Science, and have been working for a year and a half.
I think certifications are a waste of time. It just means that you're replacable by another person holding the same certification.
EDIT: I heard that certifications matter if you're planning to have a career as a sysadmin.
I'd advise you to build a "portfolio" instead, a la art students. I build mine by contributing code to open source projects. My resume says that I contribute to the Linux sound driver, GNOME sound server, and Gentoo Linux. I personally think these mean much more than certifications.
But to answer your question, a friend of mine got a certification while he's in univ. Most people in the industry that believes in certifications obtain them afterwards. Their company often help them by paying them through the prep classes and the exam. Where? Ask Google.
Good luck.