Urgent! Please guide me regarding MS in Fall 08-US

[tg76]

hi calmlogic,

why are you so down on Penn MCIT? That's the only place i applied and was accepted. My wife attends school in the Philly area and I'm in the SF Bay Area. Are there any other things I should know about the PENN MCIT besides the expensive cost?

Thanks!

[CalmLogic]

Are there any other things I should know about the PENN MCIT besides the expensive cost?

Not that I know of. It's just the ROI is very questionable, just as with CMU's professional degree programs. For that kindof money, I would have expected to see more Microsoft positions:

mcit-graduates

(Lots of people from non-ranking schools get hired by Microsoft, and the link above only mentions one Microsoft position.)

The following job title of an MCIT graduate is almost embarrassing after paying that kindof money since even a BS degree from UT Dallas could have been enough:

Associate Software Engineer, DSG (Document Solutions Group) Malvern, PA

So that makes you wonder how much previous experience the people had who got more senior jobs at companies like PayPal.

For comparison:

http://www.urch.com/forums/graduate-...tml#post575622 (MS in MIS...Help reqd in choosing the right college)

[tg76]

Thanks for the help calmlogic. I'm coming from very little IT experience. I have some sql and vb experience, and a java course, but that's about it. so with my circumstances, UPENN would work well because all the others have more prerequisites. I just hope the quality of instruction is good.

Hey Agart, have you made a decision???

[Agart]

Well, I am not too sure, but UPENN seems to be a costly option...Havent recieved any solid feedback on my other admits too..I guess I may go for better universities for Spring 09

[w_guy]

go for JHU! its worth it