Re: University plan

[Mark Miller <mark () mirell org>]

On Sep 17, 2010, at 9:23 PM, Tim <tim-pentest () sentinelchicken org> wrote:

> Kalgecin,
>
> > I'm in my final year of high school and I'm planning to go to
> > university. As all people, I have trouble finding the right one ( or a
> > good one ). So I'm asking you people to recommend any nice
> > universities that teach good computer security, that is more practical
> > than theoretical. Please also tell me to which university you attended
> > and how was it? and any other general advice
>
> I know everyone takes a different path in life, has their own
> interests and own goals, but I've taken a lot of theory-heavy courses
> and I'll tell you I've never regretted that.  Note that I do a of
> hands-on stuff day-to-day... I'm not just a career theoritician (sp?).
>
> By building a solid foundation in theory, you can apply that knowledge
> to many different practical situations throughout your career and
> life.  If you simply learn practical things in technology, those tend
> to be sort of flavor-of-the-week and will eventually lose utility.
> While it's definitely tempting to learn just want you need to in order
> to get into the work force, I would encourage you to rethink that
> strategy, because you may find yourself going back to school after a
> few years working...

I just have to chime in that knowing how QMAGIC a.out binaries worked and the Linux 2.2 kernel were good at the time, I 
think I've gotten more longterm use with the likes of Knuth. 

You need both though to remain employed though. Or tenure. 

>
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Mark A. Miller
mark () mirell org
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