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Letitia Falk

Lab Technitician/Recent MSc Graduate, University of British Columbia

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Why did you go to University/College?

What was/is your drive for pursuing an education? Did you go to an educational institution to A) increase your job prospects or B) to pursue a subject you enjoy?

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    vishnu narang

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    Oct 23 2011: recently i saw a documentary "The Triumph of the Nerds" and after seeing that movie i asked myself the same question.
    i'm into computer engineering and this documentary is all about Bill Gates, IBM, Microsoft, Steve Jobs....etc

    The question came because i realized to be successful in achieving your dream you dont need college....
    they all did it and so can i...

    the only problem is to achieve something they ask for the degree....
    so i am in the college only for the degree...

    AND not to get my parents mad at me :) they paid for all the education :)

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