Are masters degrees useless?
Is it just me or does it seem like these 1-2 years masters programs at extension school are useless? My coworkers who matriculated from these programs seem no better off, career-wise or skills-wise.
Correct
If you ask, it is already wasted.
only helpful for international students or ppl who need the credential on their resume to break into a specialized field like ML
Cs Ms without cs undergrad is good
I fall under this category!
Degree itself does not add a value. What’s important is how good you are at what you work on. Irrelevant degree adds no values.
What about PhD?
Depends. To willingly sacrifice 5 years of your life you have to be really interested in the topic. If it's the case - go for it
No they're not, they are the difference between proper engineers and people just coming out of bootcamps
Lol okay. I guess some of the most important engineers in history are just bootcamp bodies.
You said "some". There are always exceptions.
Current TC?
It helps many people in entering to US
It just helps you get ahead in terms of resume over other candidates unless you are from one of the top school
Yeah makes sense, I have seen a lot of them get interviews... toss up whether or not they pass
Sometimes getting the interview itself is challenging. With or without degree you got to show your skills to get the job.