Redjake

the club I am in on campus (Association of Information Technology Professionals) recently attended an awesome tour of the Lowes Hardware IT headquarters about an hour from my campus. it was truly awesome. the server room was probably the best thing I have ever experienced in my entire life. including girls. anyway, I started to notice something rather disturbing. these people are incredible. they know so much stuff that I have no idea what they are talking about. acronyms out the wazoo. but they have a job that can be obtained with the degree I am working for (IT, CIS, IS, whatever you want to call it). My question is:

How in high holy hell are we supposed to learn that stuff? I know for a FACT that when I graduate, I will NOT know what the hell those guys were talking about. I knew a little bit of what they were saying (terabytes of storage, etc.) but that's it. Is there something I'm missing? I thought college was supposed to prepare you for work! I know for a damn fact that I will not be prepared for a job like that. The exact job that I am trying to obtain with my degree.

So what's the deal? Do businesses <b>expect</b> you to know all about that shit, or will they train you up to par? How long will they train you? Will they make you proficcient in the skills of technicality? All I know is that that was some serious shit, and I am not prepared. I guess this is one of those nervous "real world in two years" things, but help me out here guys.

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