May 7th, Happy Birthday Owen
Today is my birthday, no big plans, except for going to the ENAC, where I work, but not for work related things. I am thinking of applying to a Master’s program in User Interface Design. I don’t think I have the prerequisites but I am wondering if I can apply and be accepted provisionally, ie take some of the courses in the core area but take other background courses I might be missing. I have contacted several advisors in the program and have not been discouraged from trying, even after revealing that I don’t have formal training in web design and programming languages. I have a meeting today with one adviser specifically to see if it is feasible for me and what other options might exist. Wish me luck, and happy birthday.
May 7th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Happy Birthday!!
If the advisors haven’t tried to discourage you, ou probably have a good chance of getting in. Bon chance!
May 7th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
Happy Birthday!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Happy Birthday! Make sure you do whatever you like today!
May 7th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I certainly have not done whatever I like today, I’d like to but ce n’est pas possible! C’est dommage!
May 7th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Hey, Owen,
Happy Birthday on your first French birthday!
muchos besos y abrazos fuertes.
May 7th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
happy birthday, feliz cumpleaños, bonne anniversarie
May 8th, 2008 at 6:54 am
May 8, birthday over, semblance of life continues.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:58 am
Happy birthday, a day late. Hope you did at least one fun thing!
May 9th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Owen, hope it was a great day!
May 9th, 2008 at 8:12 am
nothing special actually, we feel a bit alone here, so we didn’t do anything.
May 9th, 2008 at 10:39 am
A belated Happy Birthday!
Which school is the UI program taught at? You should check out the “VAE” program — Validation of your experience (usually professional experience) with academic credit for it! This might help you get around the pre-requisite hurdles.
May 9th, 2008 at 11:24 am
The program is a joint program between UPS and ENAC, gotta love those acronyms. I know about the VAE program but it can take longer than 6 months for the process.
I can’t get into the program which is a Masters 2 program without Java programming and other Object Oriented experience. I am looking at M1 programs that I could get into and in those programs I’d learn the OO stuff.
I’m willing to be in school again for 2 years, but not more.
Anyway, it is a very interesting sounding program and the advisor I met with was encouraging, although he freely admitted I was a special case. I’ve been telling my friends this for years and they don’t believe me.