
06-03-2009, 02:59 AM
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Re: [OT-ish] It's Spring, when a young man's thoughts turn to
On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:51:54 -0700, Jim Thompson
< [email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:45:52 -0500, Tim Wescott <[email protected]>
>wrote:
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>>Getting the heck out of engineering school while he's still young!
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>>For some reason, this year I'm getting mail directly from the "help me I
>>have a month to get my senior project done" crowd. I always start by
>>pointing them to their prof/teaching assistant/tutor/whatever, but it's
>>hard to decide just how much help to give these guys (none is too little
>>IMHO, but I certainly don't want to spend _much_). (It's a bit too late
>>to point out that it's a bit too late to be starting -- but then, senior
>>projects are about learning things like when to start, I suppose).
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>>There needs to be a generic "So you need to finish your senior project"
>>FAQ out there.
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>Tim, You're wa-a-a-ay behind. I'm getting tons of "o-mi-gawd, I
>can't find a job" inquiries. It's terrible this year... anyone
>surprised ?:-)
All from H1B holders.
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