Reader Jason reaffirms my belief that the Malaysian students aspiring to become the next John Carmack or opening up the next Blizzard might need to re-trace their strategy if they are now stuck in a game-related course.
When you’re throwing down big bucks and potentially going into debt for that piece of paper, you want to make sure it’s as valuable and flexible as possible coming out the other end. Should you want something more specific, pursue it after you’ve got a good amount of background knowledge and skills.
Full article: Why your gaming degree may be a waste of time
The common advice when picking a particular major in University is to go for something broad, and then specialize later. This top-down approach allows you to look and experience the whole landscape of your industry, and then pick your own area of interest after carefully evaluating your available options. Same goes to dating, eh?
It’s a commonly known fact that the private education industry in Malaysia is a VERY profitable business. And some irresponsible institutions even go as far as to give empty promises and glittering career prospects where in fact, it was only but a beautiful mirage that they’ve painted.
Parents should also take responsibility in the courses which they are paying and sending their children off to. Ignorance on the parents part would not only result in wasting the education fund, but also cause their children to waste their time and money on the wrong “subjects”.
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