Without my SAIT diploma, I highly doubt I would be able to understand what the profs are even talking about at university. It gave me the necessary hands-on background needed. I can now use that knowledge and apply theoretical knowledge from university to expand my thinking process. For example. I designed and built a helicopter at SAIT, but the only thing I could do was use previous designs that are known in the workplace because that's all we were taught. Now in university, I can create something I haven't seen before, mainly because I now understand why each part was required in the SAIT design. Basically, with SAIT, you know what's right; and with University, you know why it's right.
"If you want a job, go to SAIT. If you want a career, go to university."
That's wrong. I came out of SAIT and couldn't get a job at all in my field. I found out quickly that I needed a degree just to get my foot in the door.
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