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[MaximumZero]

You can, Bachelors and Masters. Unfortunately, you cannot become a Doctor of Martial Arts, to my knowledge.

Where!? I must know!

[Skyrunner]

I'm already trying the 'program with C++' right now, as best as I can with the limited time I have D:

[GlyphGryph]

Robotics programming is like, literally, the most fun. The most.

Mine may have looked like a vacuum cleaner, but it had a laser, and I taught it to hunt people. (Not well... if you stopped moving, it couldn't see you anymore.)

You can, Bachelors and Masters. Unfortunately, you cannot become a Doctor of Martial Arts, to my knowledge.

Where!? I must know!

http://www.bridgeport.edu/academics/undergraduate/martialarts is in the US, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yong_In_University is the place you really want to go.

[MaximumZero]

They are so very far away... ;_;

[Skyrunner]

I think Yongin is the phys-ed college in Korea.

Roboics programming. Sounds interesting but expensive :<
Also, probably have to learn a new language...

Glyph, your's sounds like a predatory cat! xD Good motion vision, bad regular vision.

[Mephansteras]

The nice thing about programming is that there are a lot of general skills involved. Once you can program in one language, picking up others is pretty easy. It's mostly just figuring out the syntax differences and keeping Google open.

[MaximumZero]

Glyph, your's sounds like a predatory cat! xD Good motion vision, bad regular vision.

Sounds like a T-Rex to me.

[GlyphGryph]

Roboics programming. Sounds interesting but expensive :<
Also, probably have to learn a new language...

Hahah, a language. The cheapest robots will be hardcoded directly - there will be no language between you and reality!

Anyway, for a basic introduction to robotics(construction), a robotics kit will go for $20-$40 US, which I don't think is terrible. You'll get some basic understanding of mechanics, experience soldering (you might need to drop another $15 on an iron and some solder). These generally aren't programmable, but you can still learn a lot from them. For example:
http://www.trossenrobotics.com/solarbotics-photopopper-kit.aspx

If you don't want to /build/ one, and just one to program one
http://www.trossenrobotics.com/scribbler-robot.aspx
seems like a good choice. You can either program it in basic or use their tile-based programming UI. (graphical languages can actually be pretty interesting, I played with Scratch for a while back in the day)
$65 really isn't that bad a price for a 7-sensor suite either. Better than mine had.

http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/p/5913-3pi-Robot-Starter-Kit.aspx
is a bit pricier, but has the advantage of being programmable in C, which is a good language to know.

And that's just looking through one site! Overall, you have lots of different options at lots of different price ranges, don't count yourself out yet.

Glyph, your's sounds like a predatory cat! xD Good motion vision, bad regular vision.

More like decent motion vision, no regular vision. At least for identification purposes. If you stopped moving you became just another barrier to avoid.

[MonkeyHead]

I loved the robotics work I did as an undergrad. It takes a lot of transistors (granted, many, many of them at a time on a chip) to make 8 channel controller boards.

[Patchouli]

I don't know what I want to do other than computer-related... D:
Engineering? @_@ Sounds.. alien. What do they do over there? >.>
Also, you can get a master's without the bachelor's degree? :s

Electrical Engineering is where you learn to pack booze and whine a lot.

[Tellemurius]

So i had a chat with a adviser and been looking over my degree requirements. Cause i'm majoring in Computer Networking and minoring in IT, i'm literally becoming a jack of all trades in the computer business for software and hardware side with programming, designing, and management. I wanted to major in IT but i found out its mostly server setup and management and do like networking better. This way though im able to program, engineer, and design web developments along with building the servers.

[GlyphGryph]

Now get some business experience, and you'll be well on your way to being successful.

[Tellemurius]

Now get some business experience, and you'll be well on your way to being successful.

well that i already have i just need credentials and more intelligence

[GlyphGryph]

Well University will get you the first one, at least. Not exactly a field where credentials are super meaningful, but I guess every little bit helps...

[Tellemurius]

Well University will get you the first one, at least. Not exactly a field where credentials are super meaningful, but I guess every little bit helps...

I been told by a Analyst from Brocade to go the extra mile and get a degree :I
so guy that actually works there and family friend giving me advice than what my father tells me