So im certfied

[bloodhound50 10+ year member]

I think it will def help your career and it does help to be educated. congrats.

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

Umm...oh, yeah? Somehow I have been mistaken then. All along I was thinking that June of 2007 was only last month?!?

pwnt

 

[mag 10+ year member]

personally experience is alot better then a peice of paper. most of the things you would learn in classroom activities will not stick in your head as well as hands on experience. just my 2 cents

 

[Famous_78]

So the only thing i got left is advanced certifcation, then i gotta wait 4 years to get my masters.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Okay, Famous, I've had my fun at your expense now I'll let you be, fella.

Seriously, though - congrats on passing the exam and here's hoping (in all seriousness now) that it helps you on your way to whatever career in mobile audio that you're after. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[Famous_78]

personally experience is alot better then a peice of paper. most of the things you would learn in classroom activities will not stick in your head as well as hands on experience. just my 2 cents

Well seemings ive been doing this for a year about before i left for school and weve had alot of hands on here too, i think ive got that coverd for now.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

You guys shouldn't be so vicious... even those of you with 4, 5, 6k+ posts had really laughable beginnings and we can all read them by going to the public profile and clicking on "find all threads started".... databases are a wonderful thing...

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

In all honesty, congratulations on getting certified- however, I will leave you with this-

If car audio is something that you are serious about making a career out of, make absolutely sure of it. I got into the installation business several years ago, after already having several years of personal experience (as a hobby). I was extremely excited to be doing what I loved to do as a job. I loved doing it for the first year or so, but after that, I got burnt out rather quickly. I then realized that car audio, for me at least, was best enjoyed as a hobby.

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

I think it will def help your career and it does help to be educated. congrats.

Experience... experience... experience... and MECP won't get you that.

 

[Famous_78]

You guys shouldn't be so vicious... even those of you with 4, 5, 6k+ posts had really laughable beginnings and we can all read them by going to the public profile and clicking on "find all threads started".... databases are a wonderful thing...

Thank You.

 

[Famous_78]

In all honesty, congratulations on getting certified- however, I will leave you with this-
If car audio is something that you are serious about making a career out of, make absolutely sure of it. I got into the installation business several years ago, after already having several years of personal experience (as a hobby). I was extremely excited to be doing what I loved to do as a job. I loved doing it for the first year or so, but after that, I got burnt out rather quickly. I then realized that car audio, for me at least, was best enjoyed as a hobby.

Yeah imma try it as a carrer, i came here to gain knowledge rather or not i actually make a job out of it or a hobby. I still have the backing for my own personal pleasure knowing i do, or doing side work outta my garage.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Yeah imma try it as a carrer, i came here to gain knowledge rather or not i actually make a job out of it or a hobby. I still have the backing for my own personal pleasure knowing i do, or doing side work outta my garage.

Well, good luck with it, seriously. Some people love doing it as a job, some have gone through the same thing I did.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

I hate MECP in it's current form, personally.

It makes all of those idiots who don't really have a clue of what's going on in the technical side think that their highly mistaken "knowledge" holds some sort of superior value because they are "MECP Certified".

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

after seeing this, i'm no longer nervous at all about taking my mecp basic monday... i studied up though (even though the study guide is a joke, never seen such vague wording in something thats supposed to be teaching) so i'm not to worried about it.

i'm really only planning on installing for a year or two, get my debts caught up so i can get some real education.

 

[AcidicDreams 10+ year member]

well i'm sure it's no different than the A+, MS, and Cisco certs.... man the crap I've heard from A+ cert guys about computers... for one I had a guy say that aluminum is a better heat conductor than copper, and that no copper heatsinks existed.... however the certs are a good way to get hired at your first or second job. After that your experience will count for alot more.