[Agdanite]

I'm guessing he's just saying that overqualified people start off with jobs as low as McDonald's, or so I have heard.

I'm not good at giving advice, but I should at least say, that its good that your doing computer science, because that is what I am going for too!

If you feel that you are capable of getting a Ph.D and really want to learn more, then I guess go for it! But then again, I'm on the same road as you so I can't say too much.