Comment It's not about what you learn in class. (Score 1) 689
It's about gaining life experience. My degree was in journalism, but with a cs minor. I am now a software engineer.
We hired a developer who skipped college and was 19 years old. While his technical knowledge was vast, his abilty to synthesize information was nill. He is no longer with us. We hired someone who was 27 and just learning how to write code instead.
School is a great way to grow up and learn how to be a more complete person. I admit I really didn't learn shit in school. But I learned a lot outside of class that I wouldn't trade for anything.
I don't really understand why everyone is in a rush to get paid. If you are smart and slightly motivated, the money will be there. School is a great time to just mess around and have fun before you have to commit to working everyday. When else do you have absolutely no responsiblity?
So I say go to school if you can, you won't regret it after you are done.
We hired a developer who skipped college and was 19 years old. While his technical knowledge was vast, his abilty to synthesize information was nill. He is no longer with us. We hired someone who was 27 and just learning how to write code instead.
School is a great way to grow up and learn how to be a more complete person. I admit I really didn't learn shit in school. But I learned a lot outside of class that I wouldn't trade for anything.
I don't really understand why everyone is in a rush to get paid. If you are smart and slightly motivated, the money will be there. School is a great time to just mess around and have fun before you have to commit to working everyday. When else do you have absolutely no responsiblity?
So I say go to school if you can, you won't regret it after you are done.
