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<blockquote data-quote="Bright_Sun" data-source="post: 1452762" data-attributes="member: 17231"><p>This topic really resonates with me right now.</p><p></p><p>I went to a public elementary school, and my parents homeschooled me through grades 6 to 12 because they didn't want me to be exposed to the immorality and indoctrination in public schools.</p><p></p><p>My homeschool education felt significantly more difficult than my public education had been, plus my homeschool curriculum was Christian-oriented.</p><p></p><p>At the age of 19, I got a job at a warehouse making decent money ($40-50K per year) and started saving up.</p><p></p><p>Fast-forward now to the present day. I'm 25, have a house, own my cars, and have no debt.</p><p></p><p>However, I felt like I wasn't going anywhere with my life, so I started thinking about ways I could quit my current job and do something else like getting a better paying job or starting my own business or both.</p><p></p><p>My job is physically demanding, and my pay is already capped out. Plus, who knows if my employer will require me to take a COVID vaccine or a PCR test to keep working?</p><p></p><p>So I thought it was best to have more options.</p><p></p><p>My employer offers online degree programs that they basically completely pay for, including a B.S. in Computer Science. Many software engineers online say that a degree helps you get an interview, especially when you have no professional experience.</p><p></p><p>I signed up for that program about a month ago, and I regret it.</p><p></p><p>So far, all I've been studying is Liberal Arts and a course on how to study properly. I always did well in school, and I already know how to study, so why can't I just take the final test and skip that?</p><p></p><p>And Liberal Arts? Just a bunch of propaganda about global warming and racism and whatnot. Apparently, I'm supposed to study this because "it makes me a well-rounded open-minded individual that can think and adapt to change". Seriously?</p><p></p><p>I don't think I actually get to learn about anything related to computer science until almost a year in.</p><p></p><p>Besides, I already have a decent understanding of computer science. I spent most of my free time as a teenager studying programming, database development, web development, game design, and the like using multiple languages and tools. My dad worked for the state as a web and database developer, and I helped him troubleshoot a lot of the problems that he had.</p><p></p><p>I'm seriously considering withdrawing from this online college and using the 10-20 hours a week I'm wasting on this degree to updating my knowledge and creating a portfolio to land a job with.</p><p></p><p>The only reason I even signed up for this is because I don't really have to pay for it, but I'm losing a lot of my free time writing essays about bullshit that doesn't really matter.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if this degree will create that many more opportunities for me.</p><p></p><p>Any advice? I feel like I don't really need this degree to get a job as a front-end developer, but I want to make sure before I withdraw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bright_Sun, post: 1452762, member: 17231"] This topic really resonates with me right now. I went to a public elementary school, and my parents homeschooled me through grades 6 to 12 because they didn't want me to be exposed to the immorality and indoctrination in public schools. My homeschool education felt significantly more difficult than my public education had been, plus my homeschool curriculum was Christian-oriented. At the age of 19, I got a job at a warehouse making decent money ($40-50K per year) and started saving up. Fast-forward now to the present day. I'm 25, have a house, own my cars, and have no debt. However, I felt like I wasn't going anywhere with my life, so I started thinking about ways I could quit my current job and do something else like getting a better paying job or starting my own business or both. My job is physically demanding, and my pay is already capped out. Plus, who knows if my employer will require me to take a COVID vaccine or a PCR test to keep working? So I thought it was best to have more options. My employer offers online degree programs that they basically completely pay for, including a B.S. in Computer Science. Many software engineers online say that a degree helps you get an interview, especially when you have no professional experience. I signed up for that program about a month ago, and I regret it. So far, all I've been studying is Liberal Arts and a course on how to study properly. I always did well in school, and I already know how to study, so why can't I just take the final test and skip that? And Liberal Arts? Just a bunch of propaganda about global warming and racism and whatnot. Apparently, I'm supposed to study this because "it makes me a well-rounded open-minded individual that can think and adapt to change". Seriously? I don't think I actually get to learn about anything related to computer science until almost a year in. Besides, I already have a decent understanding of computer science. I spent most of my free time as a teenager studying programming, database development, web development, game design, and the like using multiple languages and tools. My dad worked for the state as a web and database developer, and I helped him troubleshoot a lot of the problems that he had. I'm seriously considering withdrawing from this online college and using the 10-20 hours a week I'm wasting on this degree to updating my knowledge and creating a portfolio to land a job with. The only reason I even signed up for this is because I don't really have to pay for it, but I'm losing a lot of my free time writing essays about bullshit that doesn't really matter. Not sure if this degree will create that many more opportunities for me. Any advice? I feel like I don't really need this degree to get a job as a front-end developer, but I want to make sure before I withdraw. [/QUOTE]
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