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Well, I guess specifically in my industry it doesn’t really matter.
I work in tech and am entirely self taught; I dropped out of college (majoring in English) because of untreated adhd. Got a computer and learned to program and learned Linux.
Meanwhile I see a lot of fresh out of school college grads show up and don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to actually writing software for the real world.
They learn over time, but college doesn’t teach them anything of practical value for programming… afaict.
Yep, I was wondering if you were in tech. That seems to be a fairly common story in tech. Tho I heard that's changing for the upcoming generation of hiring.
I personally think it should just be based on experience. But I've talked my son into going to a low-cost school, and to do it without borrowing money, because I think the job market is getting more difficult these days.
I still don't agree with going to college if it means a shit-ton of debt though. Community colleges and low-cost pay as you go school is the way to do it.