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If I were you, I would honestly consider a top tier bootcamp if you can get in. Its typically 3-6 months and slingshots you directly into your desired career.
by buchanaf 10y ago
If I were you, I would honestly consider a top tier bootcamp if you can get in. Its typically 3-6 months and slingshots you directly into your desired career.
At your age (also my age), I just don't think there's is a ton of value in 4 years of college, especially full time. All things equal, 4 years of work experience is going to grow your skills and employability by magnitudes more than a college degree. I know many people who have gone through bootcamps without college degrees--dropped out or basically passed after high school-- and they were successful in getting jobs. Granted, they were very smart people. While I don't know if you would be able to get a job at those companies mentioned above (certainly possible), I don't think college degree would help at all, but 2 years of solid software engineering work experience might.
-thoughts from university and bootcamp grad
- joseakle 10y agoWhich bootcamps do you consider to be top tier?
- buchanaf 10y agoOff of the top of my head, Hack Reactor (probably the most prestigious), App Academy, Flatiron, and Fullstack Academy are some that I know to have strong reputations. There are a ton of online sources that can do much more justice to the topic than I can, but the above are at least a couple of examples.
- Calist0 10y agoI'm from Canada, so I'm not sure how much value I'd get from the top tier american bootcamp programs like HackReactor or AppAcademy. Much of the value that comes from those bootcamps is their connections in Silicon Valley that get people jobs. It would also cost me like ~20k USD? If I were american I would definitely consider it. There's a few bootcamps near me (Toronto), but I don't know if they're worth attending. The cost is a fraction of the top tier ones (~9k CAD) and they're 9 weeks long web dev programs.