I'm in this now. Usually for web development I would argue that returning to school will be an ineffective way to join the market. High performance computing an

I'm in this now. Usually for web development I would argue that returning to school will be an ineffective way to join the market. High performance computing and aerospace will likely require a return to school. A few things to note. Not all graduate schools require a undergraduate degree in a supporting field, nor GREs. Its worth considering graduate school over a undergraduate degree in computer science. A graduate degree will support your current goals better. If you return to school, consider being part time student and working for your department in your remaining time to ramp up your skills. Most universities don't pay much, but are more than happy to work with fresh meat. additionally the more students you interact with in a technical setting the faster your network will grow. growing your network can also be accomplished by other means. I suggest meetup groups if they exist in your area. If your Meetups support talks, be sure to sign up for some. The other choice is open source contributions, which is much more work but grows your skills in remote work and enables you to take similar contracts.