I'm a dropout, myself. When I was growing up, higher education for software engineering _was_ expected in my area, and the norm. It was not as widespread a do

I'm a dropout, myself. When I was growing up, higher education for software engineering _was_ expected in my area, and the norm. It was not as widespread a domain as it is today. So, know what I did in my interviews? I focused on what I _had_ done. Projects I'd driven to completion on my own merit. I put my heart into my interviews and worked to let my passion and depth show through. The first place I got a foothold, I was nearly passed over, my resume was so bad. I know, because my boss told me, years later how they almost threw it out. But my interview got me in. Barely. Doesn't matter, it was enough. I pushed my way up from there. It's not easy to say I'm a dropout. Nor has it been easy to work my way up to where I am. But, who cares? I'm not _owed_ a software development job. I _earn_ a job, by being willing to put in the work, and by not making excuses for myself, and showing I can do it.