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Like ziyadb, I was also last enrolled fall 2010 as a CS major. I have a rather odd record of my collegiate career as I have been skipping semesters, sometimes
by craneintheair 15y ago
Like ziyadb, I was also last enrolled fall 2010 as a CS major. I have a rather odd record of my collegiate career as I have been skipping semesters, sometimes a whole year in order to pursue freelance web/software development, and start-ups. It started in 2006 when I started a web development firm with my room mate. (Disclosure: Partnerships are hard.) We had a couple of clients then things were shaky. This lasted until 2007 in which he enrolled back in school and I followed suite. Personally, it took me a while to get into school as the intro classes held such little interest to me, could have been the teachers, to me they moved at a slow pace.
Then in 2008 after completing two years of my undergrad, I landed upon an interactive agency (start-up) through my connections I made with my own company earlier (Never underestimate the power of networking.) I invested in the company and we had a very nice office and great client database. That was certainly a peak time for me and were fruits of my freelance labor.
I cut out some of the rough times I have had, as they were certainly there, being a freelancer or being involved with a start-up is a lot of grunt work. Sometimes it was bill collecting or having to deal with unrealistic demands from clients, etc.
It all really depends what you want out of life. Do you want a structured and not so shaky career path? Are you will to take risks? Is anyone financially dependent on you? If you have a good deal of freedom then I say go for it, because those times will change and you can always go back to school.
I also agree with ziyadb, if anything drop the music. You can program a computer to play music anyway. :)