Higher education is not designed to churn out 10x engineers. My MS in comp-sci was super rewarding. I loved my classes, my advisors and professors, and it was

Higher education is not designed to churn out 10x engineers. My MS in comp-sci was super rewarding. I loved my classes, my advisors and professors, and it was great to be around students with similar interests and academic experience. I found it easier than undergrad because all of the classes were things I was interested in and better at - compared to many of the liberal arts requirements for my undergrad. The credentials DID enable me to teach as an adjunct professor which was also great and helped more for my current role than actually taking classes. I recommend teaching to anyone that has even halfway considered it. If not at a university then still go to local meetups and clubs and participate as a speaker. No one ever made the guarantee that it would make me a better employee or founder but it did get me an immediate pay bump from the company I was at when I completed it and does open doors when roles have it as a requirement.