Funny you mention the First Responder thing — I've recently gotten WFA certified. Anyway, I put it elsewhere on this thread but I'm looking to take a year off

Funny you mention the First Responder thing — I've recently gotten WFA certified. Anyway, I put it elsewhere on this thread but I'm looking to take a year off to specifically increase my skills in programming. I'm nowhere near where I'd like to be in terms of aptitude, and I'd like to make entrepreneurship a large piece of my career path. The year off, in an ideal situation, would be a semester (or two) co-op that hopefully could be in Europe or South America. During this time I can work on side-projects and gain valuable skills that'll allow me to return to college with a greater sense of what I'd like to work on. The summer before I return, I'd be taking courses at a local state school to get back into an academic mindset. (my school does not offer credit for co-ops, unfortunately)