advicethrowaway

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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   >First world problems... Depression is an every world problem.
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   People capable of building a quality product will not settle for " stock options, connections, real life code examples, etc".
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   Does anything?
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   If you're wondering why you're being downvoted, google the phrase. It's a well known joke.
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   Thanks for the link. 1. That's good to hear. 2. I am a bit worried about that, which is why I want to take advantage of the opportunity now rather than four years from now when it might not be available. 3. I do have family to stay wit
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   I completely agree. I know that I won't be able to self-teach everything that I would learn in college.
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   Thanks for the advice. >Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Do you want to build a product and company, work for startups, or work in enterprise software development? I want to be an entrepreneur, running my own company on organic growth
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   Both of my parents are professors so I've had a lot of pressure to choose to go to college but I really appreciate everyone's input on this. I think the best decision is to go to college while simultaneously building side projects
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   by advicethrowaway 13y ago

   Great advice, especially: >plus you might miss out on learning things you wouldn't self-study. I'm certain there are subjects I would love to build products around but I won't be able to teach myself as adequately alone.
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    by advicethrowaway 13y ago

    >if you are in-state for UT-Austin I doubt it is too expensive. I am in-state and I have some money in savings so I could probably manage it well. >nobody knows what will be important 10 years from now That's one of my fears abou
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    by advicethrowaway 13y ago

    >it's a hiring filter at lots of established companies and you'll be defending not having a degree for the rest of your career if you don I agree, it's essentially putting a handicap on myself for the rest of my life. Do y
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    by advicethrowaway 13y ago

    These probably don't factor in but here are some more details about my background/credentials: SAT is 2040 (not superscored) Top 7% of my class #8 in the nation in web design for BPA.
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    Ask HN: Do I need to go to college?

    14 points by advicethrowaway 13y ago|41 comments