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I'm 20 and in my second year of a Software Engineering degree at a cheap university. I have no debt and I earn enough off semester to pay for my whole school year (which is roughly $8k for tuition, boarding, everything)

How is my trajectory in life looking? I was originally going to do compsci but switched to softeng because it was a bit easier, did I fuck up? Should I keep up my current plan and graduate or should I drop out and start investing my money in something else? My gpa is 3.1 if that makes any difference.

>> No.11336241

>>11336226
Do internships ASAP. Getting your foot in the door will help alot. Talk to professors and ask if they know anyone who want interns and shit. It's bullshit slave labor and you won't learn anything, but it's the way this world works if you want a good job at the end.

>> No.11336250

>>11336226
I'm quite literally in your exact situation.
>turned 20 on the 27th
>started in CS and now in softeng
>3.2

As of this summer I have my first live software product out that does lead generation and email marketing. I want to scale that up to a fulltime income in the next year so I can run it fulltime when I finish university. That way my degree is a backup if my entrepreneurial aspirations dry up.

>> No.11336278

>>11336226

Why is scooby1961 using phpmyadmin

>> No.11336289

>>11336226
Based natty king

>> No.11336291

>>11336241
If I don't work my usual jobs in the summer, I may not be able to save enough for school, would internships warrant taking out loans? So far I've been trying to do this debt-free, but if I need internships I'll do it.

>>11336250
You're way further ahead then me bro, I did mostly generals last year and I'm only taking 2 core software design classes this semester because I'm still not that great at coding. I know I need to pick up the workload but it turns out I thought being good at math would translate well to programming but so far that's not the case. Any advice for for picking up my coding game?

>> No.11336312

>>11336226
Finish the degree. I graduated industrial engineering from a great school, and I have a great software consulting job. I wish I had switched to CS because almost all industries need people who really understand tech. Software engineering will be fine. Just make sure to have some personal projects that you're working on. Learn an object oriented programming language if you haven't already. If you want a trendy thing to do that will impress a future employer, build a ReactJS app from scratch with a real utility. There are tons of example ideas online and it's definitely one of the most requested skills right now.

>> No.11336331

>>11336291
For upping your coding game you can literally start on any highly rated object oriented programming course on Udemy. Learn python or java, then go to React.

>> No.11336344

>>11336331
This is precisely the course I took. The software I was talking about before is written entirely in js and php.

>> No.11336567

>>11336291
Most internships in your field should pay 25-30/hour. You earn more from your summer job?

>> No.11336576

>>11336226
based keyboard

>> No.11336593

>>11336312
As an industrial engineering grad who took an IT consulting job out of college do you have any advice? Liking software dev a lot more now than I thought I would when I touch on it at work

>> No.11336606

>>11336593
What is your current position?

>> No.11336640

>>11336291
apply for the internships and worry about the loan problem when you get them. yes it's that important to have applicable experience in the the real world.

>> No.11336663

>>11336567
I work two server jobs at two high-end restaurants, I would say I earn about $40 an hour

>> No.11336674

>>11336593
Are you saying that you also are an IE grad and you took an IT consulting job? If you like software then the internet is your best friend. Keep building new apps, keep learning new stuff. Work at work, then work out, then work on your software portfolio at home. You'll eventually find something you really like, and you'll build something that you're proud of. Most people have a killer app idea, almost none of them make it. Even if there is no money involved, keep practicing.

>> No.11336685

>>11336226
I'm unironically at the gym right now in the middle of a scooby routine. Holy shit.

>> No.11336701

>>11336685
are you a fag like him?

>> No.11336723

>>11336701
How dare you

>> No.11337032

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