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I got my A, Net, and Security + right after high school and i REALLY helped me to earn a living. Lots of technicians work, cabling, labor setting up servers etc It was a spring board that helped me get into a financial position to go to university where I studied IT. If I hadn’t gone the college route I wanted to do CCNA, and CISP. Certs are absolutely worth it and a pathway forward into a career

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This path makes a lot of sense to me - I'm curious though - why do you think more people don't pursue these certs early on in life?

I think it’s hard for people to be self motivating, to commit to studying a book for a test essentially in isolation. At University, you have professors and other people looking over your shoulder and seeing your performance. Harder to slack off I guess.

I also did it right after high school, it's good knowledge to have if nothing else.

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