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Did you get a masters or bachelors? I don’t have a CS degree but I do have a BS in Information Systems due to the lack of an SE degree at my school. CS never really interested me, I wanted the to learn Web dev and IS started me down that path. Post graduation the IS degree went into the Business school.

Anyway the school I went to absorbed a smaller technical school with a Masters in Software engineering that I’m debating on getting. One prereq I’d have to take is Algorithms and Data structures and that’s a gap I’d like to fill.

Debating on Masters in SE or join an IT Consulting firm and build off the self solutions for customers. I really like building web service apis.

Bachelor's.

I also have half of a Master's from Georgia Tech, but I was only talking about undergrad above. I've been too busy to finish (married, baby, building a house, and a new job in the same year), but I can definitely recommend the online program.

I’m actually not far from GaTech but not that it matters for an online program. I have 2 kids under 2 and I’m not sure now is the time for a masters.

Hahaha maybe not the best time. Minimum enrollment isn't too bad if you ever do decide to do it. I believe it's just 1 class every other semester as long as you finish within 6 years I (10 classes total).

My wife and I actually just wrapped up our OMSCS degrees and had a kid during the program (and the pandemic, but that's another thing). Not sure about your situation but it was definitely doable.

> Anyway the school I went to absorbed a smaller technical school with a Masters in Software engineering that I’m debating on getting. One prereq I’d have to take is Algorithms and Data structures and that’s a gap I’d like to fill.

Seeing some unrelated degree or a "weak" version of a CS/Engineering one (now at a business school) and a cash cow masters[0] is a red flag on a resume.

[0] https://ozwrites.com/masters/

Yes, those half-CS/half-metaphysics degrees are mostly "scams"

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