Ask HN: What would your roadmap be if you were to drop out of college?
Asking about dropping out of computer science to be more specific.
Asking about dropping out of computer science to be more specific.
If you attend a public university, most states require the universities to disclose "grade distributions" and sites like ratemyprofessors can give you a hint of which university/professors are good or are just horrific. The grade distributions will tell you the letter grades each professor gave each class. I.e., a university/college has the same admissions standards; if two professors teach the same class but one consistently gives Cs while the other consistently gives Bs -- as the Dean of the college or a student, I would be upset.
I mispoke because I'm not from the US. It's what you guys consider a University, not a college.
I do really like computer science, just not how it's taught. I've been a self taught programmer for about 3 years now and have had work experience in a company and some freelancing projects.
But...
If you have already made up your mind, then I guess my suggestion is to do a boot camp and/or get a certification of some kind.
The problem is you need at least some kind of credential on your resume to keep it from getting tossed out.
I really like learning stuff more deeply, which I do in my own time. It just frustrates me that I could be doing a lot more (or thats how it feels like at least) on my own.