Title + I already have two degrees from social science fields, but sadly I'm not diverse enough/too white to actually break into upper echelon jobs, or even entry level non-profit positions. Essentially I can grind it out for twenty years and hope to hit 80k in 2040, or I could just realize I'm gonna switch up my career and go into something profitable. Right now, I've gotten job offers from organizations, mostly government, in the low 40s high 30s. I've done some simple coding in the past, but realized two things.
I'm not really able to grasp topics on my own outside of a classroom environment if I'm not addicted to the material, like I am to policy and politics. I'm not looking to be babied but simultaneously recognize the need for some form of structure and obligation format for the basics. Overall, it's been pretty overwhelming for me.
I get a thrill off of building things, and enjoy my accomplishments, and sometimes the process when it comes to the basic stuff. Overall, I find coding interesting, but I'm not an neurodivergent r-slur who thinks in cs terms naturally.
Does anyone have any comments or advice? I'm only applying, will prob make a more committed decision in March when I hear back from other government positions.
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you can probably do a lot of the basic courses for much cheaper at a community college. They're all the same braindead classes for the basics, you pretty much have to be able to type, logically reason, and learn syntax.
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Is that what you think of community college? That it's filled with braindead classes? If that's the case, then maybe you shouldn't have chosen to go to a university. Universities are filled with challenging classes that require more than just the ability to type, reason, and learn syntax. So maybe you should have gone to a community college if all you're looking for are easy, braindead classes.
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Don't put words in my mouth, you harlot. I'm saying that intro programming courses are simply ninnyhammer filters. Use the brain that god should have given you or get back in the kitchen.
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I think you're the ninnyhammer, not the intro programming courses. And I'm not a harlot, I'm a programmer. And I'm not going back to the kitchen, so you can just shove your misogynistic bullshit up your butt.
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That's pretty much what I'm doing. It's a large school that's primarily commuter with low tuition. I was planning on working and taking night classes, courses are already pretty cheap and I have residency already. I also have most of the credits for Gen Ed, and wouldn't have to repeat any classes. Really it would just be some math to start me up plus some basic courses. I have 1/4-1/3 the degree finished as it is just from Gen Ed stuff. I figured that if I wanted a four year degree in CS ever, this would be the best and cheapest way to do it.
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Good stuff, good luck with that!
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Thanks friend, I appreciate it.
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