The College Thread

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Eh, I was also part-time for 5 of it, while working to pay tuition and living expenses, and it was two degrees in completely different curricula. Granted, failing my compilers class twice in a row didn't help much either

But yeah, the fun part is, when I interviewed for the job (that I'm starting next week assuming the clearance all finishes like it should), we talked about my 4 years of experience sysadminning, and my two years on the helpdesk before that, and they didn't so much as bring up school once. Shame too, I've got tons of stories about it.

Anyway, you're right that you should get out quickly, as a general rule. For me, I managed to be a good exception, because I had a good job that paid the bills entirely, left me with a little spending money, looks great on a resume and really put a good sharp edge on my technical skills, opening a lot of doors into the real world. If I were flipping burgers or stocking shelves or some shit like that, it would have been a definite loss.

My roommate went to school full-time, didn't have a job, pulled an impressive 3.9 gpa in a grueling double-major in aerospace engineering and computer science, and graduated in 6 years with a six-figure college debt burden, and is now making about 10k/yr less than me due to being entry-level, where I got hired for a "mid-level" position. He's got a higher grade security clearance than I do though .