Is it possible to be a software engineer without going to college?

[Bojack]

I've been reading a lot of articles that seem to suggest this is possible. But, my Mom told me I have to stay in college if I want to get a good cs job or some shit.

 

[fauxfox]

Yeah but college is the most straightforward and guaranteed path and you'll get internship experience too. Breaking into the field with just projects and no education or internship experience is giga-hard.
You'll be competing with MIT grads with 5 internships.

 

[Rabbi]

You technically can but unless you have an insane CV you won’t be considered by most

 

[gigacumster3000]

no, you can't do it
even with university you can't be sure, most of people that graduated with me work in shit jobs not related to it

 

[Deleted member 18544]

Yes

 

[Bojack]

Yeah but college is the most straightforward and guaranteed path and you'll get internship experience too. Breaking into the field with just projects and no education or internship experience is giga-hard.
You'll be competing with MIT grads with 5 internships.

shiiit, i'll keep researching boyo

 

[Bojack]

Yeah but college is the most straightforward and guaranteed path and you'll get internship experience too. Breaking into the field with just projects and no education or internship experience is giga-hard.
You'll be competing with MIT grads with 5 internships.

shiiit, i'll keep researching boyo

Yes

it seems a lot of people have done it before. I will keep trying to research.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

Almost impossible in 2023 unless your a savant tier programmer.

Trust me bro, I'm a computer science 3rd year major, the market is so bad right now for fresh grads that you'll be competing with 50 other guys with the same amount of skill AND a bachelor degree. You get almost filtered instantly by HR when they have this many options.

Imo computer science isn't even a good major, I wish I could go back and do a major filled with women like nursing so I could he around females instead of incel programming nerds.

 

[Bojack]

Almost impossible in 2023 unless your a savant tier programmer.

Trust me bro, I'm a computer science 3rd year major, the market is so bad right now for fresh grads that you'll be competing with 50 other guys with the same amount of skill AND a bachelor degree. You get almost filtered instantly by HR when they have this many options.

Imo computer science isn't even a good major, I wish I could go back and do a major filled with women like nursing so I could he around females instead of incel programming nerds.

I already got booted from nursing school tbh. My parents control everything in my life. If I want to strike out on my own; I have to start from the bottom and work my way up.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

I already got booted from nursing school tbh. My parents control everything in my life. If I want to strike out on my own; I have to start from the bottom and work my way up.

Why did you get kicked from nursing school?

 

[fauxfox]

Almost impossible in 2023 unless your a savant tier programmer.

Trust me bro, I'm a computer science 3rd year major, the market is so bad right now for fresh grads that you'll be competing with 50 other guys with the same amount of skill AND a bachelor degree. You get almost filtered instantly by HR when they have this many options.

Imo computer science isn't even a good major, I wish I could go back and do a major filled with women like nursing so I could he around females instead of incel programming nerds.

I agree with you up until the last paragraph. Idrc about females being in my major/field. If anything I prefer it being full of incels so that I look better in comparison and an no female environment feels much chiller, women bring too much drama.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

I agree with you up until the last paragraph. Idrc about females being in my major/field. If anything I prefer it being full of incels so that I look better in comparison and an no female environment feels much chiller, women bring too much drama.

Well being around females is the best way to get laid using oofy doofy game. I've known guys studying nursing and they slay just because being in classes full of women gives you excuses to "study" with them (group studying is essentially just socializing tbh). After studying you get warm approach opportunities and it's almost inevitable that you get a gf, usually out of your league since the average uni foid does not use tinder or talk to many men despite what this forum says.

 

[Bojack]

Why did you get kicked from nursing school?

Too long of a story to tell. But in short; i had a meltdown and they had the guards escort me out. They also tricked me into attacking the professor so that they had a reason to expel me

 

[Bojack]

Well being around females is the best way to get laid using oofy doofy game. I've known guys studying nursing and they slay just because being in classes full of women gives you excuses to "study" with them (group studying is essentially just socializing tbh). After studying you get warm approach opportunities and it's almost inevitable that you get a gf, usually out of your league since the average uni foid does not use tinder or talk to many men despite what this forum says.

Lol I used to think like this in nursing school. Then I was obliterated into permanent inceldom when I tried to flirt with the women in the field. There is no hope.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

Too long of a story to tell. But in short; i had a meltdown and they had the guards escort me out. They also tricked me into attacking the professor so that they had a reason to expel me

Lol I used to think like this in nursing school. Then I was obliterated into permanent inceldom when I tried to flirt with the women in the field. There is no hope.

WHAT? JFL bro I think your schizo brain is the reason you failed with girls. I've know MTN guys in nursing who have HTB gfs by running oofy doofy game.

 

[fauxfox]

Well being around females is the best way to get laid using oofy doofy game. I've known guys studying nursing and they slay just because being in classes full of women gives you excuses to "study" with them (group studying is essentially just socializing tbh). After studying you get warm approach opportunities and it's almost inevitable that you get a gf, usually out of your league since the average uni foid does not use tinder or talk to many men despite what this forum says.

I understand the reasoning but I feel like the higher pay and increased comfiness from CS outweigh nursing. Idk why I don't value sex much

 

[Bojack]

WHAT? JFL bro I think your schizo brain is the reason you failed with girls. I've know MTN guys in nursing who have HTB gfs by running oofy doofy game.

Yea i saw guys like that too when I was up and coming. But the girls instantly fucked me over when I tried and threw me out of the school. It’s just some ole boolchit at the end of the day. So now I go into tech trying to do all this shit

 

[Deleted member 24940]

Yea i saw guys like that too when I was up and coming. But the girls instantly fucked me over when I tried and threw me out of the school. It’s just some ole boolchit at the end of the day. So now I go into tech trying to do all this shit

How did they trick you into attacking your teacher? That sounds non-NT as fuck lol. Were you mentally sound?

 

[Bojack]

How did they trick you into attacking your teacher? That sounds non-NT as fuck lol. Were you mentally sound?

Yea I was fine tbh. I just couldn’t keep up with the biches and ended up having a meltdown like I said. They didn’t like that I had a meltdown and devised a plot to get me out of the school. They really didn’t like me so what can I say.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

I understand the reasoning but I feel like the higher pay and increased comfiness from CS outweigh nursing. Idk why I don't value sex much

Disagree. If you take into account location Nurses make the same since they can live anywhere even low cost areas. Also nurses only work 3 days a week (12 hour shifts) and have 4 day weekends. My cousin is an RN in Canada (Kelowna, BC) that's how I know.

Can you imagine a 4 fucking day weekends? And still making 80-90k a year? And being surrounded by foids so you get constant sex since the field is only 5% men?

 

[Deleted member 24940]

Yea I was fine tbh. I just couldn’t keep up with the biches and ended up having a meltdown like I said. They didn’t like that I had a meltdown and devised a plot to get me out of the school. They really didn’t like me so what can I say.

Who is they? Also how did you attack your teacher, like you beat her?

 

[Bojack]

Who is they? Also how did you attack your teacher, like you beat her?

The teacher kept calling me an incel so I got up and jumped his ass. The rest is history

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

no, you can't do it
even with university you can't be sure, most of people that graduated with me work in shit jobs not related to it

This. I myself am one of those guys and I work shit job and I graduated with top grades and Shit. Unless your a god @ projects and shit you’ll never get a job in the field withour nepotism

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

no, you can't do it
even with university you can't be sure, most of people that graduated with me work in shit jobs not related to it

This. I myself am one of those guys and I work shit job and I graduated with top grades and Shit. Unless your a god @ projects and shit you’ll never get a job in the field withour nepotism

Almost impossible in 2023 unless your a savant tier programmer.

Trust me bro, I'm a computer science 3rd year major, the market is so bad right now for fresh grads that you'll be competing with 50 other guys with the same amount of skill AND a bachelor degree. You get almost filtered instantly by HR when they have this many options.

Imo computer science isn't even a good major, I wish I could go back and do a major filled with women like nursing so I could he around females instead of incel programming nerds.

this. I regret it, I wish I was good in school so I stayed in my path to being a surgeon instead of getting kicked out and ending up choosing tech.

Even for shit paying jobs and grad schemes your competing with thousands just to get a job paying 24-30k a year lmfao

 

[Bojack]

This. I myself am one of those guys and I work shit job and I graduated with top grades and Shit. Unless your a god @ projects and shit you’ll never get a job in the field withour nepotism

this. I regret it, I wish I was good in school so I stayed in my path to being a surgeon instead of getting kicked out and ending up choosing tech.

Even for shit paying jobs and grad schemes your competing with thousands just to get a job paying 24-30k a year lmfao

The scam is just too real

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

The scam is just too real

imagien being me, get top grades. Eveything correct

Be out of work for 6 months after you get to GPA, only to work low payin job in your industry but not in the field you want. This is my life. and I know many many others in that same predicament. It’s a scam the fields a scam go into being a doctor or stn at least that’s guaranteed a job

 

[Xangsane]

This. I myself am one of those guys and I work shit job and I graduated with top grades and Shit. Unless your a god @ projects and shit you’ll never get a job in the field withour nepotism

this. I regret it, I wish I was good in school so I stayed in my path to being a surgeon instead of getting kicked out and ending up choosing tech.

Even for shit paying jobs and grad schemes your competing with thousands just to get a job paying 24-30k a year lmfao

This, well said.
Tech is over-saturated.

 

[Bojack]

imagien being me, get top grades. Eveything correct

Be out of work for 6 months after you get to GPA, only to work low payin job in your industry but not in the field you want. This is my life. and I know many many others in that same predicament. It’s a scam the fields a scam go into being a doctor or stn at least that’s guaranteed a job

Look at you trying to be all gracious n shit. Nigguh u know I need that job more than you mann. You know I gotta try this shitt.

 

[Deleted member 24940]

imagien being me, get top grades. Eveything correct

Be out of work for 6 months after you get to GPA, only to work low payin job in your industry but not in the field you want. This is my life. and I know many many others in that same predicament. It’s a scam the fields a scam go into being a doctor or stn at least that’s guaranteed a job

When you get 2-3 years of experience move to the USA bro. Senior Programmers make like 200k + stock options. Also UK accent is a huge halo on women here, even black UK accent.

In America there is a shortage of senior programmers with experience, there is an excess of new grads who no one wants to hire and train. It's brutal.

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

When you get 2-3 years of experience move to the USA bro. Senior Programmers make like 200k + stock options. Also UK accent is a huge halo on women here, even black UK accent.

In America there is a shortage of senior programmers with experience, there is an excess of new grads who no one wants to hire and train. It's brutal.

oh that’s the plan ima go there in 4 years once in 28 to get a job there fuck Europe shithole continent. There is no “black” UK accent only class based accents and regional ones if you’re from london and low class then you’ll sound the same regardless of race. But yeah I get ya

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

Look at you trying to be all gracious n shit. Nigguh u know I need that job more than you mann. You know I gotta try this shitt.

Dunno what you’re even saying. I studied for 4 years did a masters in this field and still had to wait 6 fucking months to get a job and the one I got isn’t high paying. I have every right to cuss

 

[Bojack]

Dunno what you’re even saying. I studied for 4 years did a masters in this field and still had to wait 6 fucking months to get a job and the one I got isn’t high paying. I have every right to cuss

You should be appreciative for what you have. You wouldn’t last a day in my shoes boy !

 

[PrinceLuenLeoncur]

You should be appreciative for what you have. You wouldn’t last a day in my shoes boy !

the other way around.

You’re better off going into science jobs in that field are 100% guaranteed and all are high paying

 

[Ottoman Janissary]

Yes, I did it.
A college degree makes it easier to get your first job. After that when you have experience it doesn't matter

 

[Ottoman Janissary]

Yes, I did it.
A college degree makes it easier to get your first job. After that when you have experience it doesn't matter

 

[Ottoman Janissary]

Yes, I did it.
A college degree makes it easier to get your first job. After that when you have experience it doesn't matter

 

[Geoff2024]

I've been reading a lot of articles that seem to suggest this is possible. But, my Mom told me I have to stay in college if I want to get a good cs job or some shit.

are you not scared of how rapidly ai is developing, i am in the same boat and about to start studying software development

 

[Bojack]

are you not scared of how rapidly ai is developing, i am in the same boat and about to start studying software development

A little bit, but not to the point where I think skynet will evolve and take over the earth. But, if that ends up happening, hopefully my ai overlords can give me a robot waifu lol