Dropped out because it was oh so boring. I wish it was like Coursera classes, but we didn't get to start actual programming until maybe third year, and I didn't have the patience so I dropped out on second year. Don't regret it, although I partly regret choosing a local university instead of trying harder and maybe going abroad. On the other hand, I really enjoy doing actual work in the field and it would be hard to forget about it for several years.
Poll: What is your level of education?
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#12Dropped out and still regret it, even though I am a CTO 5 years later.
Why do you regret it (unless it's too personal)?
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#13I have a Bachelors in CS but just cannot imagine doing anything more in terms of formal education. MS/MBA/PhDs are not my thing. Nothing wrong with them but just not for me.
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#14I would suggest making Associate and Bachelor degrees different options, rather than lumping them together.
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#15I feel weird saying "College Drop-Out", or even (on other forms) "Some College", since I took one semester at UIC (psychology 101 and political science 101) and then bailed.
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#16Dropped out and still regret it, even though I am a CTO 5 years later.
Why do you regret it (unless it's too personal)?
I was at a state school paying a reasonable tuition to learn from a quality computer science program. I regret it because although I have written all sorts of frontend code, Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, managed servers, I have still not "finished" learning what a CompSci student learns. I couldn't write my own compiler, I can't tell you which sorting method is fastest for certain data sets, etc. I have learned solely by what is needed at the time, and have created value for businesses I've worked for, but I often just don't have the additional motivation to learn things I don't immediately need. I have SICP sitting on my bookshelf, unfinished.
Anyways, basically finishing CompSci would have forced me to learn some of the theories/necessary base things that I may be missing now.
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#17I'd like to see the types of degrees. I've got a BA in Politics, which is surprisingly not rare among other tech people I've met.
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#18Dropped out and still regret it, even though I am a CTO 5 years later.
Nice. Can you add contact info in your profile? BTW, we share the same name...
Done, and https://twitter.com/justinrsteele87
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#19Dropped out of school with lowest degree possible (due to so many missing hours or better say days). With my education background I would only get a job as a garbageman. I don't regret it.
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#20One degree in making stuff and one degree in making stuff up.