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Congrat me, I got a job. Should I quit college now?

#1
So, I got a Web Developer's job. It is pretty good job. I am just 19 years old and I've been programming since ~15 years old. So, they liked me and said that you can come work with us. Problem is, it's full-part job and I need to quit college to work here. And I don't like college that much, because it contains so much theory and it's hard for me. So, what do you think I should do? (my parents yell at me like crazy)...

I really need help, thank you very much.

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#2
You get one chance in life for most things. As long as you exit gracefully, college will always be there to return to. This job may not be. Take it for the experience. If you hate or it doesn't work out, then go back and finish school.

But don't do it just because someone else tells you to (especially me). Do what you feel is right.

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#3
How long have you been in college for?

What are you life goals, what do you want eventually do as a career? What don't you like about college (can you change programs/courses)?

You have lots of options, you should think about this a bit more, don't just take the job because its been offered to you.

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#4
Be aware that traditional web development is going to continue to be more and more automated, cheaper, and commoditized.

I used to make good money as a PHP developer 10 years ago. These days I have been priced out of the PHP job market because I'm competing with every college dropout that's willing to do my job for a lot less.

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#5
post #3

How long have you been in college for? What are you life goals, what do you want eventually do as a career? What don't you like about college (can you change programs/courses)? You have lots of options, you should think about this a bit more, don't just take the job because its been offered to you.

This is the first year of college. My life goal is to work for myself and I hope to achieve that by the age of 25.

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#6
Finish college.

You NEED that theory stuff. If you don't get it now, it will stunt your growth and will limit how good you'll get at your craft (mainly because you'll keep making rookie mistakes for the rest of your life because you won't understand the theory behind what you're doing).

Quitting something just because it's hard is a very bad habit to get into. All it does is keep you on the bottom rung for the rest of your life. The good things are hard to get. That never changes no matter your age or station in life.

If you really want to do well in life, start researching companies now, while you're still in school. Find out what they're doing. Find out who they're looking for. Get contacts within those companies and talk to them. Build up a contact network. It's WHO you know that gets you in the door, and WHAT you know that keeps you going.

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#7
No, you should not quit college. I worked a full time web development job while attending college from age 20 to 22 and I was much better off for the experience. I will finish my bachelor's next semester, and the combination of the experience and the degree are attracting far, far better jobs than the one I had at that age.

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#9
Wait, you don't have time for what? I worked full time + (IE overtime, IE 40-50 hour weeks), and went to school fulltime and also picked up 4.0's. The whole I can't work because I have school, or I can't go to school because I have work ordeal is lame at the most extreme levels. Deal with it. If you quit college your a fool. If you can't do both and excel at both your lazy. Get it together.
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