Timeline for Should I finish high school or teach myself?
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| Dec 27, 2012 at 3:11 | comment | added | Steven Stadnicki | @Mr.Beast Are you in the industry? Having participated in numerous interviews from both sides I can guarantee you that the lack of a degree is both noted and held against applicants to any given position. It's a handicap that can be overcome without too much difficulty, but it has been considered a bad sign in virtually every interview process I've been a part of. | |
| Dec 27, 2012 at 1:14 | comment | added | Josiah Hester | Yes I agree with you both, thats not my point as I've already stated, obviously it all comes down to how competent of a developer , a communicator, and a collaborator you are. But one of the best places to learn how to become all three (and get more of this vague thing called experience) is at a University, especially if you already have the grades which the asker does. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 23:14 | comment | added | API-Beast | Just no, to be hired what you need experience, not schooling. Nobody in the game industry will prefer you because you have some kind of diploma or something. It all comes down on what kind of person you are and how much experience you have. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 21:11 | comment | added | snake5 | @JosiahHester "cutting edge"? My home PC was quite cheap and also sufficient in providing a testing platform for my projects, which I made to learn things. So I wasn't talking about "experience" as in "job experience". Just doing things can get anyone quite far. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 19:58 | comment | added | Josiah Hester | @snake5 I see where your coming from, but I was not just talking about school itself, I was talking about the opportunities attending a university affords you such as meeting and interacting with people with similar interests, getting help directly from the experts, and having access to the most cutting edge technology. Yes, maybe your job will have this too, but going to university (especially for computer science) will allow you do explore without the possibility of getting fired. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 15:44 | comment | added | sam hocevar | … and it is why I upvoted it. You got your whole life for experience, not for schooling. Don’t miss your chance. | |
| Dec 26, 2012 at 14:57 | comment | added | snake5 | What you're talking about is schooling, not education. And putting schooling above experience is why I downvoted this answer. | |
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| Dec 26, 2012 at 1:42 | history | answered | Josiah Hester | CC BY-SA 3.0 |