Hey guys
Im writing this thread to get some opinions as well as being able to think "out loud" if I should drop college or not.
First off, I am 19 years old and I'm a computer science major in Argentina. I will make with the advantages and disadvantages of either staying or dropping out for organization purposes. When first deciding to study CS my objective was to learn the knowledge that would someday help me create a new product (app, website, etc) and reach the fastlane.
College:
Dropping out
Im writing this thread to get some opinions as well as being able to think "out loud" if I should drop college or not.
First off, I am 19 years old and I'm a computer science major in Argentina. I will make with the advantages and disadvantages of either staying or dropping out for organization purposes. When first deciding to study CS my objective was to learn the knowledge that would someday help me create a new product (app, website, etc) and reach the fastlane.
College:
- Disadvantages:
- lots of not so necessary knowledge that will never help me in any of my goals and if anything delay my motivation (Advanced mathematics at the point of taking courses with mathematicians).
- Everyone of my college graduates either work for companies or do science. My objective is to found my business not work for others.
- makes me loss motivation. I start to mingle with people that are not interested in entrepreneurship
- Very hard degree with lots of theory and not too much applications. I would have to learn applications on my own. Also this implies not having enough time and being stressed
- Theory is no interest to me.
- Not a 3 year degree! In argentina this degree is like a masters in the US. So it takes 5+ years to complete
- Advantages:
- lots of theory may help me in self learning new stuff and create critical thinking
- its free and I can return in the future if I want to
- Professors are good
- Havent done proper CS classes yet so it may become more fun
- I like CS but not the toooo theoretical approach.
Dropping out
- Disadvantages:
- parents may not like it
- may loss motivation to self study, I tend to do so.
- its risky
- its not a common thing to do -/ May be seen badly? who cares
- less social
- Advantages:
- Lots of time and freedom to learn about whatever I want that will help me with my objective
- Internet is full of resources that may be better even than college
- I can take action right now. I'm motivated, Money is not an issue as I still live with my parents
- Have projects that I'm eager to work on
- I was always the kind of person that learns more by doing projects than by learning concepts and applying them when you need them in the future
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