I just wrapped up at WGU not too long ago. I didn't finish in a crazy amount of time. It took me 2 years to get my CS degree and MBA in IT management. This was after doing local community college for 2 years prior to that.
Hi! I am 34 and at the same position as you. I do want to get a degree in Computer Science but being outside US, I am not aware of the US education system. Not sure either whether people from outside US can apply or not. I will check that out. However, it would be great to have a follow-up video detailing your plan and how you're going to apply and go ahead with the education. Would be very helpful. Keep up with the amazing videos! :)
TESU is also an incredibly “hackable” school with CS degree. UMPI will be releasing a CS degree in the next calendar year and is known for being the most “hackable” school to get any degree from.
Wow, I had no idea! This is incredible. Thank you so much for creating this video I truly appreciate it. I will definitely make use of your links to support you in return. They even do internationally so that's great! 🤓
Hey man just found your channel and nice video. I did two years of engineering at a community college but stopped, now I’m taking the courses on Sophia and plan to get a BS in CS in 1 or 2 terms too
Part of that is possible to conquer with good habits and perseverance. If you start out small, say with a 5 minute session, then you can build on that. Next time... how about a 6 minute session? 😉 Wild and crazy! Force yourself to stop after the period has ended. That way you can trick yourself into wanting to get back into it, if only to read/hear the end of a sentence. It's got other benefits too, but I'll leave that as an exercise for you to figure out.
WGU is nice. I’m in the same position. 31 and working in the field for over a decade. Just now bothering to get my bachelors just for fun. Good accreditation and if you’re experienced you can blitz through it. I was on course to finish in one semester prior to having some life events but I should be wrapping up in my second semester. Sophia is a big time saver.
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 It's been a while since I started so I'm sure things are a bit different now. As a teenager I taught myself to code and built a lot of projects. I applied for various jobs and kind of used those projects as evidence that I could code. Landed a basic web dev job making WordPress websites which I worked for a few years while I kept learning, and then I've job hopped since then into more technical roles. My entire career has been either back or full stack web dev jobs. So yeah nothing too interesting but I'm happy to answer anything more specific if you're curious.
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 Not sure why my response keeps disappearing but let's try this again. I taught myself to program as a teenager and built a bunch of cool projects I used in my interviews to demonstrate my abilities. Then I worked on simple WordPress stuff for my first 2 years while I kept learning. Then I job hopped to a backend job and I've done some combination of backend/full stack web dev ever since. I know the market is different these days so I'm sure it's not the same as it was for me. It was a pretty unremarkable path really - but happy to answer questions.
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 For me personally, I taught myself for a while as a hobby and built various projects that I later used in my interviews to land my first job. My first job was kind of boring WordPress stuff for 2 years while I continued learning. Then I job hopped to a backend role and since then I've done various positions as full stack/backend web dev. It was pretty unremarkable really. But honestly in all my interviews nobody has ever asked me about education. I'm sure the market is different these days but that was my experience.
Hey @ Dorian Not sure if you noticed saylor academy but its the cheapest transfer credits only costing $5 for test. Although I am still at beginning of my journey. Started learning html/css with free code camp this year based on your recommendation. So my toes are barley dipped in tech. Current Diesel Mechanic hoping to transfer. thanks for the content sir.
Not accepting people who aren’t living in the United States is a huge bummer. Edit: Changed "non-Americans" to "people who aren’t living in the United States."
I am 40 and i joined a german univercity and immediately regretted it, because I'm the only on with white hair in 400 students ! Not to mention the language lake of time and money (its kind of free but of course no job). Only attended one day and now probably ill drop... maybe consider online uni later
Which specific issues have you encountered with German education? I'm planning to study there, and it would be cool if you could give me some information.
What are the perks of earning any of these in terms of getting a job in this oversaturated job market, much less from one that has less opportunities for networking?
Having a degree will always bump you up to the top of the list when you're applying for jobs and will often times get you past automatic HR filters. Also as a junior dev it's better to have a degree than to be self taught or a bootcamp grad. At the end it's just a piece of paper but many companies want you to have it. In a saturated market companies can be picky about only hiring devs with degrees.
Thanks Dorian I have been following for three years I believe. I have been working as software engineer for 2years 6 months. I recently got hired by a new company for mid level backend engineer role. I already had a bachelor in civil engineering when I was in Africa. I am wondering if I could transfer those credit to eventually earn my bachelor degree in CS. Being a self taught developer is great but I think it will be great for me to earn real degree . Thanks for anyone giving me advice here
I am sorry for asking again.I am so confused in my life right now. I can't do anything in the name of mathematics apart from basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division but I can do accounting pretty well. I am so afraid of pursuing Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering due to being extremely extremely poor in maths. I will have to work and study in a foreign country. Should I go with Computer Science and Engineering if I know no maths and I will have to balance between classes,studying and work for 4 years. The university I am going to offers only Computer Science and engineering in English and I can't go to other university due to family reason. Please help. Please please help me by replying.
Man i feel you , i'm a college student in electronics i too have a poor Math knowledge but i'm trying to do my best i did it during my uni days i studied maths for like 2 months every day i study at least 1 hour and i did manage to get great results , i was like soo weak and in the matter of 2 months i studied from scratch using Udemy maths fundamentals courses and it got me where i need it , just focus on the fundamentals related to what you want to do , there are great Udemy courses that can help you study the only needed math to understand Computer science actually am studying Machine Learning and people are saying u need math bla bla bla but cmon i'm understanding it even if am medium in math :)) IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO IT TOO BRO , just focus and enjoy your journey step by step :) !
@@nik677 Trust me bro , Dont let formulas , equations and all of that math crap be and obstacle of what you wanna do in your life these are small things that you can beat with consistency and move on to where you want to get and be successful in your career and open many opportunities and also ( Money $$ ) :D ! so stay focused bro even if it's 1 hour every day just push it up !
I have many friends who graduated with WGU and had a great time. For me it wouldn't work, I live abroad and they don't accept international students. Straighter line is junk, avoid it.
Sad to still see these videos surfacing finding its way here. I thought youd be better than this , man. Truly. Youve given in and turned to the dark side. Degrees are earned and not something to be rushed. If youre not gonna put in the time to learn anything (years of studying and practice) then youll never deserve to earn anything! And WGU ? My god man. Atleast promote a legit and good school LOL enjoy that kickback wgu money though!
Legitimate time savers is not the same as instant winning which is mostly a scam more often than not. you still need to put some effort into doing all these and the results are all on you
yup also the guy that complains about things going up in cost, leaves the Usa because he cant provide and then starts to go to other places and gentrifies them. hes becomes the thing he says not to lol
You're not a "real developer" simply because you have a degree. In my opinion that's a self imposed mental trap! You may, if you are highly motivated, have more breadth and (possibly) depth of knowledge with a degree, than if you are self taught. This simply due to the fact that you are not pursuing only what interests you - i.e. you get a broader sampling of disciplines. All of this can be achieved for free, but speaking from personal experience it's more difficult to stay focused without the pressure of a huge bill hanging over your head. Nevertheless, you can find the curriculum for any given course, grab the study material, watch lectures... just go nuts, for free, and only miss out on a glorified piece of paper. If the actual degree is important to you, then you do you. But know that your title is not contingent on it. Nor is your sense of worth.
While it sounds true, the reality is that even these days, some hr will not even forward your resume without one, or if other resumes have them, they will only put forward the ones with them.
I literally say that this isn't "new" within the first 10 seconds of the video but it was new to me which made me want to share this because I'm assuming there's plenty of other people out there who don't know about this too
I just wrapped up at WGU not too long ago. I didn't finish in a crazy amount of time. It took me 2 years to get my CS degree and MBA in IT management. This was after doing local community college for 2 years prior to that.
congrats, did you have an easy time getting employed ?
Hi! I am 34 and at the same position as you. I do want to get a degree in Computer Science but being outside US, I am not aware of the US education system. Not sure either whether people from outside US can apply or not. I will check that out. However, it would be great to have a follow-up video detailing your plan and how you're going to apply and go ahead with the education. Would be very helpful. Keep up with the amazing videos! :)
TESU is also an incredibly “hackable” school with CS degree. UMPI will be releasing a CS degree in the next calendar year and is known for being the most “hackable” school to get any degree from.
Wow, I had no idea! This is incredible. Thank you so much for creating this video I truly appreciate it. I will definitely make use of your links to support you in return. They even do internationally so that's great! 🤓
This is cool I might do this too at some point my degree is in IT and Design. Would be cool to get a CS Degree
Hey man just found your channel and nice video. I did two years of engineering at a community college but stopped, now I’m taking the courses on Sophia and plan to get a BS in CS in 1 or 2 terms too
I wish I was cut out for school. My ADHD is bad and I usually have to work out and take l-theanine before I can sit down and focus for a little while.
Part of that is possible to conquer with good habits and perseverance. If you start out small, say with a 5 minute session, then you can build on that. Next time... how about a 6 minute session? 😉 Wild and crazy! Force yourself to stop after the period has ended. That way you can trick yourself into wanting to get back into it, if only to read/hear the end of a sentence. It's got other benefits too, but I'll leave that as an exercise for you to figure out.
Whats wrong with that strategy? thats why schools back in the day had recess. Physical activity powers the brain.
You go man! Im also thinking about getting a CS degree at 26 after doin my service.
I did Sophia courses before my first term at WGU. Great way to get some quick credits to transfer in. I’m doing the B.S. Software Engineering track.
WGU is nice. I’m in the same position. 31 and working in the field for over a decade. Just now bothering to get my bachelors just for fun. Good accreditation and if you’re experienced you can blitz through it. I was on course to finish in one semester prior to having some life events but I should be wrapping up in my second semester. Sophia is a big time saver.
How did you get in the field without a degree? What career pathway did you take?
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 It's been a while since I started so I'm sure things are a bit different now. As a teenager I taught myself to code and built a lot of projects. I applied for various jobs and kind of used those projects as evidence that I could code. Landed a basic web dev job making WordPress websites which I worked for a few years while I kept learning, and then I've job hopped since then into more technical roles. My entire career has been either back or full stack web dev jobs. So yeah nothing too interesting but I'm happy to answer anything more specific if you're curious.
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 Not sure why my response keeps disappearing but let's try this again. I taught myself to program as a teenager and built a bunch of cool projects I used in my interviews to demonstrate my abilities. Then I worked on simple WordPress stuff for my first 2 years while I kept learning. Then I job hopped to a backend job and I've done some combination of backend/full stack web dev ever since. I know the market is different these days so I'm sure it's not the same as it was for me. It was a pretty unremarkable path really - but happy to answer questions.
@@flawlessfreerunners9251 For me personally, I taught myself for a while as a hobby and built various projects that I later used in my interviews to land my first job. My first job was kind of boring WordPress stuff for 2 years while I continued learning. Then I job hopped to a backend role and since then I've done various positions as full stack/backend web dev. It was pretty unremarkable really. But honestly in all my interviews nobody has ever asked me about education. I'm sure the market is different these days but that was my experience.
Good stuff! A lot of time saving “hacks” from you. Thanks!
Hey @ Dorian Not sure if you noticed saylor academy but its the cheapest transfer credits only costing $5 for test.
Although I am still at beginning of my journey. Started learning html/css with free code camp this year based on your recommendation. So my toes are barley dipped in tech. Current Diesel Mechanic hoping to transfer. thanks for the content sir.
Not accepting people who aren’t living in the United States is a huge bummer.
Edit: Changed "non-Americans" to "people who aren’t living in the United States."
They do. I'm non-American and starting the Cloud Computing degree November 1st. I live in Canada.
I am 40 and i joined a german univercity and immediately regretted it, because I'm the only on with white hair in 400 students ! Not to mention the language lake of time and money (its kind of free but of course no job). Only attended one day and now probably ill drop... maybe consider online uni later
Which specific issues have you encountered with German education? I'm planning to study there, and it would be cool if you could give me some information.
What are the perks of earning any of these in terms of getting a job in this oversaturated job market, much less from one that has less opportunities for networking?
Having a degree will always bump you up to the top of the list when you're applying for jobs and will often times get you past automatic HR filters. Also as a junior dev it's better to have a degree than to be self taught or a bootcamp grad. At the end it's just a piece of paper but many companies want you to have it. In a saturated market companies can be picky about only hiring devs with degrees.
But why? You never mentioned your why.
I did. you just didn't watch long enough...
13:29 brah
Could non-US citizens also take classes this way?
any Europeans know similar solutions to the "get that paper" problem in Europe?
Thanks Dorian
I have been following for three years I believe.
I have been working as software engineer for 2years 6 months.
I recently got hired by a new company for mid level backend engineer role.
I already had a bachelor in civil engineering when I was in Africa.
I am wondering if I could transfer those credit to eventually earn my bachelor degree in CS.
Being a self taught developer is great but I think it will be great for me to earn real degree .
Thanks for anyone giving me advice here
I am sorry for asking again.I am so confused in my life right now.
I can't do anything in the name of mathematics apart from basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division but I can do accounting pretty well.
I am so afraid of pursuing Bachelor in Computer Science and Engineering due to being extremely extremely poor in maths.
I will have to work and study in a foreign country.
Should I go with Computer Science and Engineering if I know no maths and I will have to balance between classes,studying and work for 4 years.
The university I am going to offers only Computer Science and engineering in English and I can't go to other university due to family reason.
Please help.
Please please help me by replying.
Man i feel you , i'm a college student in electronics i too have a poor Math knowledge but i'm trying to do my best i did it during my uni days i studied maths for like 2 months every day i study at least 1 hour and i did manage to get great results , i was like soo weak and in the matter of 2 months i studied from scratch using Udemy maths fundamentals courses and it got me where i need it , just focus on the fundamentals related to what you want to do , there are great Udemy courses that can help you study the only needed math to understand Computer science
actually am studying Machine Learning and people are saying u need math bla bla bla but cmon i'm understanding it even if am medium in math :))
IF I CAN DO IT YOU CAN DO IT TOO BRO , just focus and enjoy your journey step by step :) !
@@sauceway8490 Thank you very much,this gave me a lot of relief.
@@sauceway8490 Thank you very much I will do my best and I will try to be optimistic.
@@nik677 Trust me bro , Dont let formulas , equations and all of that math crap be and obstacle of what you wanna do in your life these are small things that you can beat with consistency and move on to where you want to get and be successful in your career and open many opportunities and also ( Money $$ ) :D ! so stay focused bro even if it's 1 hour every day just push it up !
@@sauceway8490 Thank you brother.
I have many friends who graduated with WGU and had a great time. For me it wouldn't work, I live abroad and they don't accept international students. Straighter line is junk, avoid it.
Can you share your resume?
Sad to still see these videos surfacing finding its way here. I thought youd be better than this , man. Truly. Youve given in and turned to the dark side. Degrees are earned and not something to be rushed. If youre not gonna put in the time to learn anything (years of studying and practice) then youll never deserve to earn anything! And WGU ? My god man. Atleast promote a legit and good school LOL enjoy that kickback wgu money though!
Weren't you the guy who told us we shouldn't take shortcuts?
Legitimate time savers is not the same as instant winning which is mostly a scam more often than not. you still need to put some effort into doing all these and the results are all on you
yup also the guy that complains about things going up in cost, leaves the Usa because he cant provide and then starts to go to other places and gentrifies them. hes becomes the thing he says not to lol
You're not a "real developer" simply because you have a degree. In my opinion that's a self imposed mental trap! You may, if you are highly motivated, have more breadth and (possibly) depth of knowledge with a degree, than if you are self taught. This simply due to the fact that you are not pursuing only what interests you - i.e. you get a broader sampling of disciplines.
All of this can be achieved for free, but speaking from personal experience it's more difficult to stay focused without the pressure of a huge bill hanging over your head.
Nevertheless, you can find the curriculum for any given course, grab the study material, watch lectures... just go nuts, for free, and only miss out on a glorified piece of paper.
If the actual degree is important to you, then you do you. But know that your title is not contingent on it. Nor is your sense of worth.
While it sounds true, the reality is that even these days, some hr will not even forward your resume without one, or if other resumes have them, they will only put forward the ones with them.
There is no other reason than getting the paper for the bare minimum of a job and the network you get out of it. How are people still lost about it?
this has been going on for years lol nothing new
I literally say that this isn't "new" within the first 10 seconds of the video but it was new to me which made me want to share this because I'm assuming there's plenty of other people out there who don't know about this too
@@DorianDevelopsit's def new to me and I'm pretty happy that the vid brought this to my attention.