What did everyone go to school for?

[mwoodski]

I went to a tech school for automotive.

Guidance Counselor said I shouldn't go to college so I didn't.

I should have.

 

[messrock]

I got an associate’s degree in Audio Engineering/Sound Recording. I’m a QA/Engineering manager at a software developer now.

Quite the pivot.

 

[Thumper]

Tried college a few times, started with Criminal Justice looking for a career at the FBI (back in the 90s lol), ended up with an Associates Degree in Computer Networking and just recently got my CCNA certification, currently studying PenTesting on my own.

I currently work as a Production Manager in an auto body repair shop because I have much too expensive taste's to be able to take the pay cut to move into full time IT.

 

[khail19]

Out of HS I was still pretty unsure of my career path. Started off as a psych major, then after a year switched to education. That didn't stick either, and I ended up working at an auto parts store while still going to college.

I guess I must have liked it, because 20+ years later I'm a parts manager at a dealership. Never finished college either.

 

[Superfreak]

I went to a tech school for automotive.

Guidance Counselor said I shouldn't go to college so I didn't.

I should have.

Never too late

 

[dtfd]

I went to a tech school for automotive.

Guidance Counselor said I shouldn't go to college so I didn't.

I should have.

You still can.

 

[Daks]

You still can.

Might even get some early 20s pussy. Primo.

 

[smanierre]

Went for computer science at a state university. Learned basically nothing that I didn't know already. Work as a devops engineer now, got my foot in the door with experience from home labbing. Real passion is still programming though, so I just work on a side project that may hopefully make some money when I should be doing actual work.

 

[JTM88]

I went to a tech school for automotive.

Guidance Counselor said I shouldn't go to college so I didn't.

I should have.

I didn't go back until I was 26 and graduated at 31 while working full time. If I can do it anyone can.

 

[MrFancypants]

Computer science, cyber security, and technology instruction. All associates because I can’t commit to anything.

 

[messrock]

Computer science, cyber security, and technology instruction. All associates because I can’t commit to anything.

At the end of the day they all drove real world experience, that has the biggest impact over learning some jack in the box coding practices.

2 of the best automation engineers I ever hired were self taught. I had to fight to hire both and they both turned into leaders on my team.

 

[Chisel_86]

Started with going for a degree in art, ended up doing design tech and mechanical engineering/drafting. Been a CAD operator almost ever since.

 

[cb1111]

Political Science major with an IT minor. The university didn't have any computers so they rented time on the IBM 370 at the International Atomic Energy Agency on the other side of town.

 

[The Dude]

Just started MT second you'd of college. Industrial systems engineering with an engineering focused MBA on top. Free school, why not go after the good jobs, right?

 

[Knotical]

Marine Engineering Technology. Took me five years because I'm not a particularly smart guy. Glad it's done.