College is a shit meme

There are some things you can't learn from the internet, at least very easily, especially advanced topics in STEM. And like what many before me have said, good luck getting your first job without a degree.

Plenty of "top" schools have shit CS departments.

The ranking is for the CS department, not the overall school.

>Nah you don't need a degree but most bootcamp/youtube educated retards are basically destined to become dinosaurs because they only know how to manipulate the latest trendy tech toy

Yeah that's why I am not one and actively work on certificates every now and then on self study/lab work. Keeps me current and keeps me up to date. Not to mention just reading some tech shit during lunch at work or something when board

>HR Types don't really give a flying fuck anymore that you busted your ass to get that paper. The value of it has really declined.

HR will give even less of a fuck for those who dont have a degree. In fact a lot of hiring/recruiting these days are automated. If you don't list an accredited college/university or lack a college GPA, your application will be automatically sent to the trash.

Sounds great. I don't think you're the kind of person I'm talking about.

>If you don't list an accredited college/university or lack a college GPA, your application will be automatically sent to the trash.

Depends, lots have overrides for X years in the field = degree or more. Most job postings these days have something like that, not to mention making connections via linkedin or what not often negates that. I've been told just to email x after applying so they can bring me on for an interview and get me hired, just met at a conference before and talked about stuff got in easily

I have my linkedin set to as private as it gets, and I still get hit up by recruiters regularly with interview offers, even though I don't have a degree.

Got my past 2 jobs that way with a 50-100% salary increase each time. If you have the experience, your shitty paper doesn't matter.

You can't complain about not learning in class if you don't attend class.

nice LARP