SwabbyNemo

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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
I do both, and they help, but they have limits. I can't look at my notes during a closed book test, and I can't perfectly predict how a conversation will go, so it always ends up somewhere I wasn't able to practice. Neither o
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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
My sibling would probably kill theirself if there wasn't someone to help them. I've tried to help my sibling get to where they're at least doing volunteer work or something, which my sibling said they were willing to do, but
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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
Well, it's other people in my life that think I should go back and finish the degree. Even though that kind of work probably what I'm most appropriate for, I've resisted since I think they are being overly optimistic and it w
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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
Why do you it's worth making another attempt, with the issues I have? Who would be good to go to, when professionals don't know how to help?
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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
I already spent five years on the degree. In my last semester I was supposed to get my GPA up by about 0.1 so it would be high enough to pass, but even after putting more effort into my classes than ever before, and mostly taking easy clas
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by SwabbyNemo 3y ago
I've often seen things on Slashdot, /r/programming, and HN about how difficult it can be to get hired when you're older. If I managed to get the degree, would I be able get any use out of it being mid-30s? I wasn't
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Ask HN: Does attempting to finish my CS degree make sense?
5 points by SwabbyNemo 3y ago|18 comments