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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by ThrowawayR2 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @11:48AM (#19329566)
> One of the strongest motivators for me leaving school after 1 year was the realization that virtually all of my classes gave me no more benefit than if I had just purchased the textbook and read it myself.

And did you? Have you read and mastered all the textbooks necessary to allow you to pass the necessary exams to get a degree or to get a solid score on the GRE for your academic specialization? If not, that realization, even if it's true for you and others, isn't particularly useful.

Most people can't or won't do the level of self-study needed.

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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by Datenstrom on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:03PM (#19329716)
Similar situation and yes I have done that and far beyond. I even work in a field where it is just assumed I have a degree and people are always extremely shocked when I mention that I do not.

I am under the impression it is not possible to CLEP computer science classes or in any way get recognition for this. Is that correct?

Edit: specify CLEP for computer science

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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by ThrowawayR2 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:17PM (#19329861)
You can take the GRE for CS without being a student, as proof of your knowledge. I have heard of very rare cases where people have been admitted to a professional master's program (different from the regular master's program in that it's meant for working professionals) without having a degree.
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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by meltek on Thursday March 07, 2019 @01:36PM (#19330728)
The Computer Science GRE was discontinued a few years ago.
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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by ams6110 on Thursday March 07, 2019 @12:12PM (#19329803)
Good question. Are there any accredited graduate programs or professional programs that will accept students without undergrad degrees but with good GRE scores?
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Re:The Stigma of Choosing Trade School over College by meltek on Thursday March 07, 2019 @01:40PM (#19330778)
No undergrad at all? That would be fairly rare.

Non CS undergrad? Lots of universities have programs or tracks for CS masters from a non-CS background.

I have seen a few universities set up accelerated professional CS BA/BS in the past five years or so.

A more common path that I have seen from self thought developers that "needed the degree" has been doing a reputable local or online BA/BS part-time.

edit: grammar & formating

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