Re:I'm taking a year off college to upskill/work. Advice?
by doublemint2202 on Monday June 19, 2023 @02:09PM
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Interesting.
Yeah, I'm weighing the options but it seems clear that the advice is it's a risky move.
Personally, I'm as excited about doing it as I am determined to upskill. For me this is also about taking time to understand what careers look like in the field I'm studying for, taking time to experience new things, and getting "caught-up" in a sense with many CS students at my level.
As an example, once you, the student, make over ~7000 a year, it starts to impact financial aid options. (Obviously, the higher you go, the more the impact is.) When I started working too many hours in the summer/weekends it definitely had an impact on my aid even 20 years ago. [0]
[0] - Semi related protip; If you are engaged to someone and they are still going to college, waiting until they graduate to get married may qualify as a good idea financially. This cost me a lot in the short run and my now-ex wife a lot in the long run.