Ask HN: Good engineer, bad grades in undergrad. How do I get back into academia?

Re:Ask HN: Good engineer, bad grades in undergrad. How do I ... by xavierJohnson on Monday August 03, 2015 @01:15PM (#9997879)

I will tell you this... it is a real issue. I have a similar issue in life as I get bored with a teacher standing in front of me talking theory, and I too deal with the depression...

My advice to you would be looking into certs... I have been doing alot of self education and I believe certs will give you not only the proof that you know a topic but the feeling of completeness.

I am 23 I will be 24 this month on the 28th, I have been actively programming since I was 12 and I have been doing it for a living since before I graduated high school in 2010. I recently began taking courses at my local community college to bring up my GPA which was a 1.9 when I left due to some of the same reasons you didn't do so well. I lived to prove that you can be successful without a degree, my family told me I would never amount to anything without a college degree, and I am making around 125K in Detroit, MI where the median salary is 35K.

With all of that being said, just take the small steps in the right direction, I know I have and its a good feeling.

I hope this helps.

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Re:Ask HN: Good engineer, bad grades in undergrad. How do I ... by jotux on Monday August 03, 2015 @06:11PM (#10000259)

>certs will give you not only the proof that you know a topic but the feeling of completeness.

Do people care about certifications outside of IT/Sysadmin jobs? I don't think CS research groups and/or professors even look at them.

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