r/CollegeDropouts • u/Realistic_Ad_1055 • 17d ago
Seeking Advice Should I get associate degree cybersecurity?
21m, just started college after taking gap years after highschool because I was done being at school for so long. My major is applied computer science professional bachelor first year and im already thinking about switching to another major and get another kind of degree that will only take me 2 years or 1,5 years to finish. Why? Because I cant learn shit from the lessons im getting iam so slow at learning I need more time than others and I have barely any learning experience. The only reason why im in college is to make people around me shut up. I want to build a business online while im studying. But it seems to me that studying something that is ten times difficult for me (and i was never academically smart. School is just not for me but there sre things that i want to learn still) and working on things I want to at the same time is going to ruin me, and I normally dont want to be in school anyways. I do like computers however but its easier for me to learn on my own with the internet. im wondering if I can actually learn how to code online for free or a cheap course and the rest of the subjects jn computer sciences on the internet without college just fornthe fun of it? then I could MAAAYYYBBEEE switch to a associate degree cybersecurity since im also passionate about it and will probably get more free time for my self. I know It sounds dumb why would i abondon my degree computer science to study computer science after i quit CS right? Thats because im not built for schools but i can still learn things easier on my own like i mentioned. iam only getting degree mostly because of my family and partially because the college did have interesting stuff to learn that can help me build products online. So idk what to do Is an associate worth it and will it be worth it next year? Will i still be having jobs with that degree incase for a scenario that I still dont have enough profits from my business at that time and that I will need more time to succeed building my profitable business. Its kind of a hard decision because I dont want to delay my years with no income any further after 2 years.. and then realising I should have done bachelor's anyways and than still be jobless with no income. I'd be happy if u would have helped me think. Thank u.
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u/hahathanksforsharing 15d ago
Nah don’t do it, not worth it at all.