Originally Posted by
Dan64456
I can't believe I didn’t mention this before, but the very field I work in (IT)... Good luck understanding what you are doing with only a degree... It's the kind of thing you need to understand before even going to school for it... Same deal with what you learn in school barely (if at all) applying to what you really need to learn or know to do the job... I also learned more about life from working in a restaurant, auto shop, office environment than most kids know from just going to a campus with people all from the same age/income level...
Very good point. My desk job is as a Data Analyst and I have a B.S. in Aeronautical Science with no programming experience. You don't have to go to school to understand what you are doing. I also build my own computers and work on my own car. There are plenty of resources out there for DIYs.