It really feels like a masters is not the right choice for me, but wanted a 2nd opinion about my thinking.
- I’ve got a non-CS undergrad
- mid-level eng with years of exp
- work at a non-famous tech company
- interested in some niche areas of tech ( iot and edge computing) but won’t be sad if i never get to work there
- have an education benefit from the military that will help pay for masters
- unlikely to get into GeorgiaTech masters, ASU or Colorado are probably best options
- cannot take career break to do school, would only be parttime
I THINK that using professional dev time for other stuff (leet code, open source projects, side projects, certs: AWS, K8S) are better for career growth than a masters.
BUT it feels weird leaving that money on the table.
Am i right about this?
Maybe the best reason to do the masters is to quiet the imposter syndrome a bit that comes from not having a CS undergrad degree. Also not a great reason to spend ~2-3 years grinding on a masters in my spare time.
Thanks for listening.
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r/cscareerquestions It really feels like a masters is not the right choice for me, but wanted a 2nd opinion about my thinking. I’ve got a non-CS undergrad mid-level eng with years of exp work at a non-famous tech company interested in some niche areas of tech ( iot and edge computing) but won’t be sad if i never get to work there have an education benefit from the military that will help pay for masters unlikely to get into GeorgiaTech masters, ASU or Colorado are probably best options cannot take career break to do school, would only be parttime I THINK that using professional dev time for other stuff (leet code, open source projects, side projects, certs: AWS, K8S) are better for career growth than a masters. BUT it feels weird leaving that money on the table. Am i right about this? Maybe the best reason to do the masters is to quiet the imposter syndrome a bit that comes from not having a CS undergrad degree. Also not a great reason to spend ~2-3 years grinding on a masters in my spare time. Thanks for listening. submitted by /u/thisfunnieguy [link] [comments]
It really feels like a masters is not the right choice for me, but wanted a 2nd opinion about my thinking.
- I’ve got a non-CS undergrad
- mid-level eng with years of exp
- work at a non-famous tech company
- interested in some niche areas of tech ( iot and edge computing) but won’t be sad if i never get to work there
- have an education benefit from the military that will help pay for masters
- unlikely to get into GeorgiaTech masters, ASU or Colorado are probably best options
- cannot take career break to do school, would only be parttime
I THINK that using professional dev time for other stuff (leet code, open source projects, side projects, certs: AWS, K8S) are better for career growth than a masters.
BUT it feels weird leaving that money on the table.
Am i right about this?
Maybe the best reason to do the masters is to quiet the imposter syndrome a bit that comes from not having a CS undergrad degree. Also not a great reason to spend ~2-3 years grinding on a masters in my spare time.
Thanks for listening.
submitted by /u/thisfunnieguy
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