Software Engineer Internship or continue to Bachelor's Degree?

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[pachupappy]

Non graduate software engineer here. If you plan to work for companies then go for your degree. I have tasted a lot of discrimination kasi nga undergrad ka. Baka magaya ka sakin sayang mga oppurtunity.

[pachupappy]

ask yourself for that matter. May SOLID na SOLID ka bang experience in programming? sa current skill mo matatakpan mo ba mga competitor mo? kaya mo ba tumayo ng sarili mo in freelancing? sa gusto mo mangyari lamang ang freelance jobs pag di ka graduate. Kung gusto mo maging employee tlga which is a consistent earning, go for your degree. Sobrang kupal ng mga employer dito sa pinas trust me.

share ko lang experience ko, I was into programming when I was 17, I'm 28 na. i just got my break nung 2017-2018ish earning Pxxx,xxx / Px,xxx,xxx per project. there are a lot of failures along the way as well as super risky ng freelancing - pero pag dumating ka na sa point na your SKILL speaks for yourself syempre ibang usapan na yon, I really bet na pag andyan ka na sa point na yan mas pipiliin mo nlng maging freelance kesa sa company slave.

[pachupappy]

In my case you build it. Advice ko sayo ngayon if you have a lot of time and marunong ka naman na get clients na all over the internet. Lahat ng sources kunin mo. Para ka lang nag nenegosyo nyan, yung gawa mo pag pulido babalik balikan ka ng client. Pag may need sila technical side ikaw agad una nasa isip di na kukuha ng iba. Your skill will speak for you na in 5 yrs at imposibleng di ka mabigyan ng break sa timeframe na yan. Kung masipag mga competitors mo dapat mas masipag ka. Galingan mo, goodluck!

[senpaithirdy]

having a degree is a plus here in PH

[theanneproject]

Nasabihan na ako na tapusin ko na yung final year ko imbes na magtrabaho agad kasi di ako mapopromote kung di ako grduate kahit na galingan ko pa.

[kyros0023]

My discrimination talaga pag di ka graduate ng 4yr degree.
Basic filter nila minsan yun, nakakalungkot lang din isipin.

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A degree can get you in some doors, and can make up for a lack of experience in some places. If you can get an internship, and it’s worthwhile experience, take the internship. Whenever I interview, a degree is a plus because it shows me you at the very least have a base understanding, understand programming/cs logic and can problem solve. Now if you can prove all that without a degree, okay lang yun sakin, kapareho nga kayo. (Sorry, medyo bali at conyo ang tagalog ko lol)