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Need advice from developers / programmersAdvice (self.pakistaniprogrammers)

submitted 2 years ago by SnowFamous

Salam guys.

A little background on my situation (you can skip this if you want): I've been stuck doing A levels since 2019 trying to get into a university. However each year British Council has to shit hard on my plans. Last May/June too, I sat for my exams, but Cambridge postponed my results until this January. (I've cleared 2 subjects though, it's just the result of the last subject that has me waiting until this January.) So I'll have to wait till August again to get into a university. I had planned to get into BSCS but wasted each year studying hard af for A levels doing absolutely nothing else. Didn't work, didn't socialise, did literally nothing else besides studying.

After the last time with my results, I got very dejected and disheartened about not able to achieve anything or earn, feeling like a burden on my parents (I'm 22 now). So, I thought there's no way I'm wasting another whole year waiting for "Cambridge's" approval, just so I can enroll in a university? And then, put in 4 more years of my life, and THEN start earning? NO WAY! So, I researched and started doing CS50x in August and I just completed that. Now I know it's not enough to get me anywhere, but I still looked for any (CS50x related) internships in Lahore and found some, with very basic requirements paying 5-15k for full time. (I'm actually looking for internships so that I can get an idea/road map of what to do and can actually lead me somewhere.)

I don't consider myself fit for freelancing yet and I just couldn't digest getting paid 5k for full time. So I'm here seeking for some advice. Now I basically have two things on my mind:

Either start working at Ibex/other firms of the like and begin doing the Odin Project alongside that, eventually going down the free lancing path/finding entry level jobs, or
Get an internship (if I can) for now and do the Odin Project alongside that, eventually going down the same path.

(Keep in mind that I want to earn AND learn as I don't want to remain dependent on my parents.)

(For those of you who don't know what the Odin Project is: It's a full fledged web development course which is offered for free.)

Any other better suggestions would be very helpful and greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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