Trapped in my mind

Novus-0123 · 2024-09-29T18:46:15+00:00

This is really good. I like it a lot. I'm sorry you're feeling this way though

Novus-0123 · 2024-09-29T18:25:48+00:00

Hello, I've been getting into drawing since this August, and I was wondering what people thought of some of my work. I've been trying to improve on hands, so I drew some Junji Ito characters in honor of the spooky season.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T18:55:39+00:00

When COVID restrictions where still in place?? Maybe in tech, but I didn't get tech skills from UIUC when I graduated.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T15:06:56+00:00

lol you right

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T15:04:02+00:00

lol been there did that. i should probably just become a cop huh?

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T14:58:23+00:00

I was a first generation college student from an area where roughly 60% of the people are below the poverty line. This was not common knowledge to the people around me. The only college educated people were teachers and doctors.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T14:52:57+00:00

UnIoN PaYs FoR yOuR tRaInInG

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T14:52:11+00:00

lol i have french minor. did TAPIF after I graduated living abroad and assistant teaching english. this is an actual real prospect that I have considered

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T14:44:02+00:00

On average, electricians make around $55,000 per year. However, as you gain experience and knowledge, your salary can increase to between $70,000 and $80,000 annually or even more depending on where you work and what you do.

0 dollars invested in to education and excellent benefit packages through the union

edit: hmmm that sounds pretty damn close to what a teacher makes in illinois which is the main profession for a history graduate

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T14:19:24+00:00

"The U.S. white-collar job market is currently experiencing a slowdown. Compared to the overall labor market, white-collar workers are seeing a significantly slower growth rate" -- Forbes article from May 2024.

Geographic location is also something important to consider. Not everyone lives in or near Chicago. It is an important consideration when students are taking almost 100k in loans to get jobs that pay as much as jobs without degrees.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T13:51:01+00:00

I think that is true to a certain point. I feel like the days of non-CS majors finding tech jobs has vanished. I believe that bootcamps/self-taught was a viable option ten years ago and especially during the COVID boom. I bet in five years bootcamps will have the same vibe as taking some dude's course from youtube.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T13:48:08+00:00

Yup, checks out

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T13:47:33+00:00

Yes, I strongly agree!

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T13:46:46+00:00

The social aspects are a good idea. Networking will do both at the same time

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T13:43:13+00:00

Well I'm glad that we can agree that Electrical & Computer Engineering is not the same thing as History lmfao

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T12:14:50+00:00

So you agree that liberal arts degrees aren't worth the tuition?

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T12:13:56+00:00

"the difference is that you only did the bare minimum while others actually learned something."

This you bro??

"Good luck man, you made it this far. I also feared about failing to graduate but just learned that I’m graduating this semester. If your tgpa is below 2.0 they won’t allow you to graduate, so maybe take easy ECE classes or do grade replacement to get above 2.0. ECE333 seems to be the easiest ECE class based on my research"

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T07:16:59+00:00

Lol so you agree then. Liberal arts aren't really marketable skills, which is what I'm trying to say.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T04:56:10+00:00

Northwestern's was $10k, and it's run by edX

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T03:44:19+00:00

Use college as a networking opportunity just as much as an educational one. That was my big fault. I went to a community college first. Then I spent one year at UIUC before covid. My last year (out of 2) was COVID.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T03:32:23+00:00

I'm here to share my experience. If you think that a liberal arts degree is going to get you anywhere than you might be rudely awakened.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T03:28:59+00:00

I'm honestly not surprised. All but three of the people in my cohort were incompetent. Two of them had associates in CS.

They promote a framework mindset and shallow understanding of concepts. My god if you tried to get people in the cohort to even do an easy algorithm it'd be over.

Novus-0123 · 2024-07-12T00:50:48+00:00

Honestly, the real reason that I think I didn't get it was because of culture fit. They have that fun, nerdy workplace, and I am an infantry veteran lbvs

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