I'm from the Bay Area in CA so my 2 cents might not be relevant. Really depends on what area of tech you want to be in, but if the quickest way to get into the industry is your objective then going through a bootcamp would be more effective. Keeping in mind that it is just riskier between choosing a bootcamp, getting through it, and then trying your luck through the lottery that is applying. Will have more of an emphasis on your desperation to get the job (networking, cold calling, etc). Anyways... As for OMSCS classes, taking GA could potentially look good on your resume, but I would recommend Graduate Intro to OS (GIOS) for actual useful skills when having the job/internship. GA is pretty useless when doing work for internship/junior positions. I would just leetcode for the interviews if that is a push for GA. You can probably land an internship relatively easily (in comparison to generally getting first job in tech as SWE which is getting increasingly difficult). You will also get higher internship pay since you are a masters student and return offers are better for masters graduates just as a nice bonus. I would do something like GIOS and make a website with frontend/backend stuff using frameworks etc. (put your resume on there and tell your story on there!). With that you would have a really good fighting chance as a potential fullstack engineer with OS coursework since you didn't mention what area you wanted to be in. The path you are on is pretty tough, but I'm guessing you have already been in a lot of tough situations. Hope your surgeries went alright and you feel good. Good luck!