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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I have a lot of experience with this

1. Get rid of that college list it’s absurd for a tech prodigy 
2. Many tech prodigy kids are like yours 
3. Schools like NC state are better than any of the crap ones on that list . 
4. Whatever your state schools are would be best here there is zero reason to pay oos tuition for a tech prodigy that’s just dumb they can go to any instate school not only the flagship just major in CS 
5. They can do a boot camp program instead start at the bottom as a cs employee and do quite well if they are motivated

For god sake get rid of that list waste of time and money

Signed owner of software company [/quote]

Legitimate employers hiring developers with a boot camp certificate and a high school diploma is the most ridiculous myth this site seems to love [/quote]

The "boot camp certificate" and "high school diploma" are just distractions from CS prodigies that in fact are getting hired without college degrees.  I don't think you appreciate that there are some very skilled CS developers that are way, way better than nearly any college graduate.  These kids are usually self-taught and highly advanced.

I actually agree with you that the boot camp certificate won't do much for just a HS graduate...it is something of value to a college graduate that decided to learn some coding and get a job.

It is not a huge %age of the population, but if the OP is being honest about her kid's talents, he absolutely does not need to go to college if he wants to go work right now.[/quote]

However, even if you get hired, at some point a lot of programmers reach a cap as individual contributors and tend to move into management. That would be very hard without a degree.  [/quote]

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