S3E4: John and Adam Isom -- Skipping College, CS Degree vs Launch School, and Making Six Figures Together
John and Adam talk about their journeys working together through Launch School, and their experiences working through a CS degree. John also talks about his decision to skip college to attend Launch School.
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Show Notes
In this episode, siblings John and Adam Isom come chat about their journeys working together through Launch School. Adam had completed a different coding bootcamp and was in the midst of completing his CS degree when he switched to focus on Launch School. John walked away from a college scholarship to study CS to do Launch School. Why did they do that? How did it work out? Give this episode a listen to find out!
In this conversation, we chatted about:
- Attending college vs getting a job straight out of high school
- A CS degree vs Launch School
- Working and studying with your brother
- The importance of a "default environment"
- The SPOT community at Launch School
- The awkwardness of a six-figure job hunt straight out of high school
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