got u fam im trying to make it big out here and benefit some niggas along the way

by the end of my college career ill have like 20k debt

Accounting. A CPA certification gets you further than a Master's so I'm considering getting that before going to get a Master's at the moment.

No credit card debt, no car payments, etc. I've been working since high school nonstop, and always saved my paychecks overwhelmingly. Hell I could pay off all my debt now, but I'd rather have a lot saved at any time just because life is unpredictable.

How hard is it to get into cyber security and how hard will it be to get a job in that field in let's say 5 years?

Will i have to be in school for 4+ years before I can get any kind of job?

all i can say is... highly recommend u get into tech in some form if u can. it aint easy since its a racist ass industry in a lot of ways but it really is ur best bet rn

edit: can give more specific advice if u want but idk where ur at in life

You’re gonna excel always been one of the smartest people in Drake sxn

Yes I can no wait I’m the guy in the audience of those judge shows on tv just living life

I’m graduating with a BA Information Systems degree in the winter, in terms of automation you think I should be learning programming?

Thanks. What were you planning your Master's degree to be in?

12k

ye industry standard is python. information systems aint the worst place to start in .. if ur interested in machine learning ur gonna have to pick up some linear algebra/multivar calculus to start with.

from there ... dont usually f*** w reddit but /r/learnmachinelearning has some good s*** in their wiki. guide for engineers would prob be helpful for u.

ofc u can look into other areas of CS. but as far as i can tell plenty of data science/ML job opportunities popping up .. keep in mind MOST of this s*** is in the bay area. pay is good but rent goes crazy

I'm 27 years old at square fkin one. Throw me some advice

not difficult at all man there's numerous courses you can take online via coursera or other sites of that nature to become certified for particular tiers of your choosing.

you can completely dodge college for that field and in turn just take an online course to obtain the cert for a good price (for me it was 50 dollars).

5 years time who knows what domineering field might rival tech can't predict for sure due to evershifting factors from our wild choices, but it should be easy for you to become acclimated w/ whichever field of your choosing within the industry.

blessings brudda 🙏🏾

I went to a career fair a few months ago and an employer told me to build up my github portfolio, any tips or knowledge on that?

Not bad dude.

What does it consist of?

way i built up my GitHub was finessing some internships and getting s*** done with them. but that was when i was still in college.

from what i know theres some machine learning bootcamps that will help u build some projects to stick in GH, help u with the job search etc.

u gotta be ready to shell out around a couple racks though. off the top of my head one camp ik of costs abt $8,000.

neodogged advice is solid. u can also look at what i told tensix. keep ur head up tho fam, tons more resources out there if u need them as well

$400 credit. It’s just to build my credit tho, I just buy clothes and put double the minimum payment down

also want to add. coding competitions, some open source projects that ppl out there are working on ETC are all ways of building ur portfolio without shelling out a dime

3 billion dollars 🙈

but cold truth is that w/o a direct degree in some field of tech its gonna take some serious grinding.

check ur job prospects and see what options are out there

I have more than that in student loans

I'm not tripping though, s*** gets cut down quickly if you work in education like I do. California pays a lot of it over time and having a masters ups your LAUSD paycheck by 20k a year, so it evens out.

yeah some cali teachers making bank apparently

The last teacher I worked with was pulling in 90-95k a year at a high school.