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I def. understand where you guys are coming from. But yeah, here it's bad. I self taught myself since 8 years old, constantly reading and studying myself because I am so passionate about it. I went to the tech school because instead of $40,000 for the same education; it was only $800 for a whole year. Plus, I got some tools and it included the cost of the exam. Since I have gotten my A+ I have definitely gotten further. But I got this from self studying, not from the actual class. I learned very little in the class. I am a visual learner and also learn by doing. So I feel like I do better this way. I was never good at school. Which is another reason why I try to stay away from it. I am glad i did too. If I was in debt like my friends I would go crazy. I would not be able to handle that stress. Benefit too of self study is no one then knows that you thought you knew something but you were actually completely wrong. haha. You learn as you go. Which is another reason I join forums.
School is important, its just not always the best solution. I work in a helpdesk/support role now. Money is pretty good. But I am looking into someday expanding my education. But I would attend a tech school which is way cheaper and does not cause me to go into debt. College just is too much money and is to much a risk here.