I'm an 8th grader who has been actively programming since I was 7 years old (over half my life). I'm basically a child prodigy and proficient in several languages. This is great and all, but middle school hasn't been able to teach me any relevant skills that I couldn't teach myself better. Are there any alternatives to going to highschool and eventually taking a CS course? I want to be successful, but the education system is woefully inefficient.
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Anonymous2012-12-06 22:45
Are you serious?
Stick with high school, do CS at university. If you're good at academics all-around, you should be able to get into a prestigious one. Still, don't act like an intellectual twat because that breeds asshole teenagers who ultimately don't make the social connections they need later in life.
In the meantime, do some hobby projects at home. A few months ago, I read about a 15-year-old who created a multi million dollar startup. Milk your age: it will boost your reputation later in life if you can say you made something worthwhile as a kid.