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August 13, 2021

S3E4: John and Adam Isom -- Skipping College, CS Degree vs Launch School, and Making Six Figures Together

57 minutes

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

You can listen from your favorite podcast app by searching "Launch School", or directly on this page (see audio player above).

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