When I went to college I was focusing on everything but school. Eventually I was dismissed and I bounced from job to job learning to code on the side. That was 8 years ago and I finally got an AS in CS at another school, but it was so difficult. I've always had a problem with the structure of schooling. I love to learn but school destroys my ability to do things that would progress me further in life. I'm 30 and I still live with my mom and my uncle paying low rent in NYC. I was hit by a car earlier this year and still have yet to get the surgery. I feel like nothing compared to my friends and I spent a lot of time grinding but it hasn't panned out yet. Anyone here feel the same or had a similar experience?