E143 | Overcoming Cultural Expectations: How a Pre-med Dropout Became a Software Engineer–Jasmine Vo

All her life, going to college to become a doctor was the only career she thought she could pursue. But when Jasmine started college, she quickly realized that being a doctor wasn’t the career for her. Since computers interested her she switched to computer science. But then COVID hit.   Listen in as Jasmine tells Jonaed about the:  * Financial struggles she faced that led to her dropping out of college  * Structured study sessions and practice she adopted to become a software engineer  * Job she got that pays her up to $100,000.   Support/Contact Jasmine:* Personal website: https://jasminesvisionary.com/  * Social Media:  * https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminepvo/  * https://twitter.com/jasminepvodev  Resources mentioned:* Resume course: https://bit.ly/podcastpca Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.  * LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JonaedIqbalND   Connect with us on social media!  * LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeLinkedIn  * Facebook: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeFB  * Instagram: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeIG  * Twitter: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeTW  * TikTok: https://bit.ly/3qfUD2V  * Join our discord server: https://bit.ly/NoDegreeDiscord   Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, drop us a review on Apple Podcast and/or subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nodegree.   Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at nodegree.com. Need career or resume advice? Follow and/or connect with Jonaed Iqbal on LinkedIn.- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonaed Connect with us on social media!- Instagram: @nodegreecareers- TikTok: @nodegree Thank you for sponsoring our show. If you'd like to support our mission to end the stigma and economic disparity that comes along with not having a college degree, please share with a friend, or drop us a review on Apple Podcast. Remember, no degree? No problem! Whether you're contemplating college or you're a college dropout, get started with your no-degree job search at NoDegree.com.