Ask HN: I failed a lot, what should I do?
I somehow got in to a top 5 CS program. I got D's in a lot of classes because they didn't want to give me F's. It was very hard following lectures and reading and understanding test questions. I graduated about a year ago. I did interviews and each one I got I was mercilessly shot down with tough CS questions. I got a job in sales, I was fired for paperwork errors. I am now unemployed, occasionally making web sites for people. It turns out my doctor says I probably have ADHD and I have been working with him on getting this diagnosed correctly but it takes time and I am already on medication, I don't want more. I can't get to grad school, I am having a hard time finding a job. I don't know what to do, I narrowed it down to either 1) going back to school for another degree taking on more loans to improve grades 2) trying my hand at a startup but I have about $
Why it failed
I somehow got in to a top 5 CS program. I got D's in a lot of classes because they didn't want to give me F's. It was very hard following lectures and reading and understanding test questions. I graduated about a year ago. I did interviews and each one I got I was
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- lemaudit
- Ended
- 2013
- Source
- hackernews