Whats your schooling?

[P0LYmath]

I don't consider schooling or degrees a factor of intelligence, but sadly if you don't have a degree some companies won't even interview you.

That's not true, It just depends on what kind of job your looking for. If you want a programming job, then perhaps, computer science might be a requirement. But for jobs like this:
https://careers-archimedesglobal.icims.com/jobs/1329/computer-network-operations-analyst/job?mode=job&iis=Job+Board&iisn=Indeed&mobile=false&width=710&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false


Check this search for other cool jobs in the hacker field:
http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=%22red+team%22+or+%22red+teams%22+or+%22red+teaming%22+-proposal+-medical+-patient+-treatment+-nurse&l=United+States&sort=date

[Phage]

You don't really need degrees to be a professional developer. Just build a nice portfolio and send it with your resume.

[Axon]

I don't consider schooling or degrees a factor of intelligence, but sadly if you don't have a degree some companies won't even interview you.

I fully agree with you. However, in order to make a good career, you have to have a degree or at least a school education, you can't go against the norms of society.

Graduated college with a "degree" in Physics and Math. I was planning of going the computer science way, but things has changed, and I'm now persuading a career within Personal training.

Wow, I didn't know you are a fellow physicist. Greeting   

[Phage]

Hello

[kenjoe41]

BSc in Physiotherapy; Self taught software dev and alot of mixed fields n tech stuff.

[Resistor]

I've spent a lot of time on various internet forums throughout the years, and as I grew accustomed to the various communities and started developing friendships with other posters, I opened up and shared things about my life with them, and became friends with them. I haven't been able to do this for well over a year now, though. Edward Snowden broke down a wall of information, and that information led me to conclude that I should build up a wall, and never let it faulter.

I see lots of threads like this on the internet, and I see lots of people talking about where they go to school, what state they live in, all sorts of personal information. It sucks that I really can't get to know other people in this way and become part of communities and develop friendships. I think friendships on the internet are just something that should be avoided. Especially if you're interested in things like hacking, or drugs, or even if you're just politically dissenting. It sucks that the world is this way, but them's the breaks I guess.

I would just like to say generally though that I am academically studying information security, and I came across this site and saw that some very smart people posted here, and it looked like a very good source of information.

I'm not leet, but I strive to be. I do think I know enough about the human element though to be able to offer some advice. A slogan taken from The X Files.


Trust no one.

[Pak_Track]

I'm doing my GCSE's and am currently in the tenth grade, as a Computer Science and Addmaths student. The rest is pretty much self-taught.

[Architect]

I graduated HS with a 3.98 GPA and high scores on my SAT's and very high state scores on all my aptitude tests. But this doesn't make me better than any of you, as I am young (well as far as you know) and scores on paper mean little in person. I was able to get into a college prep in HS for computer engineering and information tech because of my "suspicious background" in IT as a young'n. I have worked as a contract pentester for several companies since, as tech support for medium businesses and red team leader for a larger corporation. I've overseen and I've conducted *some* APT studies and am primarily focusing now on malware (and femaleware  ) research, forensics, engineering, and programming.
END CV. lol.