How I Learned to Code After Dropping Out of College

How I Learned to Code After Dropping Out of College | My Developer Journey
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I never thought I’d end up here — building websites, writing JavaScript, and genuinely loving it. But after dropping out of college (Interior Design, btw), leaving behind my first YouTube channel, and going through a quarter-life crisis at 20 (no cap), I needed something more.
Something that made me feel alive.
Turns out, learning to code was exactly that.

In this video, I’ll share how I went from zero experience to building my own projects, dealing with impostor syndrome, falling in love with front-end, and even becoming a Computer Science student again (yes, I’m back in college — studying mobile dev now 🧠📱).

I hope this video inspires you if you're just starting out or feeling stuck. You can be creative, curious, and still thrive in tech. I'm proof of that. 💻

👇 Timestamps for your convenience:
00:00 - What does it take to be a dev?
00:14 - First creative spark | dropping out of college
01:50 - Leaving YouTube + discovering code
02:08 - The obsession begins
03:23 - Harvard CS50 and the mental breakdown
04:00 - What I’ve built so far
06:18 - If you're hiring... :)

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