At first, I did what most others do: I went college. I came out after four years with bachelors in Philosophy which provided me with strong critical and analytical thinking, open-minded problem solving, and the ability to concisely write on complex, abstract ideas.Seven years later, I did what many don't: I went to college again. Pursuing a computer science degree has given me a whole new set of skills. These include programmatic thinking using C++ and Python, database design and querying in SQL, machine learning concepts and algorithms, and fundamental understandings on how computers work and how they can be networked together.