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Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.

Hey guys, hope things are alright with you all. Here is my situation:

I am graduating this semester in Computer Science UCSD after 7 years of undergrad, thank God. I'd been derailed academically and career-wise after a health issue I endured from 2022-2024 and experiencing other things like changing majors, transferring schools, activism, and just being in a bad place for a bit. Since then, I've grown and interests have changed - my drive behind career and completing this degree differ now at 24 years old compared to when I was 19, and the environment has changed a lot in light of AI, job saturation, etc. since 2022. I don't just want to code for TikTok for money, mission and impact matter to me, and I want to get better at a skill in the same way one wishes to perfect his craft.

After working a bit now in a hospital and examining interests and current circumstances, I think I'd like to move into robotics for medical devices. My GPA took a major hit in undergrad, so it's not as easy as getting another degree to pivot into hardware etc. I believe the smart move is to use my degree and work on projects to position myself in spaces adjacent to what I'm looking for - embedded systems for example - rather than spending thousands more on a DYI postbacc to get into school again. Then, after some years in the industry, I can go back to school with greater clarity on what I wish to study and with a resume that includes my work history, not just academic history, so I'm not just evaluated as a regular student.

What types of roles should I seek to apply for if my goal is to work in biomedical devices/robotics let’s say or med tech at places such as Intuitive Surgical? What's mobility like internally - if you start as a software engineer can you take on more and more hardware/EE tasks to work up to being a systems engineer without that masters degree (for now)? And most importantly, could you recommend me where to begin in terms of projects for robotics? Any online courses/tutorials? Materials that will help me work on my own? Things I should look to build in the future? I want to develop this skill but don't know where to start, or what to do if I get stuck.

Thank you for your time looking at my case. I wish you well.