Why I enrolled in coding school (USC ’18 grad)

I graduated from the University of Southern California in 2018 with a Business Administration degree. Before graduating, I thought I would go into digital marketing. After graduating, I tried starting a company with a fellow KZbinr and friend. Learning how to code has been something that I've been thinking about doing for the past few years, so when I moved home with my parents, I finally decided to commit. I'm currently starting my 2nd unit in Lambda School's part-time Web Development online program.
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[@rabeeaahmad875]

yesss I'm so glad you decided to learn how to code and made this video talking about it!! I just graduated from computer engineering and have done a bunch of internships in software development and honestly, learning how to code is so helpful for literally anyone. I remember when I first started (I think I was around 15?) I thought I was horrible too and that it didn't come naturally to me like I thought it did for other people, but it's not like that all - everyone starts somewhere. Stick through it and I'm excited to see what you make ❤️ Also, we have so much in common, it's cool to watch someone who is so similar to you :)

[@annemariechase]

Hi Rabeea! This comment made me so excited, thank you!! Coming from Alaska, I honestly was never exposed to coding in grade school and didn't have make friends doing it in college until later on. It's been really exciting for me to get more exposure to people who have experience, so I loved reading this comment! Thank you for your kind words 😊💗

[@rabeeaahmad875]

@@annemariechase There's no better time than now!! If there's anything I can do to help you please let me know 😊

[@zevjosiah6358]

i guess I'm kinda off topic but do anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online?

[@beaujude9412]

@Zev Josiah i use flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@gerardoizaiah4549]

@Beau Jude Yea, have been using flixzone for since march myself =)

[@lexilauren729]

With the stay at home new order. I’ve enrolled in Codecademy and have begun coding. I’m loving it so thanks for posting this video

[@isabellaciardelli6767]

Hey, this is super random but I've been thinking of doing Codeacademy. Could you share your experience?? I have no coding background, I'm actually a creative, but figured it could be useful to have this as a skill and have the free time to do it now. Thank you!!

[@SamElle]

I know you don't post as often as you used to but I LOVE IT when you do!!! I am also learning how to code and it's super hard for me but I'm really trying!

[@AlexandraSophia]

I’m sooo happy you made this video! I am a software engineer and have worked with many people who have done coding bootcamps! I remember it also didn’t come naturally to me (that is completely normal when your learning something new) but you WILL get better as you keep showing up 💕

[@Jeniv9820]

Yay!! I been waiting for this video ! Such an inspiration. I’m currently on the same journey! Sending you good vibes from California!

[@HAYGURLHAYYYYY]

good luck!!! as long as you keep on applying yourself, you'll do great!

[@emilyjane5276]

I've been following you for a couple years now and I am so excited for you! I'm a senior studying computer science and I'm super happy to see you explore the computing field! I have my doubts all the time about my major. It's rough but seeing people like you try it out and explain why you want to do it really helps me put it into perspective and know that there are so many opportunities for me.

[@annemariechase]

I appreciate this comment so much! I often feel self-conscious posting about coding because I know that I know so little. So this comment was actually really nice to see coming from someone like you who is studying it! I really appreciate this, it definitely encourages me to continue posting about it instead of waiting until I feel like I know enough... which I know will probably never happen how I'd like it to anyway!

[@SimplyNayeli]

This was such a cool video! i loved listening to your stream of consciousness and it's inspired me to restart my blog!

[@annemariechase]

Thank you!! I would absolutely love to check out your blog. If you publish it, definitely link it! 😊

[@ErikaCorrea]

Proud of you for "showing up" and "being willing to learn". It's cool how you can bring what your learn in yoga out into your everyday life. :)

[@annemariechase]

This!! I seriously take and relate my yoga learnings into almost everything. Everything needs breath (especially coding frustration)! And I have come to realize showing up, just like in practicing, just being there, being who you are, and trying your best, is really most of the battle. I try not to articulate my yoga learnings too much or else my family starts to get annoyed so I appreciate this comment so much! Sadly I haven’t been practicing much because of Corona, hoping to get into a home routine that I love. Thanks for this nice comment Erika :) I always enjoy seeing you on my social media!

[@chadiamondmoody8740]

You are definitely motivation! Good luck on your journey. I am sure it will be worth it. I graduated with a Bachelors of science and after graduating decided to gain some coding skills soon after! I’ve been taking udemy courses but I’m still deciding on doing a boot camp.

[@sereneaston5358]

You remind me so much of myself! I just started taking a coding class online and I love Tim Ferris and the podcast you mentioned with Naval and Joe. I felt the same way when I listened to it. I’m excited for you to continue your coding journey and eventually create amazing things! You have inspired me to start my own KZbin channel:)

[@LuvDanii]

I love your videos so much!! I’m graduating this spring and I’m getting so nervous and discouraged about not having a job :( you’re so real and open about your post grad life it makes me feel like everything is going to work out. Thank you for being you!!!

[@annemariechase]

I appreciate this comment, thank you so much! While I feel privileged to be able to take the time to learn, I know the struggle of feeling behind or inadequate for not following the status quo. Everyone has their own path, and those who choose deliberately will be rewarded, even if by themselves. You got this 💗

[@therishlife]

This video was so helpful!! I’m graduating in a couple weeks with a BBA and developing my coding skills over the summer is something I’ve been seriously considering. I took an intro CS course my freshman year and it definitely didn’t come naturally to me so I didn’t take any more lol. It’s crazy how quickly things change bc now most entry level business jobs require these skills now!

[@carebearluvu]

I just start my coding class. Thank you for making this :)

[@brownieforlyfe]

Annemarie!!! I might be late but YOUR HAIRRR!!! looks amazing

[@annemariechase]

Hehe thank you! You're too kind 😊

[@haddys2425]

love all of your uploads!

[@annemariechase]

Always appreciate your comments 😊

[@lanie515]

I just rediscovered your channel and have been binging all of your videos!! I’m in business school right now for accounting and last semester I took a python class. Easily the most challenging class of college so far but it was enlightening. Best of luck with this program 🥰❤️

[@annemariechase]

Wow thank you so much, this was such a nice comment to read 🤗 I am having many struggles, but I am still determined to learn! And very enlightening, I’ve never learned anything like it in my years of schooling before. Thanks so much 💗

[@karissaamkhamavong1959]

You have evolved so much in your vlogs! I’m so proud of youu ❤️

[@annemariechase]

Thank you so much!! 💗

[@dmd2803]

thank you for sharing. I love watching your videos and journey, it's really empowering for me as a current college student to know that even when life doesn't go like we planned, we can still take actions to shift its direction. Good luck !

[@annemariechase]

Thank you for this nice comment! Life wouldn't be interesting if it always went according to plan, would it? Guess a lot of it is learning to be comfortable with the unknown and keep moving forward. Best of luck to you too!

[@dmd2803]

@@annemariechase Just out of curiosity but are you still looking for jobs or have you stopped looking to focus on your KZbin/other plans?

[@Bronnybronny]

so strange because i literally graduated im also 24 and I was thinking about enrolling in a coding Bootcamp. I'm not sure I'm going to go through with it though. I believe I'm actually going to attend grad school and earn my masters in communication. I have a possible job opportunity that will pay for grad school and I'm so excited about it potentially working out. I've been thinking about getting my masters vs coding Bootcamp, and the coding lifestyle, I'm not sure is fit for me. I need socializing, I need human interaction and I need a communication-based lifestyle. I also want to teach at college level, so the master's helps too. maybe your video is a sign though.. maybe the Lord is trying to tell me something lol

[@jy-sailormars6180]

I wish you the best of luck! I'm also planning to go into something digital as well. :-) Definitely on the same wavelength!

[@annemariechase]

~sending you good luck and positive vibes (from the same wavelength)✨~

[@Ty-tn5uh]

I started learning how to code two months ago and I plan to go to a bootcamp later this year. It’s tough and it doesn’t come to me naturally as well but it’s so interesting and I’m surprised that I enjoy it tbh

[@annemariechase]

Honestly really good on you for taking the time to self-learn in advance. This will be very helpful for when you start your bootcamp!

[@PolishBeauty13]

Thanks for the video. I’m actually considering going to same school possibly, but have no coding experience.

[@arselamallick3248]

Hi Annmarie! Love your videos :) Interesting how you were interested in coding from your interest in editing. What did you start editing on? iMovie? What do you edit in now? And what do you recommend for beginners? Thanks :)

[@ericblancas8113]

Hi, I’m actually one of the pioneer students of lambda school graduating from the 2nd cohort and now working full time as an engineer. With a mind set like that, you will definitely get to where you want to be. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[@annemariechase]

This is so awesome! Thanks so much for the encouraging words 🤗

[@sapashow]

your skin and hair looks so good in this video

[@annemariechase]

hehe thank you, I appreciate this 😊

[@CodeEmporium]

Fellow Trojan here! Awesome you're thinking about this. So you want to build a brand? Have you thought of what that might be? Is your audience primarily potential employers & business partners? I think you have great footing with your youtube rn. With influence in 2020, influence takes you far. Welcome to tech! Good Luck homie! :)

[@annemariechase]

Hi! I’ve seen your username before Great branding, very memorable! I’m honestly not exactly sure of what kind of brand I want to build or which idea to pursue. Likely not my own brand, but something that is beneficial to the world (mental, physical, spiritual health) and important to me. I have some things in mind and many smalldumb fun projects I want to try out. My audience is primarily my (our) peers: 50% aged 18-24 and 30% 25-34 with a bit less than 30% being male in the last year. I’ve never seen my audience as a group who I could try out any of my projects with - I didn’t think there’d be interest and I didn’t think that I could do a good job. These are both things I’ve recently realized are not true, I’ve also come to learn that I have an educated and smart audience. So in school, I want to rebuild my presence, hopefully grow my audience, and start trying these projects out once I gain the courage and knowledge 😄 definitely excited to check out your videos!! Nice to hear from another Trojan, so thanks for commenting!

[@itspricila]

i wish i picked up coding in the beginning of quarantine now i have classes however imma try to squeeze it in

[@95jazmyn]

Very cool update! I’m currently transitioning into a career in tech too (but data science ). Can I ask why you chose a bootcamp over a Masters program since you already have a bachelors?

[@TechVHD]

what are you doing first masters or second bachelors? majors? schools

[@95jazmyn]

@@TechVHD Since I already have a bachelors, I am applying to masters programs! I'm applying to a combo of biostats and data science programs.

[@Maudegr]

Currently a Lambda student in CS Unit 2, who also graduated from university in 2018! Best of luck, it's tough but it gets more fun

[@annemariechase]

Super cool to connect and to share the similarities! Definitely tough, starting to get the hang of it and see the fun and challenge. Thank you! Best of luck you too 🤗CS sounds 😅

[@sub-creator]

If you would do it over again, would you major in CS or have a CS minor?

[@annemariechase]

Honestly I'm not too sure because I'm unsure of the differences. I have heard that a common criticism of majoring in CS at traditional undergrad is that you cover a lot more theory versus actually doing projects and coding. And I do think that a business degree made sense for me and my future goals. Ideally I'll end up doing something using my coding knowledge in a future business and can be happy that I decided to major in business and learn coding via a bootcamp!

[@sub-creator]

@@annemariechase Not sure if my other comment was deleted but I feel that. I'm a junior at USC rn, I used to be business but I switched to CSBA. I wanna do startups and I realized every tech company revolves around some type of website/app/software, and a lot of cofounders have a technical background. Nice to watch a fellow Trojan, gl with your studies!

[@annemariechase]

Ooh, CSBA seems like an ideal compromise! I'd hope and am curious to hear if the curriculum matches up to its title! Thanks so much, gl with your studies too & fight on! 😊

[@rban123]

annemariechase CS degree is just math with extra steps

[@annemariechase]

I have heard that too! And another reason I’m glad I did not pursue CS in undergrad 😅

[@nolife7305]

Hi ate : sis 🖐️ I'm in 10th grade now planning to get IT tracks, but As of now I'm in line with electricity going to IT stuff soon.🙂

[@toscae]

The millennial life crisis podcast brought me here!!

[@iTzmoney11]

Can you discuss why you chose Lambda over other boot camps and why that route instead of going back to uni? That would be really helpful

[@annemariechase]

Mostly minimizing risk! Lambda School is 9 or 18 months for the full-time and part-time programs and completely online. Upfront tuition is still a fraction of the cost of a semester at my alma mater USC. And they have the option to enroll with an ISA (income share agreement) where you don't pay anything until you get a high paying full-time job, so it seemed to me like they had a commitment to their student's learning and success. For something like programming, it also makes sense that you can learn online and virtually, since everything is done on your computer anyway. So a big combination of small related things :)

[@iTzmoney11]

annemariechase Thank you!

[@MissDashing]

I think this is super bad ass

[@annemariechase]

Hehe thank you 😊

[@ianc4451]

Thats awesome! Im a senior in CS. You will definitely learn how to code better in a bootcamp then most CS majors

[@TechVHD]

omg i’m planning on going to usc for business administration, is it bad? how come you can’t get a job omg should i not go there?

[@fashiondina]

All about networking throughout college! It's a phennomenal school, if you're lucky enough to get it and can afford it, it would be a huge loss to not go. But network and apply to jobs outside of the city as well. Message recruiters on linkedin across the country. The weight of a USC business degree to a random recruiter online will hold more than a smaller school with a lower rep (assuming you both have the same credentials, if the other has more experience, skills etc. then it's harder to compete)

[@TechVHD]

can the video creator reply and why you decided to not try to find a job in admin work or tech or hr with your degree or you couldn’t find any? and why not go back to usc for a second bachelors in computer science instead?

[@Justin-ev8nn]

ClashOfClans a USC degree costs ~77k a year (with no financial aid). Multiple this by 4 years and you’re looking at more or less of ~300k or so. I don’t think she gets financial aid because she’s pretty well off so to spend that much money again for another bachelors degree is a waste of time and money. You can teach yourself coding. You don’t need to college to help you. Actually, Coding boot camp is a great place to learn. Also, if you watched her college vlogs, she actually did land a corporate job at Johnson&Johnson, I believe. She turned it down because she didn’t want the corporate lifestyle.

[@TechVHD]

Justin or go to a public state school? anyways wouldn’t coding lead to corporate again anyways

[@Justin-ev8nn]

ClashOfClans Public school is a good option, but there’s no point in going back to school for a second bachelors degree. Might as well go for a masters at that point. Or better yet, teach yourself how to code. Everything you need is on the internet. Tech jobs, in my opinion, are more relaxed compared your financial, accounting corporate jobs.

[@corinneliu]

Yes 😍😍😍

[@tealrobotica]

What’s your MBTI?? :)

[@piperhemming7960]

Are you worried about getting a job now that the economy is where it is? Do you wish you went and got a job a couple years ago now?

[@annemariechase]

I am definitely concerned about getting a job and the economy! It’s hard for me to tell in hindsight as I have found ways to justify my current path. I have definitely had moments and times where I have wished that I instead just got a job. But at the same time, I realize the flexibility that I have now even with deciding to learn coding. I’d be in a position where my job title wouldn’t be bulletproof (or pandemic-proof) and I’d be just as susceptible to losing my job (some tech companies including VSCO that I applied to have had huge layoffs). I'm glad I don't have to worry about rent to pay or being away from my family in a big city. Right now, I feel grateful to have been settled in and living with my parents in my hometown during Coronavirus. And I feel lucky that I have something interesting to learn to distract me and keep me in a routine - all while hopefully advancing my future and career potential and even personal projects!! But seeing as all of this is very pandemic hindsight thinking, I think you can see that my answer, opinions, and outlook on things are changing all the time!

[@kianachong5988]

Can you do more vlogs 😊

[@annemariechase]

Yes!!

[@karissaamkhamavong1959]

Hiii

[@annemariechase]

Hiii! 😊

[@LifeWithRilla]

I'm a Section Lead in Lambda School. I'm Web29. Welcome! I'm going to add you to the content creator channel. I need your slack handle :)

[@cyeaswtanl]

You're a zoomer not a millennial lmao

[@annemariechase]

Look up 1996 - I don’t make the rules or the generational divisions 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@cyeaswtanl]

@@annemariechase i fell in love with video editing around sixth grade too that's so cool