I'm self-taught and after a few years in industry, decided to go back to school so I could really accelerate my learning.
I know more than most of my fellow students, due to the few extra years of experience and personal effort, but I definitely had blind spots. It isn't even entire categories of things, but rather little pockets here and there in individual classes.
I have learned a lot, but deciding to get a math BS alongside it has helped the most. I've taken this experience in school as one to soak up as much hard information as possible, so if my personal efforts are any indication, I can see why the combo ends up with a better skills list than either alone.
I've come to really value the stuff that is taught in universities (at a decent enough school anyway). I suspect the longest lived impact of all of this is an ability to read and consume a higher level of information (journals, etc) on a broader variety of topics. It beats blogs, more often than not.
I know more than most of my fellow students, due to the few extra years of experience and personal effort, but I definitely had blind spots. It isn't even entire categories of things, but rather little pockets here and there in individual classes.
I have learned a lot, but deciding to get a math BS alongside it has helped the most. I've taken this experience in school as one to soak up as much hard information as possible, so if my personal efforts are any indication, I can see why the combo ends up with a better skills list than either alone.
I've come to really value the stuff that is taught in universities (at a decent enough school anyway). I suspect the longest lived impact of all of this is an ability to read and consume a higher level of information (journals, etc) on a broader variety of topics. It beats blogs, more often than not.