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A2A: No. It’s in no way relevant to what we are looking for.

I never spent a dime on education, and I got an offer from Google straight out of college.Growing up, many of my friends went to expensive private high schools, but I went to a specialized arts public high school called LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts which had less than 10% acceptance rate. How? When I was in middle school I would constantly draw. I drew everything — friends, flowers, landscapes, self portraits. I even had my own portrait business in the school yard where I sketched my friends for a few bucks. Getting accepted to the prestigious LaGuardia Arts High School was my first great financial decision. It taught me that it is possible to get a world class education for free.LaGuardia was a dream school. They played guitar in the halls and the musicals were of Broadway caliber. There were celebrity students like Madonna's daughter. All students took 3 arts classes on top of the standard high School subjects. As a high school kid, I was pretty resourceful. I would go to any free classes I could find: Yoga to the People in Manhattan, Summer Art classes in Stuyvesant High School, free SAT prep classes, museum classes…I was a full on nerd. I even enrolled myself in a free after school program that taught us about careers in advertising at the Art Directors Club in NYC. Although high school was amazing, the best education was adventuring in New York City for free.I decided I wanted a career in marketing; it was the perfect blend of art and business. While my friends partied, I would stay up all night with my SAT books and write college application essays. Soon, the acceptance letters came in the mail — $50K a year tuition on average for the creative schools. Finally, I got an interesting offer: a full ride scholarship to a public business school in NYC via the Macaulay Honors College Program, along with $7.5K to study abroad and a free MacBook Pro. Can you guess which offer I went with? ;-)I used the $7.5K to study in Barcelona and Paris with zero out of pocket. They even covered food. I hustled my way through college with 4 internships and freelance design work. I lived at home, had a 4 hour daily commute, and the 'campus life' was non-existent. I graduated with zero debt and an honors degree, without any financial help from my parents.I got a job offer from Google straight out of college and I am absolutely loving it.And yes, I still get free food. ;-)__Interested in more career advice and a solid action plan to land your dream job? Enroll in my brand new course. Send me a direct message with your email address and I will send you more information.*All advice expressed represents my own personal opinions and is not affiliated with any companies.

Out of high school, I applied to UCLA. With my 1.8 GPA, they probably had a good laugh at my expense before they printed out my rejection letter.I ended up getting accepted by a low-tier school in Utah and flunked out after a week (1.8 GPA in high school didn't bode well for college success).I worked for 3 years, and then decided to get my act together and started taking classes at a community college back in California.Two years later, after receiving a 4.0 and finishing the honors program at my college, I was accepted as a transfer to Columbia, Stanford, Dartmouth, USC, and UCLA (where I ultimately matriculated).So, to answer your question: no, it won't affect your application significantly if you take a year or two off.Just be productive during that time.=======Someday soon, you too could look as smug as this guy here!======Feel free to PM me if you want more pointers about the community college transfer process.