[BrandonBradley]

I had this problem after undergrad in 2008. I did no internships during my college years, taking summer courses instead to 'catch up and graduate early'. Big mistake? Maybe. But I'm having a good career nonetheless. You are likely to have a much different experience than your friends (who are probably also your CS peers). Your comparisons of yourself to them will only take you so far in evaluating what you should be doing. And not very far.

You do have a portfolio! You have eight years of schooling with possibly interesting projects. You may have even worked on a project in that course of time in collaboration with a real company. Congrats, you may have some real world experience!

From this point, landing your first job is the most important thing. Local companies would love your expertise and can train you to work on their systems. Tell us your local area and maybe someone can help.

Want to chat more? I work in the cryptocurrency space. [e-mail]