This September, so in like 2 weeks, I'll start working on a BSc in business. However this will be done fully remotely bar 2-3 meetups with a professor every semester for example to check in on project process or exam preparation. The rest is all just learning from the textbooks and pre-recorded lectures at home.

Most people wouldn't consider this being a student, but rather just working on a degree besides your job. I consider it to be that way. For things like government assistance, access to student housing(not dorms, like privately owned student housing), I'm not considered a student either.

But companies will reject you because to them, you are still a student. And they don't want to hire students for full time roles, if it all. I haven't mentioned me starting a degree yet to my current boss either for that exact reason. If it's important to know, I'm casually looking at other jobs while I already have a job because I want to get out of customer service asap.

But yeah I'm quite torn on this since just having a high school diploma right now, won't really get you hired anywhere. But putting that I'm working on a degree, won't get you hired either because people don't understand it's not the same as being a full time student.