Which route should I take?

Hello,

Over the past few months I’ve been researching about SWE and switching career. I’ve narrowed this down to 3 choices and I would like to get some opinion on which one is realistically the good one to take.

1. Stay at my current job and self study; making projects and apply to other jobs. However, I’m very stressed and depressed at my current position at a call centre. It’s like hell taking care of rude customers everyday, so if I can leave I would very much like to, but there are of course cons on other choices as well. I’ve been self studying for only about 2 months and is only starting to get into JavaScript basics, so clearly not enough to do much at all.

2. Quit and go to boot camp. Some say it worked for them some say it didn’t, it’s a costly and high risk choice. I’ve been looking into CodeWorks, and if I pick this route I will work hard, but given the current market situation I can’t help but wonder if this or self study is even a reliable way to go, as I saw some posts about people with high experiences even gets turned down, and I might be jobless for a long time.

3. Quit and attend college. I found a program at Seneca called CPA and they offer co-op chances if you’re a full time student. While this isn’t too costly it does take 3 years to complete. I currently have a bachelors in Mathematics, but I did not graduate with high scores. I worry that 3 years of me not working might have a huge impact on future interviews, and that if I apply to Masters I won’t get in. My parents said if I do take this route they will support me so I can get a higher chance to break into the industry, so I’m very grateful.

I would love some advice on what I should do, any suggestions is appreciated, thank you