I try to do 3 badges a day and hit 100 points daily minimum. The honest answer is you don't need any points to get a job and some employers won't even care. However it could help a bunch if you have a lot of points to show. I think once you hit the 15k-20k mark you have a decent understanding of the basics and are well rounded enough for a job. Most people on treehouse do not make it that far and you can get to the top 1% of students right now by reaching about 15k points. Being in the top 1% is something worth sharing with a potential employer.

Hi Garret!

When your on your profile homepage you can click the link to the leader board and see the percentage of points you have in comparison to other users :)....

In relation to your time frame of 6 to 12 months.. I started last August and am still learning everyday with plenty of practice. I have now began to create my brand and will be looking to launch my personal site by the end of April. In this time I have acquired all my knowledge of wed design from treehouse with the odd blog post and browsing to go with.

I feel confident enough that should I not know the answer to a potential customers question I have good resources that I am familiar with to browse and evaluate for a solution..

I guess what im trying to say is that I feel and from my learning on treehouse that I need to be open to new technologies everyday so the learning will never stop and its more important to understand the environments that can help you most and trust, than to have a dedicated amount of points and time of experience :)...

I hope this makes sense and is in some way helpful...

Craig