Should I pick up a license within real estate?

[Bert Chen]

I'm pursuing a software engineering career and am currently enrolled in college. I am also trying to start my real estate journey at the same time. I would like to learn more about real estate and have more connections within the industry. Is it a good idea to pick up a license (exp: real estate agent license, appraiser license, home inspector license, etc) and work part-time with the license?