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My college is weird and bad in that it requires no math aside from basic discrete math (as in, sets and truth tables). The gender gap is inexistent until late s
by sotojuan 10y ago
My college is weird and bad in that it requires no math aside from basic discrete math (as in, sets and truth tables). The gender gap is inexistent until late sophomore year when we start learning more advanced CS concept that require math.
It's weird seeing 30-50% women become 10-20% in the course of a semester.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoIt's also a really bad thing that this happens in late sophomore year - you've wasted 2 years of someone's time on a trajectory they aren't suited for . That's why traditionally colleges start with weedout courses. If someone isn't cut out for STEM (and in my experience teaching, some folks just aren't), better to find that out in semester 1 so they don't waste several more semesters doing the wrong thing.