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I'm doing a CS degree currently and I'm somewhat amazed at how easy it is but also at how much the other students struggle. I do a bunch of extracurricular acti
by MRD85 8y ago
I'm doing a CS degree currently and I'm somewhat amazed at how easy it is but also at how much the other students struggle. I do a bunch of extracurricular activities such as mathematics problem-solving seminars with two professors (there are only 4 students that attend and I'm not even a math major!), cyber CTF events, hobby projects, etc. These extra activities are making my learning far outpace my education and I really wish I was at a "harder" university. I've sort of reached a stage where the units themselves are formalities and just provide a framework where I build other knowledge.
The majority of my class struggled with mathematical induction, which literally has two steps and is not designed to present a challenge. The C programming assignment that required a simple use of fork()? A major problem for a lot of people. I could go on and on about it.
The only upside is that every single professor I've had seems to enjoy passing on knowledge when you're actually interested. I've had 500+ word replies to questions I've asked on the forums. I've had professors help me weeks after a unit has finished with problems that are only slightly related to what they taught. If you treat your university experience as an opportunity to learn and have exposure to brilliant people then it is really productive.