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The CS department rejected someone with a 3.7 GPA. I have a 3.4 GPA and scored so high on the AP exam I was exempted from both introductory courses. Their "stan
by blackhole 16y ago
The CS department rejected someone with a 3.7 GPA. I have a 3.4 GPA and scored so high on the AP exam I was exempted from both introductory courses. Their "standards" are exactly the problem here - I'm learning a lot from all of my classes simply by reading a textbook I can check out from the library, and I've taught myself everything I know about programming. Why should I subject myself to unreasonable standards for no benefit? Leveraging a situation only benefits you if it doesn't waste your time.
- HelgeSeetzen 16y agoA high GPA bar like this has its benefits: Climb over it and you will share access to higher quality resources (fellow students, profs, likely also higher quality teaching facilities, labs, etc.). I am not an advocate of achieving high GPAs for its own sake, but there is a huge dividing line between somebody in a high quality CS department and somebody who isn't. Trust me, you will learn more from good teachers than you will ever learn alone (libraby books or not).