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Not to imply you're not ready, but in response to "I've been coding since I was young, so I'm not worried about struggling academically": "Computer science is
by nlawalker 6y ago
Not to imply you're not ready, but in response to "I've been coding since I was young, so I'm not worried about struggling academically":
"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes."
Depending on the nature of what your department offers, be prepared to learn about, spend time on and potentially struggle with concepts that have nothing to do with coding or software engineering as you might be familiar with it, or even sitting in front of a computer.
- xyzwave 6y agoSuch a timeless quote. I believe this is the source: https://youtu.be/2Op3QLzMgSY https://youtu.be/2Op3QLzMgSY While there, SICP is not a bad way to augment a CS degree :-)
- fish45 6y agoYeah I can totally see where you're coming from. I go (went?) to a STEM high school and since I'd already been coding for a while at that point I basically had the same attitude and then AP Computer Science ended up being one of my harder classes.
- eythian 6y ago> Not to imply you're not ready, but in response to "I've been coding since I was young, so I'm not worried about struggling academically" To add to this, I thought the same would apply to me when I went to uni. And it did, until about half way through second year. Then I discovered that the classes were passing the boundaries of what I'd self taught myself, and I had a big rush to catch up.