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1) Highly, highly recommend going to Erasmus student exchange at one point (I did in Umea, Sweden). It's great for socializing, good way to feel confident speak
by pzo 5y ago
1) Highly, highly recommend going to Erasmus student exchange at one point (I did in Umea, Sweden). It's great for socializing, good way to feel confident speaking english and gain confidence of living abroad - it's not only about technical skill set.
2) Don't focus too much on grades - focus on subjects you like and other subjects that you don't like just do minimum to pass
3) Nobody ever asked me to show my diploma (I'm not sure if I could even find it by now), you will be mostly judged in the future by either experience, portfolio or asked to do some small homework project to proof you can code.
4) Consider joining IAESTE at your university and do summer international internship somewhere abroad - good way to go somewhere abroad, earn some pocket money, and learn practice some technical skills during holidays.
- dspillett 5y ago> focus on subjects you like and other subjects that you don't like just do minimum to pass To add to that: unless you are already very focused on what you want to get into in the end, if you have some flexibility in the modules you can take try to test out some things you might not naturally go for. A well-rounded understanding can be more useful at early stages than a focused expertise. “Jack of all trades”¹ was not originally meant as a derogatory phrase, and IMO shouldn't be one today either. Unless you have a specific strong focused passion already, I suggest specialising later rather than sooner. [1] the full phrase makes this obvious: A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.