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It's been said here before, but university CS programs tend to expect the most crystallized knowledge of incoming students of any program. I did not code in my
by jackcosgrove 3y ago
It's been said here before, but university CS programs tend to expect the most crystallized knowledge of incoming students of any program. I did not code in my free time in high school nor did I have formal CS education in high school, and I always felt that my university CS courses weren't designed for me. They were designed primarily for the student who self-taught during high school.
As to why this is, I think it's the path of least resistance for the teaching staff and it seems to work so why change it?
- wharvle 3y agoThey expect the kind of incoming skill an arts program does. Music or what have you. But they don’t filter applicants the same way, which is kinda weird.
- AlexAndScripts 3y agoThat's interesting. As someone who does a lot of programming in my free time and does (hopelessly simplistic) compsci at school, I'm avoiding CS degrees precisely because they assume you know nothing and move slowly. My info for this is the course structure and talking to current students. I'm in the UK. When and where was this? Perhaps they have changed over time.
- jackcosgrove 3y agoThis was in the early 2000s in the US. I wouldn't be surprised if the programs have become more accessible over the years. CS was still pretty niche when I was taking the classes.