So you're doing well but wanna drop out because you're doing well?its possible to get good grades without learning very much in the proccess
WTF
its possible to get good grades without learning very much in the proccess
although to be fair, one of those classes is calculus, and i am giving it my all and learning a lot
What don't you know about computers that you think you should?ok time for the direct cause of this topic lol
Do you have a plan for if you leave? I mean, do you think you will work more on getting better with computers by doing so?you make an excellent point. i dont have any plan if i quit. more than likely, i'm gonna stay in school and keep going (might as well, ive already spent a shit ton of money), but i feel like im wasting my time
What kind of job would you like? Have you considered the complications that can come from not graduating? (Less jobs available, less pay etc)
I mean, if you have a good plan, it's not school has to be in it, but if you don't, it's probably a bad move to just quit. Even if you feel like you learn nothing, which is also something you can do something about, you will get a diploma or something at the end of it, which is highly valuable at the job market
How many credits you need to graduate ? If its low, you might as well finish it.i dont know the exact numbers, but:
If you are just taking calculus, then you probably really havent taken any cs classes outside of some basic Java coding class.ive only taken one computer class so far, python. learned a lot about coding in python, but none of the outside stuff, like how computers work or anything. the professor wanted us to read the fundamentals of computers, but i never did. he never went over it or anything in class, he just expected us to read it on out own time.
Idk what any of that means and I'm still rather confident in being a cs major.lol he kinda is an asshole. but i saw where he was coming from.
Your friend just sounds like an asshole. >_>
I mean, you and I both still have a lot of schooling to do too.
So educate yourself on it? There's plenty of resources online to learn that shit.fair. i'm trying, but there's so much to understand and it confuses the fuck out of me. that's one reason i perhaps should stay in school, because i love being able to ping questions off my professor.
Why exactly would knowledge about rooting phones be crucial for computer science?its very similar to software on a computer. like with computers, there are partitions, operating systems, partitions, etc. rooting your device tests all of that. it just has so many similarities to a desktop computer, which i also happen to know shit about lol. if i can't do one thing, it makes me question whether i can do the other.
TC- Don't listen to your friend. Listen to yourself. Is this a field that you want to be in and want to learn more about? Then keep with it. Don't let people like him discourage you. Everyone learns at their own rate and you'll get there if that's what you want to do.i think computer science is alright. more specifically i enjoy coding. sometimes i wonder if this is really what i want to do, because i occasionally dont want to learn shit. but part of the reason i keep doing it is because im 30 years old now. i have to do something.
If you don't actually enjoy learning about what you're doing and don't think this is a good fit for you, then maybe it's not for you. But don't make that decision based on what this other guy says.
As someone who has been doing IT related shit for over a decade, nobody expects you to know what you're doing just because you have a cs degree.this is EXACTLY what im talking about, people who bypassed the US education system and got degrees without learning shit
There's also a ton of people without degrees that know a fuckton too. All the CS degree means is that you have a pulse and and IQ above 100 and that is all anyone is gonna care about that will hire you that isn't already looking for a special skill on top of your CS degree(coding, networking, trouble shooting whatever the case may be).
It used to be like "oh well this person is good with computers" but not really anymore the bar is low. I've seen someone with an associate's degree that did not know how to reseat ram in a desktop computer . CompTIA A+ is actually a lot more useful.
Well I would suggest having a conversation with your professors about that. You don't want to make a major life decision based on an off-hand comment by your (douchey) friendyeah you're right about this. well put.
Only 2 classes a semester?yeah. i have to. i work full time, and im taking calculus. i know for a fact i wouldnt be able to go to school full time and work full time, otherwise i would.
Yup. Now if you were a bit further along, and had a larger body of feedback from colleagues and peers suggesting you weren't picking up concepts as expected, then maybe .yeah i havent made it far enough to know if its for me or not
I don't know your friend, but that's usually the kind of comment made by an extremely insecure person imo.
also tbh some stuff is just going to take time to develop. a lot of people do CS stuff as a hobby and therefore have some familiarity going in.
https://www.verywellmind.com/imposter-syndrome-and-social-anxiety-disorder-4156469that was a very fitting link lol. i never know if im being too hard on myself, or what im feeling is actually the reality. thats a shitty situation, you know?
I wouldn't take too much stock in what your friend is telling you. You've earned your place at your school, you've done the work and you've earned your grades through your own hard work and diligence. You're not expected to know every little thing right at the get go. You've said it yourself, you're still technically in the middle of your first semester. Don't beat yourself up over the things you don't know because in time you'll learn it anyways. It's normal to learn that you don't know anything at all as you expand your knowledge set.
i dont know the exact numbers, but:
im going part time
i had to take a bunch of "lesser" classes in order to make it to where i am
this is my third semester, but i technically hacven't completed 1 semester. it will be completed when i finish off this semester. then i'll be 1/4 the way there lmao.
ok time for the direct cause of this topic lolthis knowledge isnt useful in real life. Dont worry about it
my phone is rooted, and i asked an acquaintance about upgrading to the newest version of android. in the process, he quickly found out i dont know what a bootloader is, the difference between the boot image and bootloader image, and basically anything about how to root a device lmao. he basically said in the nicest way possible that maybe i shouldnt be doing this. im actually kinda glad he said that to me, because it was a wake up call.
Just get the degree. It can only help you >_>this, even if you end up doing nothing with it on average people with a 4 year college degree vs only high school diploma earn around $20k more per year. There are alot of higher paying jobs that will take you if you have any type of degree, so as long as you are doing fine with your classes which is sounds like you are then you are good.
You will! You'll probably have that moment where you navigate difficult issues with ease and expertise and realize how far you've come.ive been doing a poor job keeping tabs with you lately, are you a nurse now? thought i remember seeing you in one of those blue shirts.
If you're in a position to mentor or train people down the road, it is good to think about how you were right there with them at one point, too.
I'm happy you're staying in school and doing what you want - I let people convince me I was stupid and not good enough for CS and it's what I really wanted.
As a CS major who is in the industry, who has trained junior developers, hired them, etc. I also don't know shit about computers. I just know a few things about how to tell them to do certain things. CS is a huge and complicated field now, and nobody knows about every field of cs anymore. When I hire a junior dev, I expect them to be able to walk, talk, feed themselves, shit, and learn. Anything beyond that is a bonus.im glad you said this. CS is a very general degree but you can do a lot of shit with it. what exactly is your expertise then?
Also as a CS major,
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Just quit now, you're going to take like 12+ years to finish something that should be done in 2 or 4; you're not even motivated and it shows.jokes on you, i upgraded my phone to android 13 even when you told me to give up
im glad you said this. CS is a very general degree but you can do a lot of shit with it. what exactly is your expertise then?