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I know you guys are probably hate seeing these threads, but there has to be someone out there at taken a CS course on one of these colleges I got accepted to.
What are some of your guys experiences with CS courses at:
University of Georgia
Georgia Tech
University of Washington
New York University
>>54471238
how can a yurofag (with money) study in US of A?
>>54471260
Don't. You will become broke. Why the fuck do you wanna study in USA and get in denbt when you can study for free in Europe? My friend made that mistake and ran back after 2 years
>>54471260
Apply to anything you desire. If you have the grades you're more likely to get in than someone in the country or even in state, because you're raking in more money for them coming from a different country.
Majors at University of Washington are often competitive, and CS happens to be one of them, and is one of the most competitive here. You'll need to crush science, math, and the introductory java courses to have a reasonable chance. If you're willing to become a turboautist for a year or two, it's not an issue.
>>54471238
>>54471397
This guy is correct. The kids at UW are so retardedly obsessed with CS that the superior electrical engineering degree is actually easier to get into than CS.
>>54471238
Two of those colleges are in Georgia and one is in New York. I think it's pretty obvious which one you should go to.
>>54471443
I mean, I'm not a try hard. And getting into UW wasn't that hard for me and I did mediocre in high school.
>>54471484
Well here's the reason for why there's one in NY and two in GA. I was born in NY and my family still owns the house there so I'm able to put down that as my place of residence making it look like I'm living in New York to make tuition cheaper.
We've moved to Georgia so I tried out for those colleges. But really I had my eye set on UW the entire time.
>>54471523
Oh shit, in that case up to you man
>>54471523
If you aren't a tryhard then don't expect to get in to the CSE department at UW. Getting in to UW is easy, getting in to a competitive major is the hard part. If you are dead set on CS but aren't willing to tryhard for 2 straight years then go elsewhere. ACMS and EE are both cooler than CS, so if you're willing to settle on a major like that then UW is great.
>>54471597
Some truth here. If you *love* CSE enough to perfectly do a bunch of busywork, it's still realistic. EE at UW is actually reworking curriculum and branding, so if you want to become a wizard at Intel EE is a very viable path.
There's also some loosely related majors like informatics and HCDE that could be interesting.
Is there anyone out there that taken a CS course in UGA, still very interested on how it's like I don't here much coming out of there.
>>54471597
>>54471665
Thanks guys, I'm might tightin my Fedora for power through the courses.
Hahaha shit. I'm at UW. Go dawgz.
You're not getting into CSE. Don't even try. The wunderkind and bright-eyed child prodigies will eat you alive.
>>54471828
What are you currently taking?
>>54471855
Senior in Informatics. Fun department, nice small-school culture. Not rigorous (or prestigious) at all though.
Why is college so fucking expensive in the US? I want to get a CS 4-year Bachelor degree and shit ranges from $60,000 to $80,000 depending on college for all 4 years not including rent/food.
Loans make the total price surpass $100,000 no matter which college I pick. What the fuck?!
>>54471999
because you're a fucking idiot, that's why.
>>54471999
Welcome to being an adult anon. The harsh realities make it fucking shit.
>>54472010
Should I just not go then? There's not even a guarantee I'll get a good job after I get my degree and do internships and whatnot.
To anons in college: how do you justify getting in all this debt without a 100% guarantee you'll get a good job afterwards?
>>54471999
>Why is college so fucking expensive in the US?
Pre-1990: Getting into college means you should go to college
Port-1990: Getting into college means you have a pulse. Getting college scholarships means you should go to college
>>54471999
Why don't you have any scholarships?
>>54471880
>Informatics
wew lad
(have I given you this response before?)
>>54472063
Dropped out in 10th grade and never did any community service hours. Never applied for a scholarship because I'm pretty sure I can't get one.
Anyway now I'm 23 living with my parents delivering pizzas as a full time job and not really sire what to do with my life.
Texas A&M is da best
i wanna transfer next semester and do CS
>>54472113
>Texas A&M is da best
>i wanna transfer next semester
So
Do you not actually go there?
>>54471238
Sorry to derail a bit, but I just graduated college and got my first software job. Is it supposed to seem impossibly scary the first week there? I was looking at the scrumboard and I didn't feel like I knew what any of those tasks would even entail work wise.
>>54472139
I do but I am not in the CS college
>>54472063
Because I'm white.
>>54472164
No, because you made shit grades in high school, like me.
>>54471999
State schools near your house, with prerequisite early classes in community college
When I did it I only paid the schools like 20k
Although, I did have a small scholarship.
>>54472169
I never went to high school. GED at 14, community college the week after I got my results.
I guess I'm fortunate that my parents (dad) is wealthy enough to pay for my college. Although I still accept federal loans/grants like FAFSA
>>54472196
Why would you skip high school... like wtf. You missed out on so much academically and socially.
UTSA
woo cyber security
>>54472207
My high school had 192% occupancy rate. It was over 80% black, and 99% of the students were on the free lunch program.
Assaults were a daily occurrence. Stabbings were pretty common. Pat-downs every day by school security.
I went for less than a week before I said "fuck this" and got my GED.
I went to community college and got my Associate's degree by the time I was 16. I got a better education than I ever would have if I gone to high school for 4 years.
>>54472294
In this context that makes sense. Where the fuck do you live where there is a highschool that ghetto??
>>54472294
jesus anon, that escalated quickly
good on your for creatively escaping that hellhole
>>54471999
>not planning for projected college tuition costs years in advance, like all the immigrants have the sense to do
>>54472368
Most major inner-city schools in the US.
>>54472406
Yeah. Things turned out pretty well.
It's kinda funny sometimes, though. I'm 21 and working on my PhD - part of my program requires teaching undergrad classes, so I occasionally teach seniors who are younger than me.
I've been mistaken as a student on several occasions.
>>54472084
just keep delivering pizzas until you get cancer and die, forgotten.
or buck the fuck up
>>54472294
What's wrong with going to school with black people?
>>54472084
Start saving money now and go back to community college once you turn 25. After that you are legally considered independent from your parents and don't have to factor in their income for financial aid purposes. You get through your first year on loans and savings and after that you will quality for the maximum amount of state and federal aid since your taxable income will effectively become zero. Then just work hard and study some good shit. You can do it. I believe in you, anon.
>>54472515
Black people are generally the most unpleasant to be around. Not because they're skin color but because they have violent and annoying cultural norms.
>>54472479
Not him but delivering pizzas sounds a hell of a lot better than being in college debt for the rest of your life.
The US has honestly failed. It turned education into a business. With all the technology that we have now, college should be like $20,000 for 4 years.
>paying for college
do you guys really enjoy getting cucked that much? Don't you already pay enough taxes to have to pay for a nice university?
even 3rd world countries have free universities lol
>>54472515
When there is a large poor and uneducated population, crime occurs.
>>54471238
Anyone go/gone to WSU? I'm thinking of heading there in a couple of years.
>>54472719
>have free universities lol
This will surely get me a job!
About to graduate from RIT with a bachelors in CS
It was the right decision. Good program.
How is CS at DVC?
>>54472750
Seems like it does as much as a paid one, as >>54472055 implied :^)
>There's not even a guarantee I'll get a good job after I get my degree and do internships and whatnot.
>To anons in college: how do you justify getting in all this debt without a 100% guarantee you'll get a good job afterwards?
You guys get scared even of low tier pajeets taking over your jobs while I just sit here ignoring recruiters during the whole week.
Keep getting cucked, friend.
>>54471238
I'm a CS student at UGA, OP still around for questions? Or anyone else who wants to know about the program I guess.
>>54472719
>do you guys really enjoy getting cucked that much? Don't you already pay enough taxes to have to pay for a nice university?
No but what other choice do we have? Most of our taxes goes to military spending because we like having the biggest cock around. While the military got ~600 billion dollars in 2015, education had to get by with 70 billion dollars.
Colleges are for the most part on their own and have to act like businesses to not go bankrupt. All of this forces collages to raise their tuition prices faster than the US dollar inflation.
>even 3rd world countries have free universities lol
They don't, people's taxes pay them.
Fact is government based collages = good.
Business based collages = bad
But our government is too busy showing the world how big their cock is to worry about educating its kids.
>>54472904
>They don't, people's taxes pay them.
So do you, and you have the right to demand it.
>No but what other choice do we have?
What about just saying to your politicians what you want? You guys should know that they work for you and get paid to listen to what you want.
>While the military got ~600 billion dollars in 2015, education had to get by with 70 billion dollars.
Don't want to bring /pol/ over here, but is there even a reason for that? It's not like we have wars everyday between countries, you guys should at least be able to choose where your taxes go.
>Fact is government based collages = good.
>Business based collages = bad
Both would be good if you had enough government based ones so that the private ones would need to be really good and offer low tuition prices to even be able to compete.
>>54471238
How is CS at MIT (the original US one, not the Aus one)
>>54472847
Im going into CS in a semester or two. Got any general advice? I am reading one of the C++ books for a class this summer.
>>54472654
no man. naw.
the real problem is everybody wants a short term high, instead of a steady progression. people decide it's better to fuck off and live in the moment than to plan for their future in a pragmatic, and realistic way.
it's easily possible to pay for a college education on a normal, 60k/year salary if you save up, and honestly live frugally for about 5 years. then, when you're ready to go to univeristy, you have a choice.
you can blow your money on a worthless degree, or you can get your money's worth by getting a degree in an interesting, high demand sector, such as applied mathematics.
then guess what? your job, may not be your """""dream job"""" but you can live your dream life because you'll be paid handsomely, and have perks
>>54473076
source: i'm living proof
>>54473012
UGA CS starts you out with Java, you'll get into C/C++ by second semester at earliest.
Our CS department is good contrary to what GT peeps would tell you. Computer/data/etc. security is actually the best in the state, so you're in the right place if that's your kink.
In general, go to class; regrettably a lot of the classes still mark attendance like its grade school. You barely ever have to buy the textbook so ALWAYS look online.
A lot of people forget that CS is a secret math degree. Be aware/warned. But its not too intense unless you do security.
Also we're understaffed af so unless you keep up summer classes throughout your time here, its probably a 4.5/5yr degree.
>>54472971
>What about just saying to your politicians what you want? You guys should know that they work for you and get paid to listen to what you want.
Politicians are bribed by companies/banks/colleges to do certain thongs. Money talks more than millions of normies.
>Don't want to bring /pol/ over here, but is there even a reason for that? It's not like we have wars everyday between countries, you guys should at least be able to choose where your taxes go.
I wish, see above. Also war is profitable if you haven't noticed yet.
>Both would be good if you had enough government based ones so that the private ones would need to be really good and offer low tuition prices to even be able to compete.
Yeah
The US is fucked. I'm getting my HVAC AA in a community college and making my own company after a few years. Hopefully save up a good amount and moving to another country with not so corrupt politicians.
>>54471238
Go to GT, the other school are shit in comparison
>>54473120
Fuck you
-The UGA person
>>54473096
I like math, I made an A in Calc 1 this semester and am taking calc 2 next semester. Chemistry fucking sucks, but i found it interesting I guess. There's just so much information you have to know.
Hmm I think if I get C++ down then really all I would have to do is learn Java syntax.
I have a small brain and only a 3.1 so I won't get into cs at UW what do I do my fellow autist huskies?
>>54472776
if you mean diablo valley college you're fucked unless you transfer to berkeley or davis.
>>54473149
Try harder! Or major in Women's Studies
>>54473134
Nice, you'll do fine! Im taking STATs instead of calcs because I was eh in calc 1.
Concepts > syntax. The class will take you through the details of HOW to code in a language, but the best thing you can do for yourself is understand concepts and problem solving. There are a lot of books on this at the library, I'd recommend using the fuck outta our extensive library. "Think like a programmer" is actually pretty good despite being somewhat spoonfed
College sucks dick
>>54473182
Just to be clear I go to A&M but yeah the advice still applies.
>>54471238
>University of Washington
Obvious best
>>54473193
4-5 years of hell and then hopefully a nice job
>>54473193
In america sure but not in most of the world
I'm in the UW CSE department. I had 2 internships under my belt and a 4.0 GPA when I was accepted into the program.
Just study 8 hours a day, go to office hours, start things the day they are assigned, and take notes
>>54473106
At least you aim for a better life, I wish you luck, anon.
>>54473193
>He couldn't even get into one
>>54473243
Do you think extracurriculars (certs and internships) can leverage for a shameful GPA?
Uncle is a CS professor at Stanford for over 10 years, he thinks highly of UW, but I didn't ask about schools that weren't on the west coast. It should be a decent program. I decided to go to Cal Poly because it's cheap, chill, and Apple and co. love to hire Poly grads.
>>54472466
that's kinda cool. how is teaching classes at 21?
>>54473309
What linux distro does your uncle use
>>54473295
According to their website, yes. But they also state that grades are the most important thing (especially especially the grades of the classes needed to apply to the program)
>>54471238
>UW in charge of anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsW0kdOq-_4
>>54473243
>8 hours a day
Including the lectures? I think one of my professors advised the same thing, to use at least 8 hours a day for college and studying.
>>54473330
Lel, that shit show. The wall was very well done though.
>>54473332
I'm not counting lecture. I treat school like a job. 8 hours a day, then relax, exercise, play vidya, and get plenty of rest.
>>54471523
NYU is a private school. That means there is no discount for in-state residents.
>>54471999
There is actually a limit on how much debt you can take out. I don't remember it, but basically if you're going over $50,000 or so you can't afford it.
You need to apply to schools that fill full financial need. This means you have to be really good, since you will a) have to convince a university to spend money on you, or b) get into a need-blind school where they don't know you're poor when they admit you.
If you're an international then you need to be really, really good, because it'll be even harder then. The only need-blind schools for internationals are places like Harvard and MIT. You would have to apply to rich-as-fuck places where you are over the 75th percentile in SAT/ACT/whatever the fuck.
If your scores are good enough, however, you might be able to get a full ride somewhere. The University of Alabama (a pretty decent school) gives full rides to people according to a SAT/GPA table. Google that and if you're an international check if you're eligible.
>>54473003
Cream of the crop, but it's really fucking hard to get in. You can do literally everything right, and then you'll have about a one in ten chance. If your SAT<2300 and GPA<3.9 save your money.
>>54473149
Community college for two years, then transfer. If you go to a CC universities mostly ignore your high school grades, and you can transfer into some sweet places and save money. You can't fuck up there though.
>>54473149
Change majors or change schools. Shit doesn't matter in the long run. You can work at Google self taught
>>54473365
I'm in UW right now but I haven't applied to cs yet. I was gonna do early application I did poopy last quarter.
>>54473315
Time to transfer out after 2nd year )v:
Can't comment on NY. But I go to uga and have friends at tech. UGA is a great school, a fuck load to do and the stem fields are solid besides engineering, some of their programs aren't accredited yet since they're new. Tech has excellent stem programs but not as much to do. Just based on which university has a better CS program excluding everything else, tech definitely takes it. They're good at that shit.
Still, fuck tech. Go dawgs.
>>54471260
Don't do it. If you're really good and have money to spend, get into a British university like Oxford or Cambridge.
>>54471999
Come to Europe. We have affordable university education and socialised healthcare.
>>54473390
I'd like to add as the other uga mentioned our program is still good af, just understaffed at the moment. Our ai department does some crazy shit.
>>54471284
because our higher education is the best in the world
>>54473389
Sorry, m8. Where you heading? WSU?
>>54473430
And also puts you in hundreds of thousands of dollars of legit debt. People don't bankrupt because of student debt here.
>>54473449
I'm graduating in June and have no debt.
Come at me, yuropoor
>>54473457
Good job. Which world-class university did you study at?
>>54473444
I might just "transfer" over to UW bothell for next year. Then I need to actually transfer over if I want to go for their cs program. I heard the satellite campuses are easier to get into. It's nice that I can still take classes at whichever campus and stuff. Tacoma is gross so I wouldnt want to live there.
Registration is like right now so I need to talk to an advisor and make decisions
>>54472144
yeh that's to be expected. I think most places won't expect you to be at all profitable for the company for the first 6+12 months. There's a lot to get caught up on
>>54473484
According to this http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings it is #11
>>54473490
You should ask if you can still go to our career fairs if you transfer
>>54473506
Whose dick did you suck to get in free?
>>54473536
Its called scholarships fuck off. I'm not him but if you apply yourself in high school it's not hard to get them
>>54473536
I just applied for scholarships.
Anyone that goes into debt for attending college is fucking themselves over. If an American ever tells you that college put them in a huge pile of debt then you can immediately assume they are retarded
Don't know what you guys are talking about with UW. I transferred in from a community college with an AA, nearly failed Calc 3 and DiffEq, got in to the CS program, dropped out after my first quarter for unrelated reasons, came back a year later and consistently scored above at least half of the class (closer to 80-90% actually), graduated with a 3.6 GPA and I've been a NEET ever since. Also like half of the students at UW are imported straight from China (in CSE at least).
>>54473610
>nearly failed Calc 3 and DiffEq
Not that important compared to cse 14X
>graduated with a 3.6 GPA and I've been a NEET ever since.
Should have attended career fairs, faggot
>>54473610
It depends when you applied. It exploded within the last 3 years especially.
I know people a couple years older than me that were extremely mediocre that got in too but it seems thats no longer the case
>>54473628
I did. They were filled with non-majors and freshmen.
>>54471238
Current UW CSE senior. Here's what's fucking up with UW CSE. I think like 1 person in this thread is in, if even.
1) It's hard to get in. You got to basically get top grades in all of your prereq classes to get in. I think the average COLLEGE GPA of accepted applicants was like 3.8. I had something like a 3.9 when I applied.
2) If you want to actually do WELL in your intro classes. MAKE FUCKING FRIENDS! People are so obsessed in the intro classes to fuck over their piers that they don't realize they are hurting themselves. I had a group of about 5 people that I worked with in all of my intro classes. All 5 of us got in because we helped each other score well in our classes instead of being autists.
3) The culture is totally different once you are in. People are actually really smart and pretty much everybody is nice. People don't try to fuck over eachother in the actual majors classes. I would say that out of all the majors at UW, CSE is probably the most friendly and cohesive out of all the majors in terms of people knowing eachother and giving a shit about eachother. It's a complete 180 from the intro classes. The classes are curved so high though that basically you will not fail unless you don't do your shit.
Protip: Don't listen to /g/. No joke, I make 8k/month during the summer at an internship. Employers will suck your dick if you're decent.
>>54471238
Don't go to UW unless you really like Microsoft.
>>54473670
Wat? You *have* to be in the CSE major to go to their career fairs. Are you sure you went to UW?
>>54473674
Tim?
Current CS student at UGA. If you can do it, go to Tech. I hate those fuckin fags, but I respect the hell out of their CS program.
>>54473695
LOL nah. Who dis?
>>54473677
Surprisingly few people go to M$ after going to UW. I mean, UW is a pretty big feeder school for M$, but basically any big company in Shillicon Valley has an office in Seattle.
>>54473506
Number 535 coming through.
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/royal-melbourne-institute-of-technology-rmit-503858
Don't be jelly.
>>54473725
Just another senior in CSE program. I wrote "Install Gentoo" on the whiteboard in snackoverflow
>>54472847
Heeeyyyy what up CS Dawg?!
>>54473681
Except you don't. What are they going to do, hold you up at the door? When I went there the floor would be packed literally beyond room capacity during the career fairs. Maybe they came up with that rule later.
>>54473751
>TFW you missed the talk with RMS.
I can never forgive myself for that.
>>54473793
I know this feel
Love seeing CS dawgs on here. Hope y'all finals went OK. Keep it icy
>>54473783
Yeah man, they assign us lanyards to wear with our picture on it. If you don't have one you don't get in. When were you there? Must have been before shit hit the fan.
>>54473797
>>54473793
It was entertaining. He's very easy to talk to, not autistic at all. Got a bunch of stickers too
>>54473740
I wasn't necessarily saying that students go to Microsoft. Just the few CS and EE courses I took there as a math major seemed heavily dominated by proprietary Microsoft shill. I remember thinking, gee this is the university, this is about education...
>>54473822
Yeah, no. I was there a couple of years ago and this wasn't the case. Looks like they learned from their mistakes.
>>54473864
Just look at this graph. Things had to change
>>54471238
If those are your options, I'd whole heartedly recommend Georgia Tech, assuming you're planning to get into CS/IT/ME. They're one of the top engineering schools, and have a solid community.
I go to UC Berkeley's School of EECS and haven't left Cali, but I did meet an awesome group of students from Georgia Tech at a robotics competition we held last summer. Easily some of the coolest people at the event. I suppose I can't speak for the entire school, but Georgia was on my 'short list' of schools I wanted to go to, and I rarely heard anything negative.
I'd figure out precisely what you plan on doing, come up with a backup plan in case you hate your first option, then go to the school with the higher ratings in those two fields. There isn't much more to take into consideration beyond that. Yes, there's price, but I'm assuming these schools are all within your price range since you've put them on your short list. If you haven't, see if you still have time to get scholarships.
Also, I wouldn't put much thought into the "quality of the community" or the social-prospects of any particular school. You're going to find people you relate with at any school you go to. Concern yourself more about which school has higher stats in post-grad employment rates, and post-grad income.
Congrats on getting accepted, don't drown yourself in debt! (Scholarships, man! Scholarships!)
>>54471397
>>54471443
UW Physics major with a CS roommate here. The workload for CS is pretty ungodly. The department has almost doubled in applicants every year for the past 5 years to the point where their acceptance rate is less than 20%. You basically need a 3.8 average and extracurriculars.
My advice is to not major in CS, and instead major in a field that leans on CS but makes you useful at other things too like Applied Mathematics or Electrical Engineering. It's the difference between being a code monkey and an innovator/engineer.
>>54472081
Ye son. Funny to see you again! You enjoying midterms too?
Thanks guys, you've really helped. But now I have another question: Should I major in CS and minor in mathematics? Or should I do the other way around.
>>54471238
Can't speak for everyone, but UW CSE has a huge wait list to get in. And they only let the top 10-15% of applicants into the major, so you can get pretty fucked if you're weak on even one topic.
Ironically, all of this surrounding colleges (including the one I attend) have absolutely no wait list and no entrance requirements aside from the standard university requirements.
>>54471260
American here. Stay in Europe. They will try to fuck you hard financially. And a lot of our schools are literal daycare centers for millennials, so you're not getting any credible education.
>>54471238
University of Washington -> Guaranteed job at Micro$oft
>To anons in college: how do you justify getting in all this debt without a 100% guarantee you'll get a good job afterwards?
Because, in a lot of communities like mine, having a college degree means having a chance at a living wage. If you don't have a degree, it is very hard to be self sufficient.
Also, as an American, my country is overall incredibly stupid. People with college educations are still the minority, so people here knee jerk all the time. And our entire economy is so rigged you're essentially eating whatever scraps the rich people leave behind if you can't make it past $100,000 annual salary. (A lot of people here still believe, even after what happened in 2008, that this "getting my money's worth" mindset is the best. But, in reality, it's the worst thing to happen to this country.)
In other words, wait until after the election if you want to come here and visit.
>>54472463
Actually the immigration standards are really strict, so they essentially have to be rich in their own country to immigrate.
>>54472294
As someone who also went to an overcrowded diverse school, you didn't miss much. I stayed because I thought student government made it worth it because I wasn't a "nerd" anymore. In hindsight, I should have done running start and gotten my ass out of there.
>>54475537
>Reply
go art. cs will be outsourced to the bots.
>>54472169
>>54472164
Actually, it is because he's white. In the USA, minorities tend to get more aid money in an attempt to diversify traditionally very white college campuses (statistically speaking, of course).
>>54472736
WSU is alright academically but has a reputation as a party school. I mean, since it's in the middle of literal nowhere, the only things people look forward to over there are studying and binge drinking.
>>54473149
Change schools to one of the smaller colleges in the area. Most of them have the same curriculum but without the wait listing, GPA requirements, and e-dick/startup connection sizing.
I'm about to graduate from pic related. Aside from a few electives, the core CS program is very similar to that of UW. And they give out lots of financial aid because they love to give hand ups to a lot of the underrepresented youth in the area.
>>54473243
>2 internships
>just to get into the actual major
>not realizing how unrealistic this is for 85-90% of college applicants in the United States
O I am laffin
>>54473490
Tacoma here. North Tacoma by the campus has been redone so it's actually somewhat livable. South Tacoma is a shithole still because they would need the National Guard if they ever decided to regulate the drug lords and hookers on Pacific Ave.
>32 ACT
>3.8 HS GPA
>my state flagship doesn't give me dick
>"Don't go to cc anon! We'll pay for it!"
>loljk
>80k later
Fuck republicans. There is no way a state uni should cost 26k/year, in-state.
>>54477902
ur the idiot who decided to go there. find a 7k school like the rest of us
>>54478020
>find a 7k school like the rest of us
>Implying my state has any
:))))))))))
Went to Embry-Riddle at the Daytona Beach campus.
Did my dual masters in Computer and software engineering.
I make a lot now but I also have a crushing amount of debt. When I started it was a small program with mostly bro fellow students.
By the time I finished it was overrun with Chinese exchange students who were gifted As for literal cheating in labs and doing fuck-all for capstone because they "didn't" understand
>>54478115
FUCKING CHINESE STUDENTS
Something similar happened at my uni. They literally talk to each other and have iPads out during exams.
>>54472736
i go here. its ok i guess.
Where to study CS in the UK, bruvs?
>>54472847
Is it good? I don't feel like going to tech just because I'd rather go to the cheaper college.
>>54472176
This, stay in state. Did that in Florida and tuition was like $1500 per semester
Do all Colleges make Java courses a requirement? Why do they make us learn this language?
>>54477735
Why not? I self taught with the Internet, and I had no connections. Are you saying that most Americans don't have Internet?
>>54471238
UW Bothell here. Just starting out my CS major
>>54477902
But just think of all the money they're saving by not paying taxes! It's okay because they get to drive on exclusive roads only available to them while the rest of the world burns. :^^^^^^^)
>>54480797
It's more for people who don't program until college. Good first language for them to learn because it has semantics that can be found everywhere.
>>54480907
>Are you saying that most Americans don't have Internet?
Most Americans don't have access to decent internet or know how to find those resources online. It took me three years to figure out where the local developer groups were meeting.
>>54481457
>Most Americans don't have access to decent internet or know how to find those resources online
I had dial up and no connections. I just Googled how to do stuff.
>It took me three years to figure out where the local developer groups were meeting
That's because you're a fucking retard. I lived in butt fuck nowhere so there were no meetings
>>54473259
I've been here for 5 years
>>54471260
Not american, but why would you? 4 years degrees ans usually worse quality than in EU.
Take Bachelor in EU and if you are actually competent and good, get a masters in us and look for a scholarship. That's what I am trying to do.
A lot cheaper and probably makes it easier to get into a top school in the us.
poor eastern European reporting in
>>54478456
Cambridge.
>>54473809
Aye, we should get a meet up or something going.
>probably failed my compilers final
>>54472176
Mfw full ride to my community college, get AA for free. Mfw i transfer my AA to one of my state schools and have all the lower level requirments filled.
Mfw when will graduate next spring with 9k in debt with my Bachelors and im starting a job in my field next monday.
This truly is the best way to go.
>>54471999
Because you can make 100k+ a year after graduating if you are not mediocre.
What does /g/ think of my cs program? BUILD WALL
http://www.fciencias.unam.mx/licenciatura/mapa/104/1556
I can translate if anyone cares :(
>>54478456
I'm at Warwick and it's pretty nice, very theoretical at times though. When I looked around Southampton that was really nice as well, didn't get in though.
>>54473558
It depends on what you want to do. If you want to do politics, academia, investment banking, law, or competitive medical specialties, you're making it way harder for yourself by not going to a top school.
Going into debt to go to MIT is also sometimes the difference between working at Lockheed Martin and building poopeller planes in rural Kansas. You have a lot more leverage as to where you end up.
>>54473096
>security
about to finish my UGA CS degree, and I'm not sure what you mean about security. We only have one relevant CS class in security as far as I know? And most people don't even end up taking it. I know absolutely nothing about security, it's easily my weakest area.
>>54484824
>Going into debt to go to MIT is also sometimes the difference between working at Lockheed Martin and building poopeller planes in rural Kansas
Either way you'll have your debt paid off quickly. If you spend a fuck load to go to some private art school the you're retarded.
>>54484334
BUILD WALL.
>>54485831
>If you spend a fuck load to go to some private art school the you're retarded.
>MIT
>>54485974
You misunderstand. Getting a STEM degree from MIT assures that any amount of debt incurred will be quickly paid off.
However, spending the same amount of money at a private art school will not.
Clear now?
quick question, im attending a community college because I started late and am looking to transfer out to a uni at 1 year.
I have a 3.8, decent programming skills, and am wondering whether or not I should bother taking CS classes before I transfer
I mean maths are fun to a degree but I feel useless.....
>>54478456
birmingham
desu i hate it but thats because of me, not because of the university
>>54486037
why not take lower level cs classes there for cheap?
>>54486037
Take the CS classes at CC unless your desired University is too elitist to accept you unless you take the intro classes at the Uni.
>>54486258
>>54486229
thanks guys, yeah some of their transfer requirements seem ass backwards and I guess that it's becoming more apparent to me
figure I'll do two rounds of applications one at the end of this year and one at the end of next whilst taking the CS classes that are able to transfer
>>54472736
The only thing to do is drink, drugs, bang sloots, or school. Plus the town is shit, and the University of Idaho (10 miles away) is also shit. The landscape is boring, the weather is shitty as fuck. Dont go here anon.
>>54471238
first two are out because georgia is full of niggers, the violent kind,
nyu is out cause ny is expensive as fuck
u of wash is actually a decent school
>>54486335
>Complains about niggers
>Pisspoor
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
>>54486388
yes, the rich can think niggers are people because they don't live in close proximity to them, how is that news?
>>54471238
UW Bothell gave me a direct admission to CSE last year, but I decided to go to UW Seattle instead. Did I fuck up?
>>54486401
Your president is black.
>>54486445
yeah and look how far down the tubes this country has fallen, I'm still left scratching my head wondering how the fuck he won a second term
>>54486473
I'm sure having a monkey (bush) or a literal retard (trump) or an old hag is going to be a lot better.
>>54486497
I never said there were any good choices, we're essentially fucked no matter what
>>54486512
I think blaming your president for your own shitty life is kind of childish. I come from a third world country where there is basically no law and I managed ok.
>>54486554
you're an idiot
>>54485831
The real question is what you want to do with your life. If you won't be happy with the path you are taking, no amount of money will make up for it.
I could have saved $100,000 going to my state school, but I'd rather get a great job and education and eat the cost. It's an investment.
My state uni didn't even have my major, lol.
any colleges near southwest florida that are decent for this field?
If I were you, I'd stay in Georgia, since you're a resident and will have your tuition completely covered (I think they still have that program?). Then, I would select UGA, so I can actually have a life and a girlfriend.
Anyone did CE/EE here? Got a nice scholarship from them and wanted to know what's in store for me
>>54486423
Yes
>>54486423
I understand that Bothell, Tacmon, and Seattle are entirely different. What are some differences, which is the better campus for CE and Mathematics
>>54487171
Tacoma and bothell are smaller (class size and campus size). You get classes of like 30 instead of lectures of 120, 300, 600 but less campus resources and I think less overall class choices. If you go to any campus you can take classes at any three and use any of their resources though
>>54477276
Anyone here from wwu? i smoke weed everyday and use a thinkpad w win 7
>getting a psych degree
>>54471238
HOKIES
any thoughts on this school?
>>54487626
>Going to Western
I stopped wanting to go there after the tour guide talked about *their* preferred pronouns.
>>54487708
Tfw at uw's orientation each member of staff had a badge with their preferred pronouns. "Hello my name is Jeff and I prefer to go by.."
Western is high tier garbage though. Anyone i know with a brain that went there wants to transfer out
>>54473430
Only for a few schools, and even then a lot of people consider them meme's nowadays
>>54472144
I just graduated and Ill go to a software dev job in a month. This is my biggest fear
>>54486297
Moscow > Pullman
>tfw shitty bottom of the barrel Oklahoma high school education
Kinda feels bad never knowing what going to a top tier school will be like, but I'm trying my hardest at uark
>>54486955
This is the correct answer. Hope/Pell Miller Scholarship will cover tuition for in-state Georgia students.
>Tfw getting a B.S. in Comp Sci in 3 days from Ole Miss
>Tfw bullshit my way through all my classes
>Tfw partied most weekends
>study maybe 1 hour a week tops
>Tfw head to flight school in November
>Tfw no debt
>Tfw never have to use my degree
Feels pretty good.
>>54471238
BAKA when there is no representation in this thread for the alma mater of Technology Cleric Terry A Davis, author of TempleOS
oh well, i guess you can't expect anything more from /g/
asu represent
>>54472736
graduating in CS this summer
good school and the computer science professors are probably some of the best out there.
look up Andrew Ofallon, Zhe Dang, and KC Wang as they are the stand outs.
An additional bonus is Schweitzer Enginnering Laboratories is in Pullman and has a fuckton of internships for EE, CE, and CS
>>54487708
yep that will happen here lol
