Think twice. Are you a gamer? That doesn't mean that your meaning in life is to work in CS. How does the graduate profile look like?
Do some research. Talk with people that are studying CS, that already have their title, and with people that drop off, that are working as devs after leaving college. That will really help you to set your priorities.
Learn more. Don't just stay with the classes, there is a lot more out there.
Network. Make some friends. If you end up alone, helpless and bored, you'll drop off.
Student from Germany who fell in love with coding and the tech industry after pivoting from a traditional career in banking. Currently pursuing a Bachelor's in CompSci.
I often feel like I'm literally the only CS-interested guy who isn't interested in gaming (shame on me)!:D
Last summer I worked as a WebDev intern for an insurtech agency in Cologne, Germany and next Summer (right before my study begins) I'm going to do another one, also WebDev.
I really want to go to university because I
am interested in the underlying concepts of programming
like maths a lot
want to learn how to work in a scientific way
want to understand the "bigger picture"
don't know what exact role in CS fits the best for me (who knows, maybe I'm more of a data science guy?)
want to gain knowledge in other fields through my minors (economics, psychology)
I often thought about the pros and cons of going to an university or not and I always ended up to at least try it, as it's basically free in Germany.
Well, to me it seems like you are a good fit for CS! Graphs, algorithms, and a scientific approach are the things I like the most. I struggle with math, I can't just sit all day long applying theorems... but sometimes I do... (freaking Physics!). Oh and yeah, we had a teacher that said the first day in class: "Who's here because of game development? Well we won't be writing games. We won't do that." 😂 Many hearts broked that day
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I often feel like I'm literally the only CS-interested guy who isn't interested in gaming (shame on me)!:D
Last summer I worked as a WebDev intern for an insurtech agency in Cologne, Germany and next Summer (right before my study begins) I'm going to do another one, also WebDev.
I really want to go to university because I
I often thought about the pros and cons of going to an university or not and I always ended up to at least try it, as it's basically free in Germany.
Well, to me it seems like you are a good fit for CS! Graphs, algorithms, and a scientific approach are the things I like the most. I struggle with math, I can't just sit all day long applying theorems... but sometimes I do... (freaking Physics!). Oh and yeah, we had a teacher that said the first day in class: "Who's here because of game development? Well we won't be writing games. We won't do that." 😂 Many hearts broked that day