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thatgoon24

thatgoon24

Morphio24
RedRaptor10 said:
At first I thought computer science had something to do with...well science and I hate science. but then I found out that it was computer programming which was what I wanted to do. I actually don't know too much about it, I just know that I should be able to make programs and possibly games in the future, and I heard that you can get some good jobs with a CS major. There might other people on this site with CS majors that know more than I do.

So far I've taken Computer Science I and Calculus I (courses required for my major). Right now, I'm taking Computer Science II, Calculus II, and Discrete Structures I. In Computer Science, we're learning C++. It's not too hard for me, kinda depends on your teacher and how well he/she teaches. I think there are other languages I'll have to learn in other courses like Java and HTML.

Here is an example code you might learn in C++:
cout << "Would you like to see the contents of the array?" << endl;
cin >> answer;
if (answer == "Yes")
{
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
cout << m_array << endl; (there should be a left bracket followed by i and right bracket after m_array)
}
}
else
{
cout << "Finished." << endl;
}

It looks kinda confusing at first. cout is what displays to screen. cin is what the user inputs. The for is a for loop that repeats from 0 to 10 and displays everything in the array (which can store items in it, this one holds 10 items).

Basically the assignments we are given are to write codes for different situations, like write a program that calculates the sum/average of two numbers or write a program that displays to screen the multiplication table. It requries some thinking to figure out some of the problems, but so far I haven't been having too much trouble. I managed to barely get an A in Computer Science I and right now I also have an A in Computer Science II.
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This honestly looks really cool and im even more interested in it now. It would be cool to do programming for Google Inc or something,they have really nice work places. The future is all going to be about computers(more so than it is now) so CS is probably one of the better areas of study.
 
Chakk dizzle

Chakk dizzle

That's baaaaane
Enjoy your youth or you will regret it. Too many people go through the motions, go to school because they think they have to and end up with a half useful degree , a shit load of student loans and nothing but time spent. Seriously, take it easy, think about what you actually WANT to do with your life, and figure out how to pursue it. Don't think that you are supposed to have a career lined up at 19 and be set for life. That is NOT how things work in the real world. I know plenty of people who have degrees from very respectable schools that wait tables now.

So to sum it up- relax and be a 17 year old while simultaneously figuring out what you actually WANT to do and plan around it.
 
Rude

Rude

You will serve me in The Netherrealm
It's been my experience that now matter how careful you plan, things will come up that you don't expect. Don't chain yourself to one specific goal and shut out all other possibilities.

Furthermore, now a days it doesn't typically matter what you major in at college. Unless you get something higher than a BA, have contacts in the field, or relocate to where that particular field is wanted, it really doesn't matter what your major is. Most employers simply require you to HAVE a four-year degree. There are, of course, exceptions. Education, Nursing, Culinary, things like that. But I've lost count of how many of my graduated friends have Education degrees, English degrees, and have jobs that have nothing to do with the field they studied. The degree is important, though. It shows them that you can be trained. Granted, internships and foreign languages and all these other things are great on a resume. We're in an employer's market right now, which means they have the advantage in terms of picking and choosing who they want. They usually want experience, because it costs money to train.

Just a few things for you to consider.
 
Insuperable

Insuperable

My mom tells me I'm pretty
I work my ass off to maintain an extremely high GPA in a major that I have absolutely no interest in pursuing. i hate myself - lil b
 
Pig Of The Hut

Pig Of The Hut

Day 0 Phenomenal Dr. Fate and Darkseid player
thatgoon24 said:
No i dont mean to offend you. Chilling for a year at home after highschool sounds fun but some people may want to get going right away. You just came off a little rude saying calm the fuck down. "I dont mean to offend you" means I dont mean to offend you. Not everyone tries to be a dick to other people.
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Would u be interested in coming on our pod cast?

I'm touching on this subject
 
Jimmypotato

Jimmypotato

Mid Tier
I graduated when I was 17 and went right into University.

I was like you, I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but won a good scholarship for University in a field I wasn't exactly excited about. It was a choice between Computer Science or Commerce (basically Business School Shit).

But I took it, cause at that time (The Year 2000) they stuffed it down our throats that we will have no future and no life if we did not go to University.

I wish I didn't take it. I should have taken a year too 2 years after Highschool and just found a job while I figured out if school was right for me.

I didn't flunk out or anything, in fact my grades were awesome, it just wasn't for me, I wasn't happy. So after 2 years I packed up and moved to another city on a whim and lived with my buddy and got a job with him being a Baker. lol It was actually fuckin awesome.

I knew I wasn't going to be a Baker my whole life but it was fun and a new experience for me. I also worked a part time night gig at a gas station right by my place. Ended up being a supervisor after 4 months and got experience running a team of people and all that jazz, so it ended up being a good thing. Also this was where I met my future wife.

Eventually after a few years I decided that I did wanna go back to school, I applied and was accepted and all that jazz, but another opportunity presented itself in the form of a great Job opportunity.

It was really good money for me at the time so I took it and said, School can Wait, it will always be there.

The good money job led into a better money job at a different place, which led into an even better money Job. So I still haven't gone back to school. But I currently make more money and have better benifits then 70% of my friends that did go to school.

Im 31, make enough to support 3 kids and have my wife be a stay at home Mom. I'm not rich by any means, but we manage.

The most important thing for me is I'm happy.

In the time since I left school I've:

Started my own Band as Lead Singer Guitar song writer (rocked that and live shows for 4 years)
Met a great Woman that I've been with for almost 12 years
Had 3 kids
Traveled all over hell and back playing in Video Game tournys (which I could not have done had I been in school or paying back 100,000 grand in Loans)
And a shit load of other awesome things.

The one thing I would say to you for advice is, School will always be there. Don't waste time or money even if it's not your own going to school for something you don't even care about, I mean, you just went for 12 fuckin years, do you wanna go for shit you dont' even like.

Also when you are interested in something that could be a career, do some major research into it so you know that if you go to school for 2 to 4 years for it, they will be hiring in your field when you get out. I have a ton of friends that ended up 70,000 Gs in debt for 4 years of school and don't even work in that field because there was no work.

Even my sister didn't decide till she was 25 that she wanted to be a nurse, she thought about it but waited till she was 100% sure, and now she is 1 year away from being done her schooling.

Good luck to you man. You'll figure it out. We all do.
 
thatgoon24

thatgoon24

Morphio24
Jimmypotato said:
I graduated when I was 17 and went right into University.

I was like you, I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but won a good scholarship for University in a field I wasn't exactly excited about. It was a choice between Computer Science or Commerce (basically Business School Shit).

But I took it, cause at that time (The Year 2000) they stuffed it down our throats that we will have no future and no life if we did not go to University.

I wish I didn't take it. I should have taken a year too 2 years after Highschool and just found a job while I figured out if school was right for me.

I didn't flunk out or anything, in fact my grades were awesome, it just wasn't for me, I wasn't happy. So after 2 years I packed up and moved to another city on a whim and lived with my buddy and got a job with him being a Baker. lol It was actually fuckin awesome.

I knew I wasn't going to be a Baker my whole life but it was fun and a new experience for me. I also worked a part time night gig at a gas station right by my place. Ended up being a supervisor after 4 months and got experience running a team of people and all that jazz, so it ended up being a good thing. Also this was where I met my future wife.

Eventually after a few years I decided that I did wanna go back to school, I applied and was accepted and all that jazz, but another opportunity presented itself in the form of a great Job opportunity.

It was really good money for me at the time so I took it and said, School can Wait, it will always be there.

The good money job led into a better money job at a different place, which led into an even better money Job. So I still haven't gone back to school. But I currently make more money and have better benifits then 70% of my friends that did go to school.

Im 31, make enough to support 3 kids and have my wife be a stay at home Mom. I'm not rich by any means, but we manage.

The most important thing for me is I'm happy.

In the time since I left school I've:

Started my own Band as Lead Singer Guitar song writer (rocked that and live shows for 4 years)
Met a great Woman that I've been with for almost 12 years
Had 3 kids
Traveled all over hell and back playing in Video Game tournys (which I could not have done had I been in school or paying back 100,000 grand in Loans)
And a shit load of other awesome things.

The one thing I would say to you for advice is, School will always be there. Don't waste time or money even if it's not your own going to school for something you don't even care about, I mean, you just went for 12 fuckin years, do you wanna go for shit you dont' even like.

Also when you are interested in something that could be a career, do some major research into it so you know that if you go to school for 2 to 4 years for it, they will be hiring in your field when you get out. I have a ton of friends that ended up 70,000 Gs in debt for 4 years of school and don't even work in that field because there was no work.

Even my sister didn't decide till she was 25 that she wanted to be a nurse, she thought about it but waited till she was 100% sure, and now she is 1 year away from being done her schooling.

Good luck to you man. You'll figure it out. We all do.
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What a life you are living man, amazing thing is you didnt even plan for things to happen the way they did. Sounds like you have a pretty good setup for being only 30. My sister also decided to be a nurse at 24, she went to college for 4 years before deciding, but just after 2 years of nursing school she is a registered nurse and started at $25-30 an hour. If you and your sister and my sister figured it out, so can I, Thx man.
 
zuurrkk

zuurrkk

World's worst GL
RYX said:
I'm 16 and I haven't decided on going into engineering, psychology, or some other science.

But I'm young so I just kick back and look at the sexy womens in my school
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STB Shujinkydink

STB Shujinkydink

Burning down in flames for kicks
No one can really give you much advice about what to do with your life man. Half of us dont know what we should do, the other half are doing what society has told them is right. The basic thing is just live and have fun. As long as you have food on the table and a roof over your head your luckier than many others out there
 
Name v.5.0

Name v.5.0

Iowa's Finest.
I'll give you some truth. You're not going to find a career you love. That probably happens to 5% of people. I found this to be the truth when I was your age. I picked a career in IT and went to school, got involved in a contracting program and finally got the beginning of my career at age 25 (I'm now 28). I make good money, and have a flexible work environment. I still hate going to work, but I wouldn't make it a year just sitting at home drinking beer and playing videogames.

Find a job with money, and people who wont treat you like dirt. Find stability and then when work is done go home and have fun. Just replace school with work. Who fucking cares what you do for work. Dont let that shit define you. It's just something you have to do to facilitate the rest of your life.
 
thatgoon24

thatgoon24

Morphio24
Name v.5.0 said:
I'll give you some truth. You're not going to find a career you love. That probably happens to 5% of people. I found this to be the truth when I was your age. I picked a career in IT and went to school, got involved in a contracting program and finally got the beginning of my career at age 25 (I'm now 28). I make good money, and have a flexible work environment. I still hate going to work, but I wouldn't make it a year just sitting at home drinking beer and playing videogames.

Find a job with money, and people who wont treat you like dirt. Find stability and then when work is done go home and have fun. Just replace school with work. Who fucking cares what you do for work. Dont let that shit define you. It's just something you have to do to facilitate the rest of your life.
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Yeah your right, don't let anything label you. But if its something your going to have to do for the rest of your life, atleast enjoy it. That's the only reason why I care what im going to do for work. Work without happiness is slavery. Love what you do and if you dont know what you want to do, don't settle.
 
Skkra

Skkra

PSN: Skkra
It's impossible to say where your career path will take you. That said, if you're looking for a college major and don't want to start undeclared, pick something you enjoy. I went into Computer Science, but I started programming for fun when I was in 7th grade. I knew it was something I enjoyed (or could at least tolerate!) and that would allow me to live the lifestyle I wanted to live. Try searching your own life for inspiration like that.

Your happiness should probably always be more important than money, so I'd try to aim your potential career towards something you like. I'm lucky in that I really do enjoy my job. You may not find that, but you don't want to hate your job. Considering work is what it is, I feel that a profession where you don't get up each day dreading having to go to work is a win.

On a personal note, always remember that life is full of unexpected curveballs. I'm 31 now. I did computer programming for several years after college until the General Motors office I was working in closed during the 2008 crash. Over the next two years I started a sanitizing company, did film editing, worked in the bottled water industry, and started my own IT consulting business. Now I'm back in the corporate world doing database administration and enjoying it immensely, but I certainly wouldn't have thought that this was going to be my path.

The best you can do in life is set your sights on things you like. You can never be 100% sure exactly how many twists and turns you'll encounter on your own path. But as the saying goes, "if you do things you enjoy, you'll never work a day in your life." I turned a hobby into a good career. I'm not sure whether you can do the same, but it's certainly a place you can start.

Best of luck to you. I'm impressed with your motivation. Don't lose that fire. It will serve you well and take you far.
 
crosstalk

crosstalk

Kombatant
thatgoon24
RedRaptor10

I'm a CS grad here to make things a little clearer. Computer Science is a science first off. Computer programming is just a tool computer scientists use. Yes, you'll be doing programming, but that's really a small piece of a good CS curriculum. Come junior year, you'll be doing a lot of math and a lot of theoretical computer science (Turing machines, automata), programming language theory (lambda calculus), algorithm analysis (big-O notation), and you'll get a good, detailed intro in some particular field (computer security, databases) which just scratches the surface of that rapidly moving field. If you get a bachelor's in CS, just be prepared for stuff you might not think would appear. A lot of people enrolled in CS think it's about programming and video games but are in for a rude awakening their junior year (or earlier). Not to discourage you from CS or anything, as it's an awesome field and I plan on going back to grad school for it eventually, but it's not all about programming. If you need any advice or need some programming homework help hit me up haha.
 
ryublaze

ryublaze

Noob
crosstalk said:
thatgoon24
RedRaptor10

I'm a CS grad here to make things a little clearer. Computer Science is a science first off. Computer programming is just a tool computer scientists use. Yes, you'll be doing programming, but that's really a small piece of a good CS curriculum. Come junior year, you'll be doing a lot of math and a lot of theoretical computer science (Turing machines, automata), programming language theory (lambda calculus), algorithm analysis (big-O notation), and you'll get a good, detailed intro in some particular field (computer security, databases) which just scratches the surface of that rapidly moving field. If you get a bachelor's in CS, just be prepared for stuff you might not think would appear. A lot of people enrolled in CS think it's about programming and video games but are in for a rude awakening their junior year (or earlier). Not to discourage you from CS or anything, as it's an awesome field and I plan on going back to grad school for it eventually, but it's not all about programming. If you need any advice or need some programming homework help hit me up haha.
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I'm only a sophmore lol idk much myself but yea I will probably need to talk to you sometime about CS. Thanks for the heads up.
 
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