Ffamran
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Rant ahead. Beware of wall of text.
At uni - I'm like the only US person to call university and college "uni" which is supposedly a UK term -, CS classes require that you take an intro course on Java, but there's a "lower level" class that's taught in Python which isn't part of the requirement and is more geared to computer engineering, but as people say, more experience isn't bad. That class, CS301, is "easier" while CS302 is "harder". Personally, it's kind of stupid when you leave out a language and force people to jump into CS like that.
I'm taking an even more intro/noobie class since I'm still undecided - CS will probably be my fallback major - and because I really don't know anything about programming and wanted a preview. Welp, CS guys I met said that taking CS301 isn't a bad thing and that Python is a fairly easy language to learn compared to Java. At the same time, the fact that CS302 is a requirement and CS301 isn't makes it even more annoying since you're kind of forced to pick between potentially having to stay longer or taking courses in summer to meet the major's requirement. If anything, apparently, they're fixing the curriculum since CS is apparently a mean major compared to others. So, one guy told me to go to the CS adviser. I should do that before I have to sign up for classes.
Oh, and they had a Python class taught at the 600's course levels. Why they got rid of it, I don't know. And I found out there's this application that can track your progress in a major. We, new students and transfer students, were supposed to learn that at orientation. I didn't and I doubt that most of the people in my group did - I found out from a CS friend. Hell, they didn't even tell us we could access Google Apps through our school's accounts.
Then there's the whole email migration to Office 365 which might be conflicting with Google Apps for some reason. Jaysus... Then again, there's thousands of students so, you can't blame them, but you have to since they should be responsible for students not failing because they were unaware of tools around them. Yes, you can ask about stuff, but people tend to be afraid of asking dumb questions which don't exist by the way.
I also love how there are mid-terms not mid-term, but mid-terms plural. You'd think mid-term means one exam during the middle of the semester. Nope, there's multiple mid-terms for one given course at times. Call them exams, quizzes, tests, or freaking quests. It's confusing. I also love how people can end up with 5-7 projects, essays, and other heavy homework due on the same day and given out close to each other.
Man, I'm burnt out... Still have 3 freaking projects to work on...
At least the professors are nice and understanding. One of them is actually Russian! It was amazing and funny when I first heard her talk. She makes the course even more interesting since it's not some professor who just read stuff, traveled a bit, and decided to teach about another culture. Nope, she lived Russia from the Soviet rule to now and the course on Russia's early past makes understanding Russia easier.
That said, if a person travels thousands of miles, collects precious information, and is a foreigner to the areas, that doesn't mean there's no merit. That professor retired, but his course is still taught and it's interesting learning about African folklore.
I really want to take a course on Islam and the Middle East. Open your eyes and the see the world for what it really is.
I'm taking an even more intro/noobie class since I'm still undecided - CS will probably be my fallback major - and because I really don't know anything about programming and wanted a preview. Welp, CS guys I met said that taking CS301 isn't a bad thing and that Python is a fairly easy language to learn compared to Java. At the same time, the fact that CS302 is a requirement and CS301 isn't makes it even more annoying since you're kind of forced to pick between potentially having to stay longer or taking courses in summer to meet the major's requirement. If anything, apparently, they're fixing the curriculum since CS is apparently a mean major compared to others. So, one guy told me to go to the CS adviser. I should do that before I have to sign up for classes.
Oh, and they had a Python class taught at the 600's course levels. Why they got rid of it, I don't know. And I found out there's this application that can track your progress in a major. We, new students and transfer students, were supposed to learn that at orientation. I didn't and I doubt that most of the people in my group did - I found out from a CS friend. Hell, they didn't even tell us we could access Google Apps through our school's accounts.
Then there's the whole email migration to Office 365 which might be conflicting with Google Apps for some reason. Jaysus... Then again, there's thousands of students so, you can't blame them, but you have to since they should be responsible for students not failing because they were unaware of tools around them. Yes, you can ask about stuff, but people tend to be afraid of asking dumb questions which don't exist by the way.
I also love how there are mid-terms not mid-term, but mid-terms plural. You'd think mid-term means one exam during the middle of the semester. Nope, there's multiple mid-terms for one given course at times. Call them exams, quizzes, tests, or freaking quests. It's confusing. I also love how people can end up with 5-7 projects, essays, and other heavy homework due on the same day and given out close to each other.
Man, I'm burnt out... Still have 3 freaking projects to work on...
At least the professors are nice and understanding. One of them is actually Russian! It was amazing and funny when I first heard her talk. She makes the course even more interesting since it's not some professor who just read stuff, traveled a bit, and decided to teach about another culture. Nope, she lived Russia from the Soviet rule to now and the course on Russia's early past makes understanding Russia easier.
That said, if a person travels thousands of miles, collects precious information, and is a foreigner to the areas, that doesn't mean there's no merit. That professor retired, but his course is still taught and it's interesting learning about African folklore.
I really want to take a course on Islam and the Middle East. Open your eyes and the see the world for what it really is.
This reminds me of what that guy said to Tadashi in Special A. Something about if you lie to yourself too much, those lies becomes truths.
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