5 things I wish I knew before studying Computer Science 👩🏻‍💻

Hey friends, there have been lots of questions about tech and Computer Science in the comments section below, so I made a video to answer all your questions! 😄 https://youtu.be/YBMf2o2MVDg

When I was an undergraduate student in engineering in the ‘70s, my professor gave us this advice: “You are not here to learn engineering. You are to get a piece of paper that will give you a good start in life. If during your time here, you did learn something about engineering, that will be purely incidental”.

1. You won't be learning how to make websites and apps. 2. You won't be learning leanguages and tools used in the industry. 3. Use the 3ps of programming to improve your programming skills. p1. Problem Solving p2. Perseverance p3. Practice 4. Build your portfolio from first year. 5. Being a software engineer isn't the only career path.

i'm also a final year CS student!!! for me the first thing i wished i knew would definitely be #5 - that software development isn't the only career path after graduation. i had impostor syndrome for the longest time because i knew that i didn't want to delve into software (& mainstream tech industry in general, honestly), but i realized my passion lies in another slice of the discipline (like networks, data/more backend stuff, infosec).

This couldn't have come at a better time! Just about to start summer school for my CS degree now haha, thanks for all the tips Magdeline!

I wish I knew that it is important to practice the theoretical side of data structures and actually draw examples to see how they work and not just focus my time on completing a coding assignment. Drawing and understanding the theory of how data structures work pays off in the long run.

If you study CS, do you relate with any of these? What else do you wish you knew? 🤔 For those of you considering CS, all the best! 🥳

Thank you for making this video. Congratulation on your graduation.

Thank you so much for this video! It's super helpful since I plan to take computer science in uni as well.

i'm starting my first year soon majoring in comp science, so i'm really grateful for these tips!

I’m 19 and i just chose cs for my uni. Im hoping to make the best out of these 4 years and learn and practice more although I’m scared of programming and haven’t really started. But my main reason was cs is a core degree and it’ll help me figure out what to opt after 4 years in this tech world like ai,ds, etc. would really like to see more videos on programming and non programming jobs. And how would you learn programming if you would to start all over again?

thank you so much~ I'm in my 1st year currently and I also started coding seriously only after I got into undergrad studies, def gonna follow your tips about portfolio.

Amazing video Magdeline! Just finished my CS degree not long ago and I couldn't agree more with what you've said :) Keep up the great work!

thanks for this video Magdeline! I'm trying to choose from Software Engineering and CS next year at UC and your insights for CS helps so I can make a decision!

Music was soooo distracting in this video 😩

This was so reassuring for to me, I've jusy finished my computer science degree and feel so glad im not the only one who was confused about alot of things along the way. Looking forward to my first job and continued growth! Kaizen!

Thank you for this video, Magdeline! I've just started my Uni with CS major and this tips gonna help me just on time 😊 ❤ 😍

This is spot on, I have used programming skill i picked up in my degree during my career, i havent used anything else pretty much

About to get my AA and I haven't practiced much but here and there ill read code but mainly focused on passing pre recs. Once I enter my bachelors program however I'll start doing nothing but coding then. Just remember to just pass your classes, you may not start doing much coding at all but push through!! I wish I known that most of my time would be pre recs due to me wanting to transfer but I have only taken 2 coding classes sadly. For practice either read code and make sure you can understand what's going on within it, and do fun small projects. Good luck yall!

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