The BEST Advice For Computer Science Students

My hs/college experience:
My hs is very similar to college only the classes are online and your responsible for your learning if you don’t show up to class. And resources and teaching not very reliable so I mostly tried on the internet. I did not have the chance to network w others which is the negative of my schooling, but since this is very similar to college I’m already prepared to face this depressing schooling life

What is the best book about computer science

Ding ding ding ding. In 2015 my A&P class was hard as fuck. The exams actually required that you literally learned most the content in the textbook. About a 100 fellow students felt the tests were to difficult and were pissed that there were questions on the exam that were touched on during lecture. They literally felt that the should be spoon fed whatever information they might need on the exams. Enough students complained to their parents and the dean who then told they professor (a old school retired heart surgeon) to make the tests easier or he's going to end up failing 75% of his class. He ended up quiting at the end of the semester. Kids these days are pussies.

I paid for college and then did all the work for them

The professor is also likely wrong about a few things, so learning shit yourself is necessary. There is so much stuff that is wrong my teacher insists is true. I fucking hate it.

Computer Science and programming is impossible to know everything about because everything changes rapidly, so always make sure to confirm things you learn are true. What was true 10 years ago might be false now

i’m thinking about switching my major to computer science instead of cybersecurity. is it worth it?

Hi, i'm a computer science student i feel that I'm not doing it right, can u give some sources that will help me studying

exactly what i say to my friends.i have studied cs in 9 th and 10 th in icse board as a elective and now shifted to hsc for 11th and 12th(it is a bit lower on teaching part so it benifits me because i have covered major of my subjects ,so now i can concentrate more on my competitive exams).i had learned java then now they are teaching c++.they struggle with the code as they try to learn the code not the concept .while coding when they are even struggling to do even 1 code i mostly finish 3-4 codes and also create my own variations of it and then even help the ones who dont understand ....and they are STILL TYPING.

Not going to lectures is a waste of your money if you don’t wanna go to lectures there is no point in going to college

I agreeeee eventho im not studying this field

Yeah, we all agree that universities in USA are overrated, at most useful for a defined path, but definitely don't worth the price.

If not textbooks, then what resources are u gonna rely on to learn to be expert on computer science ?🤔

You should NOT try to learn most things by yourself.

Doing voding tasks with others is amazingly helpful to speed up your progress.

And the Maths? God the FING Maths. There is no need to learn that by yourself.

if you think about it, it applies to all degrees you need to study by yourself and figure things out bro trying his best for us to not go to cs college

I would never have learned to code without collage. I did not have the mentality to be 100% self driven evryday for multiple years without any imidiate rewards at that age. I needed the structure, learning plans, regular mandatory tests and projects, exams, and so one to keep me on track. I also skipped lots of lectures and did lots of self learning, but I need the system around me to keep me on track and going forward.

Not possible when your uni records your attendance

Easier said than done. In order to teach yourself you first need to have the time to teach yourself which many students simply don’t have

TFW your university had daily attendance in almost every class 😫

this is AWFUL advice. follow lecture as an absolute baseline and skip the book. utilize your IDE and implement concepts gradually

He's talking facts. If you can learn it outside of class on your own you don't need lectures or school

this is applicable for physics as well as maths

The worst part is that in my uni, professors know people will not show up so they say something that you need to know (like how something should specifically be done/submitted/designed) in class, in the middle of a 3 hour rant of useless information and random tangents

Im in year 10 now and i picked computer science aparently its one of the hardest but i enjoy styff with computer and really wanan learn coding and stuff but im also kinda fawked of its the hardest subject so im researching everything

That's fu__ing true I learned more from Doing Freelancing work in web developing languages then I ever got from university

Following the lecture notes is sometimes a must due to notations and the way the teacher explains things and this might differ from what you encounter on internet. Sometimes you can't even find anything on internet or the level of abstraction is too different.

You might end up "wasting" your time with "useless" things for your exam. However, I agree that these "useless" things can be essential outside uni, depends on what you work in, after uni.

It’s taken me fucking ages to learn this

everyone knows

100000% True

Im currently a welder thinking about going into computer science. I attended Fresno state university right out of HS (class of 2020) for business but ended up transferring to a trade school cuz I thought that career path wasn’t for me. Graduated from welding school after 9 months and I’ve been welding since January 2022. I’m looking to go back to school but since I’m a busy adult the only thing I can think about is online. The only options I can see myself doing online is Computer Science or Business. Since I was in business school already I know it’s easy and I can easily graduate but I don’t really see any interest to it. Computer science on the other hand seems cool and a good challenge for me. I also just started feeling eager to go back to school and get a degree. But I’m hesitant. Idk what the real reason is for me to want to pursue this degree. For one, I feel like a fraud. I coded a little bit in high school. Programmed some robot in my Computer Integrated Manufacturing class. Also worked with circuit boards. I already forgot the names and everything but at the time I was really good at creating the program then passing it onto a breadboard and then soldering the circuit board and connecting everything together. That’s about the only experience I’ve ever had with anything close to computer science. I also feel like it’s an unattainable “dream” that I came up with. All this to say, I just want some advice.😅

I feel like what people are looking for in a college education is actually a dedicated mentor. Sure, you can study on your own and be good at whatever you want to be but during that process, it's super nice to be able to lean on someone with more experience to help you build confidence in the direction you're taking at any given moment.

Indian students :- 75% attendance is must 😢

I completely agree! I used breaks as ways to gain new skills.

But didn’t you drop out?

This is why I hate having professors that require attendance. I’d rather not be forced to come to class when I can learn much better on my own.

Yep, i learned this the hard way and dropped out.

Indian professors in clutch.

Learned it the first semester.

One of my professors actually does her assessments from the textbook and after years of self teaching and testing on previous profs wow it can be tough to get a good grade

Intelligence != Education

in our uni 5% of our marks comes from attendance so not going to uni is not an option

We have to have 85% attendance

Wish I knew this from the start

As a CS graduate, I can tell this advice is crucial for every CS student. You shouldn't rely on your professors to reach your peak instead, focus more on self-learning coz your professor is given you the key you have to open the door yourself. I've been watching your videos for a long and I've learned a lot from them most especially Java and Python.

Tim what software do you use for editing your shorts ?? They are really nicely edited

I have realized that in most of the comments, people mentioned about the importance of networking, so why won't we become each other's network? we can meet, maybe we can work on common projects together and have fun, anyone agrees with me??

This is exactly why college is a scam bro. I'm in my fourth semester in computer engineering and they haven't taught me SHIT that I'll need in the future. I really am considering dropping out

true

Dang found this when I am about to graduate, it is super bs how little they care and how little effort professors actually put in. Everything is just reused from prior professors and handed down with different formatting. All teaching / grading is done by TA's / graders, and only when you get to super specialized 400 level classes you might have a professor that is more attentive

Totally true, and I teach CS. Even though I repeat every single day to complete exercises and labs and those who focus on theory and what I'm saying in class are the ones who struggles, especially those who try to understand everything before trying.

Computer Science is not programming.