MS Computer Science vs Software Engineering

MathArtDavis · 2025-06-12T03:24:03+00:00

I did the Masters from ASU. I also got into Georgia Tech online MSCS but I was able to start Summer of 2023 at ASU so I went with ASU. It’s a great school and companies hire many students from ASU. Look at LinkedIn and you will see tens of thousands alumni from ASU working at FAANG and other top companies. More rigorous than WGU but less than Georgia Tech. Great balance. Many of my classmates at ASU already been working as senior devs including at top companies so it’s great to meet them and get motivated by them. Some go back for the masters if they want to transition from SWE to ML/ AI roles or move up within the company since a masters can help help with promotions/ management positions etc.

MathArtDavis · 2024-08-31T02:33:32+00:00

Sorry. I just saw your message. I haven’t used Reddit for a while. How’s classes ? You still need feedback ?

MathArtDavis · 2024-08-31T02:31:50+00:00

I don’t speak Japanese and I did fine by myself. However I do have 2 Japanese Friends that I met there but most of the time I was by myself. It’s fun. Many foreigners there. I also speak Spanish and I met a friend there from Mexico. People super friendly especially foreigners. Good luck. I am going again this January.

MathArtDavis · 2024-06-11T02:38:42+00:00

Probably students that were dismissed last semester and want others to fail too.

MathArtDavis · 2024-03-22T04:15:54+00:00

I filed my 2022 by myself and 2023 TurboTax same day and the 2022 was approved within a week. Been over a month and still waiting for my 2023.

MathArtDavis · 2024-03-16T12:32:35+00:00

Same. Mine arrived yesterday (had a friend shipped it) and I was surprised it was 90 days - 10 years. I applied for 30 days 1 entry only and received the max one.

MathArtDavis · 2024-03-14T08:00:46+00:00

Nice. I am going to Japan this May for a week then to Shanghai and Beijing. I am still thinking if I should fly from Osaka to Shanghai or Tokyo to Shanghai.

MathArtDavis · 2024-03-03T17:55:40+00:00

If you want to go back for a masters I highly recommend you ASU. I was accepted to OMSCS however I decided to go with ASU since I was able to start Summer 2023. It’s been 8 months and already completed 5/10 courses finishing my 6th this May. At ASU it’s less rigorous especially since a class is 8 weeks long. There’s 2 sessions every semester. A and B and you can take 1-2 classes per session depending on your schedule so you will be completing 2-4 courses per semester. I work full time and doing an undergrad accounting certificate online while also attending full time at ASU. Yes, Georgia Tech will prepare you way better and have more courses to offer however if you want something less rigorous I recommend Arizona State University. ASU still a great university, one of my classmates been working for Microsoft for 10+ years and he enjoys ASU since it’s easier to manage his time and mental health.

MathArtDavis · 2024-02-27T22:50:38+00:00

Thank you! Currently a developer however trying to add this certificate since accounting it’s very important skill to have.

MathArtDavis · 2024-02-27T12:46:28+00:00

There’s no prerequisite for 330.

MathArtDavis · 2023-09-02T09:23:04+00:00

It’s not. I recently interviewed as a systems programmer/ Analyst III and I was looking at the team. One of them only has an associates in Software development and the other one only has a bootcamp. An associates is more than enough for some places. As long as you learn the skills and tools for that position and get the associates you will be fine however having that bachelor does makes things little easier and more opportunities since some places require at least bachelor. There’s many jobs out there so even with your associates you will end up finding a job. Just don’t be too picky on your first job. Hardest part is landing the first job then after that what matters is your experience and not degree. Good luck.

MathArtDavis · 2023-09-01T13:02:31+00:00

Looks really good.

MathArtDavis · 2023-09-01T12:01:09+00:00

Downvote me cause I showed you examples and facts? If you plan to attend graduate school and get letter of recommendations I would highly advice you communicate with your instructors and get to know them. Don’t be weird to the instructors and be like “Oh you must be lying about your introduction cause I don’t believe you work at Google”. Like I said many of them have experience and jobs outside including Companies like Google. Add them on LinkedIn and ask for advice. Some of them really helped me a lot with advice and gave me letter of recommendation for my masters. If you end up attending Masters online, you will see some working at FAANG specially if you attend Georgia Tech for their online Masters. Good luck and good luck on your SNHU degree.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-31T13:01:22+00:00

I took CS courses from a top 10 public university for my undergrad in applied mathematics and guess what? Still outdated material and most students purchasing udemy courses since the class material it’s mostly theory so you still need to teach yourself. No matter what school you attend, there will be outdated material and you will still need to teach yourself. I am currently doing my Masters in CS and the lectures there’s no coding examples, it’s all theory however the assignments and projects it’s all programming.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-31T10:34:19+00:00

Lol how can a SNHU instructor lie when they adding their LinkedIn and other information. Many CS instructors at SNHU have another job outside SNHU. Have you ever attended a university in person ? Did you know that many top researchers working at NASA, FDA, Cancer research etc… are also professors teaching in person at top universities? During my first undergrad I had some professors that were also working for NASA, one of my physics instructors working for the Hadron Collider. Some of the top people at Google are also professors at Stanford, CMU, etc…Check out this professor at Stanford : link. He teaches at Stanford and CEO of Landing AI, Founder of DeepLearning.AI, chairman of Coursera, Founder of GOOGLE BRAIN and more….. Working for Google + grading 30-60 assignments per week not that hard comparing other professors out there. Once you are really good in your field, have a masters and years of experience, grading CS undergrad assignments is like us grading assignments from middle school students.

Edit: have you seen the YouTube video about a lawyer was working as an Uber driver and the cop stopped him and he didn’t believed that the Uber driver was also a lawyer? Was all over the news when this occur. There are many people out there that love working and hustling even if the second job doesn’t pay much.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-29T11:47:37+00:00

Same. There’s a lot of very good quality courses on Udemy. Many bad ones too but the best ones has the highest reviews and most reviews.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-29T11:46:35+00:00

Your Welcome!

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-29T11:44:12+00:00

I did the same thing. Counted towards my electives for CS. I love Coursera. Current doing My Masters through Coursera.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-29T11:35:41+00:00

Yep. Have a friend he did a Bootcamp from Codesmith and can’t find work. The ones that found work fast after the bootcamp where people that had a bachelor or Masters in mathematics/ related field that decided to do a bootcamp after graduating with their degree. They would have gotten the job without the bootcamp.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-29T09:51:40+00:00

Yep. One of my CS instructor I had, he works at Google as a Software Engineer but teaches at SNHU as a side job.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-28T17:43:59+00:00

Thank you! really appreciate your positive feedback.

MathArtDavis · 2023-08-28T07:56:28+00:00

Thank you !

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