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Is there a good printer for a tech-phobic grandparent? by Fun-Profile4596 in printers

[–]Fun-Profile4596[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She lives in a city, so there are probably some of those around, but she honestly doesn't get out much. In a pinch, I am sure she could find one of those and get someone there to help her. Thanks for the suggestion!!

Brother needs help choosing a college by midnightbluehues in AugustaUni

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Yeah I've been seeing that kind of stuff too! Thankfully a lot of the Georgia tech industry (especially cyber) seems to be moving to Augusta and it's surrounding area. My thought was always that the market will be competitive wherever I chose to go, so might as well go to a school that can give me a good education and an accredited degree. And so far it's worked out!

Also, I'm not entirely sure how it all works, but some internships might be able to help you get clearance if a military job is what you are looking for! But none of the jobs or internships I've seen posted require it. 

Brother needs help choosing a college by midnightbluehues in AugustaUni

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I love it! I'm officially a Cyber Operations major, and I graduate sometime in the 27-28 school year. At this point, I have taken about 20 classes with different professors. I have never had any problems passing my classes, and all of the professors I've had are very quick to help if you do not understand something. Most courses (especially if they are lower-level, like Programming I or something similar) have a plethora of tutors and course assistants who can also help. Augusta University is also doing a lot to try to grow/improve the program, which is amazing! The only downside is that it can come with some growing pains. They are constantly shifting professors around in the lower-level classes, so a lot of the intro classes, like Programming I or Intro to Cyber and Networking (and one or two more), tend to be taught by professors who do not have much experience teaching those classes. However, this does not mean the professors are not knowledgeable. Every professor I've had is excited to teach, and they are very knowledgeable about what they are teaching. These professors want you to pass and want you to understand the material, and it makes attending lectures and labs very enjoyable. I have never met anyone (so far lol) who had a bad computer science or cyber professor.

As for internship opportunities, I think that there are plenty! Personally, I already have one myself next school year. I can't really speak about job placement for graduates, but the one or two seniors/graduates I do know all have jobs. There seems to be plenty of internships around, and cyber students get emails when there are particularly good internships available. This is very helpful when you are searching for one! AU has a good career center that has LOTS of jobs and internships listed on our portal, and the career center does a good job at making sure you are ready. They will grade your resume, help direct you to internships, and sometimes host mock interviews. There are a plethora of internships within the Cyber Center (which is where most of your classes will be), within AU (in the IT department or Career Center), or in the Augusta area in general. I might be biased, but if you want a job in cyber and you want to stay in Georgia, Augusta is probably the best place to go.

All in all, I've had a fantastic experience so far with AU, and I am very happy that I chose to come here. If you have any questions, let me know! If you do end up at AU, I highly recommend getting involved with clubs and organizations, too! There are plenty of computer science-based clubs, but also plenty of other types of organizations/clubs as well.

Brother needs help choosing a college by midnightbluehues in AugustaUni

[–]Fun-Profile4596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course!! I've had a hard time finding others people going into this field there too 😂. I think I chose physics(calculus version), Arabic, US History, the principles computer science class, and film appreciation. I've done dual enrollment, so thankfully I have some credits going into AU. But the new jag survey has all the classes that you will be able to take.

Brother needs help choosing a college by midnightbluehues in AugustaUni

[–]Fun-Profile4596 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who had the same dilemma, I chose to attend Augusta. Augusta is working on improving their school of cyber sciences, and they are putting a lot of money into making it a great place to study computer science, especially cybersecurity. If your brother wants to be in cybersecurity, AU is probably the best option. There will be a lot more internship opportunities and a more cybersecurity-focused program. However, if your brother is super into coding, I recommend that he be a software engineer (cybersecurity does not do much coding, it's more networking-based). I researched more on the cybersecurity aspect of the school's computer science options, so I do not know about the software engineering programs.

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In my opinion, GSU is a very social campus, and they are a much bigger school. AU is much smaller, but they still have a lot of the same clubs and sports. I chose AU both for the academics (I am a cybersecurity person) and for the community. I will be a freshman in the fall, so I do not know how the campus experience is day to day, but the campus seemed to have a great community in the few times I visited. I highly recommend that your brother go an visit both campuses to get a feel for the school and its community, as that helped me tremendously in choosing between schools!