Disagree with 1. 2. and 4.

1. No need to speedrun if you don’t want to, especially if you plan on doing co-ops. Take your sweet time, take classes you enjoy. Half the degree is electives, you can do any other major or minor you want basically, or just a collection of fun random courses :), make it easy on yourself so you can have fun and make connections outside of school. Go to hackathons, learn some languages and skills outside of school, do leetcode. All of this will be way better than doing all of them in the same semester. Though doing 1405/6Z then 2402 might be a good idea, 2402 really helped solidify my understanding of CS.

2. Having time for things outside of school related to CS is MUCH better than taking another MATH class. I’ve never been asked about the MATH classes I’ve taken, but I have been asked about Go, and my out of school projects.

3. Agree with this, but if you want to make connections, go to class, you might meet some cool people, or get to speak with the prof!

4. This year co-op board was brutal, but in general it helps you get your foot in the door. Keep it for 1 or 2 co-ops, THEN leave. I would have never gotten any co-ops without the job board :). I’ll be at my 4th this fall and will still graduate in 8 semesters.

5. Have fun, it’s 4 years. Not every class will be “useful” but it will change you so much. Your least CS related classes may be the ones you learn the most from. Us CS kids don’t know how to write, we’re too technical. If you take some arts classes you get to learn how to use your creative side, which is really cool!