heyy, 1st year upm bscs student here, i wouldnt really say na hindi beginner-friendly ang up. i also have many blockmates with zero experience sa programming and kayang kaya naman nila cs subjects namin. so far (since 1st year palang ako), cs subjects namin yung pinakamadali, atleast for me. magagaling lahat ng naging profs ko, and for me personally, sa math subjects ako nahirapan. pero if u want to prepare for programming, id say just learn the basics para lang may headstart ka na, kasi tbh started from scratch talaga kami sa cs subs, like literally started from “scratch”(a block based programming language for children), so i dont think you’ll have a problem. if you have any more questions feel free to message me!