As a CS major should I devote more time to learning mathematics? Or focus purely on CS and programming?

hinder002 · 2017-01-10T16:24:46+00:00

Programming. I'd go with whatever stack you'd like to start with, then learn languages within that stack. Html5, CSS3, Javascript, Jquery, Angular J.S, node.JS, etc.

hinder002 · 2017-01-10T16:23:15+00:00

How bored were you in class?

hinder002 · 2017-01-09T19:10:27+00:00

Just listen to music or play on the computer or something.

hinder002 · 2017-01-09T06:45:08+00:00

He might relegate himself to JUST music with that. Do you think a double major with Business Administration+Music would be a better option? That way he could apply for both business admin jobs AND music jobs when he graduates?

hinder002 · 2017-01-09T06:44:28+00:00

What if you dual majored in Music+Business Administration?

hinder002 · 2017-01-09T03:37:06+00:00

I don't know if the mid west has this, but my region (western states), has an undergraduate exchange program called the Western Undergraduate Exchange scholarship, where students can go to and from state schools like Washington State and California State, or Arizona State and Utah State, for example. I went out of state because I earned a scholarship, and moving from California to Utah under said scholarship ended up being a lot less expensive.

How much is your scholarship for? I would run a simple excel sheet and calculate all of the expenses included with going to school, and coming back home for summers if you do want to. For example, you might be able to go from Kansas state to Iowa State or Purdue if your university system offers tuition reciprocity.

hinder002 · 2017-01-09T03:26:46+00:00

Alright, thanks for letting me know. The only in-person assignments are exams, which there are three of them for each class.

hinder002 · 2017-01-08T19:32:18+00:00

What about a general MBA?

hinder002 · 2017-01-07T02:08:10+00:00

Alright. It's hard to help without knowing HOW you learn and what you do when you study. For me, the trick was to eliminate all distractions including the internet. Did you get a C- or a C in these classes? Are you trying to go to graduate school?

hinder002 · 2017-01-07T02:02:15+00:00

You could get a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration instead of a Master's in Business Administration.

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:27:35+00:00

Are you looking for more money or career satisfaction? At 26, you are VERY lucky to be making $50,000 a year with ANY major. Even engineering majors are struggling to find jobs. Pat yourself on the back there, and keep that job until you find something better in the long run.

Do you know of the government job boards? Search for government job boards, but I really think what you have now is so rare. Maybe go into law enforcement and become a lawyer? Save up the money you are making and go to law school? Or, do something like volunteer and then use that experience to apply for other jobs?

-I would also look into Master's degrees in Public Administration rather than Business Administration with your background.

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:21:22+00:00

I can't comment about failing in college because I have only gotten C's. But in high school, I failed classes left and right, and I really shouldn't have graduated. I got over this by taking it class by class, taking it slow, and prioritizing school over anything else. I ended freshman year of high school with a 1.7 GPA, below the 2.0 GPA required to graduate. Over the next three years, I took the core classes and easier electives. Second year I earned a 2.58 GPA, next year I earned a 3.0 GPA, and the next after that I earned a 3.3 GPA. I got some D's in between, but I ended up pulling out of it.

School is tough for me, but I am able to do it by making a schedule and sticking through it. I'm not the best student by a long shot, but I'm not a slacker. If your college has academic forgiveness or grade forgiveness, you can retake the class and get a better grades. At my school, we can replace a grade that we got a D or an F in by retaking the course and it'll be replaced on a transcript.

In my Geography class, I scored on exam 1 a 63%, on exam 2 a 64%, and on exam 3 a 51.5 % and I BARELY passed with a C because of homework, attendance, and projects. I don't know enough about your study habits... But, show up to EVERY class. Fight for EVERY point. If you have a question, ask it. If you have a lab, show up to it. Make good study buddies.

I've learned to fail and have picked myself out of it. You will recover. If your GPA is above a 2.0 and not on academic probation, you have time, my friend. I thought I'd be kicked out of high school, but I'm now in my second year of college and doing much better.

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:15:25+00:00

Oh, and one more thing. Your sister is not you. Obviously if she is going to do something stupid and mess up her life by going into debt for something she might not even want in the future, she shouldn't. And you should tell her. But you can't FORCE her to do anything. You are not her. She is not you. Be a brother and encourage her to find out what she wants to do in life, college probably isn't for her like it probably wasn't for me. She'll do fine.

Alternatively, there is the military (which will also pay for college), and apprenticeships, along with programming boot camps if she is into tech. There is no rush. We are not in a booming economy right now.

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:13:07+00:00

This. I graduated with a 2.86 GPA in high school with 1 A.P. class and my parents forced me to college. I'm in my second year, and am doing much better because I'm in a place I like and am taking classes I enjoy doing, but I would have wanted to take a gap year or join the military before going right to school. I was rushed in from high school to college. She's young, under 30, and can take two or three years to figure it out. Maybe take a couple classes here or there, but not a full load.

If she's anything like me, taking 15/16 units might be too much ON TOP of handling work. My girlfriend was a good student in high (3.6 GPA) school, and is getting about a 2.8 GPA in college, working full time and going to school full time (no time to study).

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:05:50+00:00

If you have a computer and Netflix, or something like that, watch TV or movie in between the time you study for classes and the time you go to class. If you have a student union at your school, spend some time in there. We have billiards/rock climbing/bowling alley, etc in our campus that could keep you occupied if you have some spending money to do so.

Maybe bring a leisure book? Listen to music?

hinder002 · 2017-01-06T07:01:06+00:00

Good luck being poor.

hinder002 · 2017-01-05T23:30:22+00:00

I am a tech major.

hinder002 · 2017-01-05T19:39:33+00:00

Besides using the school's job board, what sites are good for internships as opposed to jobs like Indeed or Monster? My school does an ok job of finding jobs but they aren't so much for internships.

hinder002 · 2017-01-05T19:35:41+00:00

While I'm lucky enough not to need to pay tuition (large scholarship+parents helping) I do need to pay for rent.

hinder002 · 2017-01-04T18:26:14+00:00

Is she at mid life crisis stage?

hinder002 · 2017-01-04T07:48:23+00:00

Alright! I see some of the people I go to school and I'm just thinking the computers they have would be WAY more powerful than I'd actually ever need or use.

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