Post in here if you have a degree in Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

[Nocturnal]

What were some of hardships that you had to go through to obtain your degree.

Did you ever have to take a class twice due to a failing grade?

What was your GPA when you graduated?

Are you planning or are you taking up your Masters in Computer Science or Computer Engineering?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Sorry, but I had to make a post in this thread :evil:

Cheers Nocturnal :beer:

 

[Scootin159]

Hardships? Physics III was about the only one I had trouble with....probably would've helped if I had done some homework.

Yup, Physics III (only class I've EVER failed)

Overall: 3.0, In Major: 3.8

Not planning on a Master's yet, but definatly would like to eventually.

 

[z0mb13]

I had a CS degree from UC berkeley

The problem was GETTING into the CS program..

see they admitt people WANTING to go to the cs program, but the actual number of people who make it is small..

I transfered from a 2 year college to berkeley, HOPIng that I was able to get into their CS program..

and thank god I made it...

it was really stressful

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Sorry, but I had to make a post in this thread :evil:

Cheers Nocturnal :beer:

Mmm, beer! I want some beer now.

Stupid drinking laws. I'm all done with finals and I want drinkie drinkie.

Oh well.

Cheers!
Nate

 

[Kyteland]

I have a CS degree from UIUC. I didn't start in the program and transfering in was hard. I started freshman year with 5 friends wanting to transfer in to CS and I was the only one that actually made it.

If I get my masters I doubt I'll get it in CS. I'll probably get it in math.

 

[CrazyDe1]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
What were some of hardships that you had to go through to obtain your degree.

Did you ever have to take a class twice due to a failing grade?

What was your GPA when you graduated?

Are you planning or are you taking up your Masters in Computer Science or Computer Engineering?

ECE Degree.
3.2 cum, 2.8 in major.
No, I'm not doing a masters. I might go back for MBA but I don't see myself working for someone for more than it takes me to build sufficient capital to fund my own ventures.
I almost failed a programming class freshman year for copying but somehow got myself out of it. Tons of classes I got C's in because I really didn't ever do homework or study. I didn't really care about the major or do any work until senior year when we had senior design and embedded systems classes and I actually enjoyed what I was doing.
For those of you wondering, I had no problems getting a job.

 

[SuperTool]

ECE
33 liters of mtn dew to pull 3 all nighters in a row for 3 consecutive finals.

 

[MrYogi]

yes. I have degrees in both.

 

[DaveSimmons]

My life story

BS CS Um-St. Louis '91
GPA 3.96 (overall)

I really enjoyed it but:
(a) I'm a bookworm, been reading since I could barely walk, so I enjoyed the English, history, art classes as well as CS
(b) I had already done a good amount of coding before starting college, including some porting work (TRS-80 to Atari, Atari to C64) for Adventure International, KRENtek, and Simulations Canada.

My biggest hardships were spending too much time studying (though I had some social life), and learning to take tests in the allowed time -- I got my B in Calc II because I failed one test by spending too much time doing the first half of the test perfectly instead of just good enough.

I got into the University of Washington graduate program based on GPA and good general and CS GRE scores. I did all the coursework for a masters but decided I wasn't interested in any one area of CS enough to go into research, so I got a development job instead of staying another half-year to do the masters thesis. It was definitely worth the time though, both to decide what I didn't want (an academic careeer) and for the graduate-level classes.

Since late '93 I've worked as a lead software developer, first DOS C/C++ then Windows C++/MFC.

 

[Ameesh]

CS @ UC San Diego, ive dropped a class to take it again, but never twice. if its becoming a habit with you you need to figure out what you are doing wrong and fix it the first time around. you wont get a lot of second chances in the field before you reputation becomes tarnished.

ohh 3.1 gpa

 

[nitsuj3580]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
What were some of hardships that you had to go through to obtain your degree.

Did you ever have to take a class twice due to a failing grade?

What was your GPA when you graduated?

Are you planning or are you taking up your Masters in Computer Science or Computer Engineering?

I've got my BS in Computer Engineering.

I'm not the best inspiration to look at. I was a big underachiever that for some reason never got motivated in college and kind've coasted through. Got B's and C's on tests. Almost failed a Signals and Linear Systems class. GPA was a 3.0 on the dot.

I went into Patent Law and have had a good time in that field. I never really saw myself as an engineer for a career but never really switch majors because I like computers a lot. Highly doubt I'll be getting a Masters but law school may be in the near future.

 

[CanOWorms]

I was an EE with a sub 3.0 overall GPA. In my last 3 or 4 semesters, I was 3.0-3.5 every semester though. I only became motivated to do decently at the end, but even then I didn't try too much since I knew I screwed up too much. Now I'm getting my MS and currently focusing in solid-state (EE) but thinking of switching into CompE. I didn't think I knew enough, so decided to get an MS. Personally, I think I should have worked and then gone for an MS or gotten an MS part-time.

Never retook a course, only dropped one which I found out that I didn't need (it was some Civil Engineering course I was taking as an elective). I thought the hardest thing was the wide variety of types of courses. You hate some fields, like some of them. The other hardest thing is having professors who have courses at 8am with office hours from 5-7am!

I want to go into patent law like nitsuj3580 after getting my MS.

 

[Bassyhead]

I'm a CE. I don't get a huge amount of homework but labs are long and theres lots of studying. I started out with a sub 3.0 GPA but now am doing better after decreasing my course load per quarter.

 

[mugs]

Lack of chicks, no, 3.7 (3.9 in c.s.), HELL NO. If I go to graduate school, I'll be getting a technical MBA.

 

[maddogchen]

Hardships: LISP programming......GOD I hated that language.

 

[Titan]

Software Engineering, but I started out as Comp E and switched.

Had to take the same freshman classes as all other engineering fields (chem, physics, calc, eng) as opposed to CS who got to code first year.

didn't have many hardships. But i didn't like circuits, i like coding. Had some good fun team projects, had some bad ones. Got a job in my field before graduation, that was my only goal.

Oh and once me and my team had to break into the library to finish our project and code. But that wasn't a hardship, that was cool.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Hardships: LISP programming......GOD I hated that language.

LISP owns!!

its so straight to the point!!

 

[SunnyD]

BS Comp Sci - software development, minor in math.

AS Computer Information Systems.

 

[BCYL]

BS in Computer Science from University of British Columbia

Overall GPA: 3.2
Major GPA: 3.6

No problems with any CS courses... Failed one Chemistry course during first year due to laziness, didnt retake it since it wasnt a required course...

No planning to going into Masters, personally I think actual working experience is MUCH more valuable than a Masters degree in CS...

 

[woowoo]

No degree here.
Never been to a college.
Job title: Broadcast Engineer

Start low and work your way up....

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: z0mb13

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Hardships: LISP programming......GOD I hated that language.

LISP owns!!

its so straight to the point!!

{{{{{(((())))}}}}}

 

[techfuzz]

Currently working on my CS degree at Georgia Tech... Actually I've been working on it a long time since I work fulltime and go to school parttime. I'm not perfect; I have failed a class because I just didn't understand the material they were teaching no matter how hard I tried. I've also dropped a class because the teacher was absolutely horrible. When I'm finished with this degree, it'll be the first and last degree I ever intend to get. GPA... let's not go there!

techfuzz

 

[SpazzyChicken]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
What were some of hardships that you had to go through to obtain your degree.

Did you ever have to take a class twice due to a failing grade?

What was your GPA when you graduated?

Are you planning or are you taking up your Masters in Computer Science or Computer Engineering?

BS in CS and Mathematics (dual major), June 2003

Hardships?? NO CHICKS in CS or Math(ok, a few, but they were weird.....). But that was what the fraternity/sorority functions were for.........:beer:
Seriously though? Upper level math classes are a PITA. Die advanced dif-eq, die!

Overall GPA: 3.77

I would actually like to get my masters in math or education so that I can teach someday.............

 

[TommyVercetti]

I have a CS degree. Some classes were really really hard. They were hard becuase they were completely unlike what I had done in the past. Discrete math was beyond me and Algorithms (that (n)2 stuff) took a long time to be understood.