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by jc4p
5306 days ago
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I'm a self taught programmer. I'm currently on my lunch break at a job that pays me just under 6 figures a year. I work and live in Seattle and I'm very glad that UW rejected me, twice. While the teachers interviewed in the story are amazing, I'm glad UW rejected me because I don't think I'd be were I am right now with their education. I've helped numerous high school friends who are now taking Computer Science classes learn what they need to learn for their assignments and the problems they have are just so non relevant that it scares me. This isn't a case of someone complaining "Why do I have to learn Calculus, I'll never use it!" (because I actually do use Calculus every day), but rather complaining about "why have I had to explain for loops to four different sets of hard working and studious friends, the day before their assignments are due?" I'm fairly certain that if any of my friends currently attempting a Computer Science degree from UW want to work at the level I do professionally, they'll have to study a lot on their free-time and learn things on their own rather than follow along with the classes they're taking. Note: This doesn't include people who have contacted me asking for her saying they're only taking Computer Science just because they hear it pays well. |
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