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Hi! So I wanted to make a post sharing some of the stuff that helped me improve at computer science but some of this advice can be applied to any subject you’re studying. Hopefully, these tips will help you if you’re beginning your journey in CS at University/College.

*I’m still learning and I’m nowhere near perfect so there may be some things in here that you disagree with but that’s okay because everyone has different learning styles. A lot of this advice stems from personal experience so I don’t expect these tips to work for everyone. With that being said, feel free to reblog this post with your own tips :)*

“How do I even know if I want to do CS at University?”

Well, Comp-Sci is obviously not everyone’s cup of tea but chances are if you are curious to learn more about the subject (either as a hobby or career) it’s a good idea to take a couple of intro/beginner courses to see how you feel about it before you major in it. It may be discouraging to hear some of your peers changing their majors from Computer Science saying that it’s either “too boring” or “too hard”. Most likely they either majored in CS because of only the pay or because they thought it would be easier than it turned out to be. But have no fear! As long as you’re passionate about learning this totally awesome subject and are persistent through the challenging areas, you’ll do great!

*note: there is nothing wrong with changing your major if you find something that you love more and would rather dedicate more time to. Just don’t feel like you have to change your major if you’re not confident that you will be successful as a computer scientist due to your skill level because you will get better. I promise.*

1. [stay consistent when learning programming languages]

Imagine you want to learn a foreign language like French, Arabic, or Japanese. Do you pick up a book and read it once or twice a week and expect to be fluent in a couple of months? Of course not! You need to be consistent and set aside at least an hour every day to sit down and learn/practice your language of choice. The same applies to programming languages. You have to dedicate enough time outside of class to really develop your coding skills but make sure you leave enough time for your hobbies and to relax because you don’t want to burn out. Consistency is the key. Remember, if you don’t use it you lose it.

2. [ask a lot of questions in class!]

You won’t believe how many times students have a question during a lecture but don’t ask it, instead they tell themselves that they’ll “google it when I get home.” But the reality is that most of the time they’ll be too tired or forget to look up their question on the web. Even if they remember, the answers they get on the web won’t always fit their question. You may be doing this too often but are unaware of it. It’s understandable if you have anxiety from speaking in the presence of a crowd or are too afraid that your question is too basic. Please don’t feel this way! Most of the students in your class are in the same position as you, some are probably even more confused. When you ask your question in class you not only help yourself understand the concept better but you also allow the professor to explain the topic further which benefits the whole class.

*note: not all professors allow for questions in the middle of a lecture so take advantage of office hours to ask them questions you wrote in your notes.*

3. [make connections with your professors]

The reason why we’re in college is to find something we love and make a career out of it, right? Well logically, one of the main steps of getting a career is to make connections with your professors! Businesses and organizations work with universities all the time; whether it’s for on-campus events, internships for undergrads, or scholarships. Your professors know about these opportunities probably more than anyone else because they have to sit in meetings discussing them for hours and is why you should talk to them if you’re interested in any of this stuff. Like I said before, take advantage of their office hours. Let them know you want to volunteer at events, apply for any internships, or apply for merit-based scholarships. Show them that you want to do more than just be a student and that you’re ready to do more work for an impressive resume. I wouldn’t have been able to get a fraction of the opportunities I did if it weren’t for my professor’s emailing me about them or writing letters of recommendation for me (which happened because I volunteered myself to work on projects even if it meant that sacrificing other responsibilities sometimes). In short: put yourself out there and get noticed.

4. [learn how to use online resources]

There’s no avoiding staying up trying to work on a project that’s completely boggling your mind. If you feel like you won’t get it to work no matter what you do, don’t worry because the internet is your best friend. It’s no surprise the number of resources available on the internet is almost endless but what might surprise you is the number of solutions to the specific question you have. Yup, there are people out there struggling with the same problem as you and plenty of people offering different solutions. It’s very important to remember that you shouldn’t blindly copy/paste their solutions into your code if you don’t how it works. You first need to identify what you did wrong and what their solution did right. This allows you to learn from your mistakes and prevents you from running into the same problems over and over again.

5. [learn how to use GitHub]

No explanation is needed, just please learn how to use it. You are welcome.

6. [avoid procrastinating!]

You already know this is a bad habit and if you don’t do it, congratulations you can skip this part or you can continue reading. Procrastinating results in projects messily put together the hour before it’s due (don’t lie, you’ve been there) and professors notice it, don’t think they don’t. Procrastination is something we don’t want to do but I’m not gonna sit here and say “stop procrastinating” because that won’t work (it surely doesn’t work for me), but I have some tips to avoid procrastinating.

a. Create fake deadlines for assignments that are actually earlier than the real due date! This tricks your brain to procrastinate according to the fake deadline but you’ll still have time to fix and polish your assignment before the real due date. This works for me 100% of the time.

b. Work with your classmate(s) on assignments. We often procrastinate when we’re working on projects alone because we are working at our own pace, which is usually avoiding doing it all week and cramming it the night before we turn it in. When you have a partner working on it with you it’s required that you work at a steady pace in order to keep up with them and finish the assignment on time. You can either meet up with your partner after class or online. This tip works like a charm, it’s motivated me to work on assignments that I’ve been neglecting when my classmates asked me “how did you do X in our assignment?” or “let’s screenshare our code and work on it together!”

7. [explore different fields in computer science]

Computer Science is a very broad study that has many specific concentrations. Someone might have zero interest in machine learning but love cybersecurity and one who has no plans on learning how to create programs might have a passion for computer hardware. You need to explore different areas you feel like you might be interested in. Visit workshops on them or take a couple of classes at a local CC and see which you love the most.

public class MeRightNow {

public static void main (String[] args) {

     Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);      String feeling = keyboard.next();      System.out.println(“I’m just a whole mess of emotions right now.”);

     for (int emotions = 0; emotions < 1000; emotions++)           {           if (feelings == emotions)                System.out.println(“But maybe I do have it all figured out.”);           else                System.out.println(“I’m actually a whole fucking mess.”);           }//end for

     }//end main