[nfbcs] Computer science major college question

Jim Barbour jbar at barcore.com
Mon Jul 4 23:04:08 UTC 2016 

Most companies will hire you without a degree if you have proven experience. 

In my case, Google hired me as an SRE with no degree. 

Having said that, a CS degree is a valuable credential to have, just not a requirement. 

Jim

Written While on the Move

> On Jul 4, 2016, at 6:46 PM, Nicole Torcolini via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Some companies will not hire people who do not have a Computer Science
> degree. However, that does not necessarily mean that you have to get one.
> Either way, be sure to get your hands on some real life work through an
> internship or something before trying to get a job.
> The DRC at my college was very helpful. It just depends on the school. Some
> DRC's can provide a lot of help in some areas but not others, so make sure
> that you talk to the DRC before you apply or accept.
> Many colleges require a foreign language. Most have a wide enough selection
> that you should be able to choose the one that you want. What specifically
> are you concerned about with foreign languages?
> College is similar to high school in that you are still required to take
> certain subjects; you just have more options for the specifics in those
> subjects.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon via
> nfbcs
> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 9:33 AM
> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> Cc: Aaron Cannon
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer science major college question
> 
> If you really want to program, don't wait until college to learn. If you
> want to learn it, then learn it. There are tons of free resources online,
> and even more on BookShare.
> 
> If you'd like some pointers on getting started, ask on this group.
> 
> Best of luck.
> Aaron
> 
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>> On Jul 4, 2016, at 08:58, Taylor Arndt via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, I want to be able to program.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2016, at 8:58 AM, Greg Kearney via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> You will definitely need calculus for a computer science degree. Most
> schools will also require a language. That said I have heard of a few school
> that accept computer languages (C, Fortran, Python, etc.) for this
> requirement but such schools are, I suspect, very, very rare.
>>> 
>>> As a dyslexic I was told to steer well clear of formal foreign language
> instruction and so ended up taking American Sign Language to fill my
> university's language requirement. The advantage was that ASL has no written
> form and as such I was never required to learn to read, write or spell in
> it.
>>> 
>>> When I went to school the disabled student's office provided far less
> support than many of them do today. What support they gave was welcome
> however, they could, for example, insure that once I had signed up for a
> class and the recorded book were ordered that the class would be offered no
> matter what.
>>> 
>>> I would also point out here that there are many paths to a career in
> technology and no all of them lead through a computer science degree. Today
> I hold the professional title of engineer at a major silicon valley company,
> yet my degree is in fine arts with graduate work in American Studies. I
> never once had any formal computer science or engineering training but I did
> avail myself of some programming classes that filled the math requirements
> in college.
>>> 
>>> Many of the people I work with directly have degrees in music and others
> in fields as wide ranging as philosophy and history and came to computer
> science after the fact. Indeed my company often tells people they should
> ignore the education requirements section of job posting and apply if they
> feel they can do the work. My supervisor never set foot on a college campus
> but came out of the military.
>>> 
>>> Greg Kearney
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 11:40 PM, Taylor Arndt via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Really? I thought if you went into the sciences you didn't have to have
> one wow that stinks
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 10:18 PM, Andy B. via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1. I had to take calculus. Why? When you start getting into database
> cross products, intersections, and unions/set theory, having an
> understanding of these from a math point of view helps. Finally, during week
> 1 of one of my programming classes starting tomorrow, we have to write a
> program that solves a 4-line algebra problem.
>>>>> 2. The DS offices did not do much for me in my undergrad degree.
>>>>> 3. Almost all schools require a foreign language credit(s). Mine did
> not because I took classes online.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> Guyette via nfbcs
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2016 9:34 PM
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>>>>> Cc: Robert Guyette <rags215 at comcast.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer science major college question
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes you have to take calculus bedside you will use it in computer
> science classes.  The more the math the better.  I did  not rely on the
> disabled students services.  
>>>>> 
>>>>> Get Outlook for iOS
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 6:27 PM -0700, "Taylor Arndt via nfbcs"
> <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi, so I am doing some research for colleges. I know that I want to
> major in computer science but I have few questions One. Do you have to take
> calculus in college?
>>>>> If so why is this?
>>>>> Two. Did the disability services at your college help you in anyway for
> your computer science major?
>>>>> Three. Did you have to take a foreign language class in order to
> graduate?
>>>>> Thanks, and I'd appreciate any input
>>>>> 
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