[nfbcs] Computer science major college question

Nicole Torcolini ntorcolini at wavecable.com
Tue Jul 5 23:28:14 UTC 2016 

Unless you took running start, advanced placement, or some other program
that allowed you to get college credits while still in high school or take a
placement test, your performance in high school in a foreign language does
not affect your foreign language classes in college. Most colleges offer all
levels of foreign languages, so you can either start over with the same
language or take another one. And, if you are having trouble, many colleges
have tutor programs. Aside from just meeting minimum requirements, you will
find that some of the seemingly unnecessary areas of knowledge make life
more enjoyable after the fact because you never know where/when they might
come in handy.
	Instead of looking at college as something that you have to do, look
at college as something that you get to do. Also, although people do
sometimes take time off in between high school and college, this can have
its own complications.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Taylor Arndt via
nfbcs
Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 5:54 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Cc: Taylor Arndt
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Computer science major college question

Well, I'm not very good at writing a foreign language, as my school only had
one language Spanish Spanish only in Spanish all the way because my school
is so small, that's all we could take with Spanish and my writing skills
were very bad

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> 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
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>>> 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
>>>>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> 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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