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Tyrone
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Does college go by fast to get a degree ?
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Natalie Naughton
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College flies by. You will find yourself wondering where the years went when you finally graduate. The days may seem long but the years are short.
Leo Reyes
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It depends. If you have bad teachers, or if you hate what you're doing, it will feel like an eternity!
I see you tagged this question with "computer-programming", so if want to have an idea of what you're going to deal with expect the following:
* Math and Formal Reasoning: Lots of it and then some more. If you don't like Math, you'll be miserable.
* Complexity: Programming isn't easy. Computers never do what you want them to do, they do what you ask them to do. You'll spend lots of time figuring out where's the disconnection between what you want and what's actually happening. When coding, it's going to be 20% writing code and 80% figuring out why it isn't working.
* Dealing with Others: Being a developers is seldom a lone task. You'll often be part of a team and you'll have to learn to collaborate with them. It can be difficult to get your ideas across or to understand what others are saying -- plus you'll have to deal with different personalities as well.
To better prepare yourself, you can start taking courses on programming. That'll give you hands-on experience on what your College experience might feel like.
Start learning a programming language, any language will help
I see you tagged this question with "computer-programming", so if want to have an idea of what you're going to deal with expect the following:
* Math and Formal Reasoning: Lots of it and then some more. If you don't like Math, you'll be miserable.
* Complexity: Programming isn't easy. Computers never do what you want them to do, they do what you ask them to do. You'll spend lots of time figuring out where's the disconnection between what you want and what's actually happening. When coding, it's going to be 20% writing code and 80% figuring out why it isn't working.
* Dealing with Others: Being a developers is seldom a lone task. You'll often be part of a team and you'll have to learn to collaborate with them. It can be difficult to get your ideas across or to understand what others are saying -- plus you'll have to deal with different personalities as well.
To better prepare yourself, you can start taking courses on programming. That'll give you hands-on experience on what your College experience might feel like.
Leo recommends the following next steps:
Jeremiah Abah
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Hi Tyrone, Yes! college goes by faster than you can imagine. Whether you go the route of a 2yrs Associate degree or straight into a 4yr bachelor's degree program. I strongly suggest you get it done and out of the way before you settle down for work or business/entrepreneurship depending on what you will like to do in the future.
All you need to do is to get started, and the days go by really fast, in a short while, a year, 2 yrs is already gone by. A lot of people will tell you they regret not starting out when they had the opportunity staring at them in the face because time waits for no one. While in college, strive to get as many internships/summer internships etc as you can to boost your resume and help prepare you for the professional world. These internships can count as work experiences by the time you graduate. Also, every school project (group or individual) counts on your resume as well. None of the experiences is a waste.
All you need to do is to get started, and the days go by really fast, in a short while, a year, 2 yrs is already gone by. A lot of people will tell you they regret not starting out when they had the opportunity staring at them in the face because time waits for no one. While in college, strive to get as many internships/summer internships etc as you can to boost your resume and help prepare you for the professional world. These internships can count as work experiences by the time you graduate. Also, every school project (group or individual) counts on your resume as well. None of the experiences is a waste.