I’d like to address something many of my peers fail to acknowledge. While learning computer science through a university/college curriculum is great for some people, it just isn’t geared to help students like me (well at least the university I attend.) Many of the students there had a good understanding of what computer science entailed and tutors while present weren’t entirely invested in the opportunity to mentor/advise.

When I say students like me I really mean students who come from less privileged backgrounds. For instance, I didn’t even have my first PC until my freshman year of college—all because of some high school scholarships I will forever be grateful for. Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but to follow this new drive of mine.

I even had an advisor attempt to help me switch career choices because she felt I may not do as well as other students. Not what an advisor should be doing in my opinion…

In conclusion, following a college curriculum is great and dandy up until you’re left with little to no options like I was. Should I really be paying this much money for college so you can potentially weed me out of your courses?