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I nev i t ay ouex pec t i nCSl i f e?Youmi ght beas k i ng bl y , t her ewi l l bes omepeopl ewhos eemy our s el f –gr as pi ngf ort hei ns pi r at i ont o i ngl ydonot hi ngbut l az ear oundi nc l as s , k eepy ougoi ngi nanyf or m pos s i bl e–“ What not l i s t ent ot hepr of es s or , andpl ay“ Pl ant s doI hav et ol ookf or war dt o?” . Thef ac tv s . Zombi es ”onanopenl apt opbut al s o– r emai nst hat anyl i f ei swhat y oumak eof i t , CS f r us t r at i ngl y–under s t andc onc ept sbet t er l i f enot ex c l uded. I ’ dhat et oboundex pec t at i ons , andf i ni s hmac hi nepr obl emsf as t ert han t os et l i mi t at i onsi nt he“ what i s ” , but woul d y ou. I t ’ st r uet hat wi t hhar dwor kand i ns t eads i mpl yl i k et oc l earmi s c onc ept i onswi t h dedi c at i on, any t hi ngi spos s i bl e, but s omewhat i t i s n’ t .t i mesonl yi nt hes t r i c t es t andmos t i mpr ac Comput ers c i enc ei snot I T , nei t heri si t di r ec t l y t i c al s ens e. I f y ou’ r ei nabi t of aj am and r el at edt oany t hi ngabout medi aordes i gn. I f y ou ar es t r uggl i ngex t r emel yhar dt oc opewi t h c hos ec omput ers c i enc et hi nk i ngi t wasj us t a t hebl i t z esof pr oj ec t sandex ams , t heny ou gl or i f i edt er mf orwhat waspr ev i ous l yment i oned, hav et or eev al uat ey ourr eas onf orbei ngi n t heny ou’ r ei nt hewr ongc our s e. Comput ers c i enc e t hedepar t ment . I f y oudoi t bec aus ey ou i swhat i t snames ugges t s , as c i enc e, f amousf or r eal l yl ov ewhat y ou’ r edoi ng, t henbyal l bei ngoneof t hemos t , i f not t hemos t mat hemat i - meansdowhat ev eri t t ak est os t ay , ev eni f c al l yor i ent edc our s ei nt hec ol l ege. I nac t ual i t y ,t hat meansdr owni ngy our s el f i nal ar mi ng s omeuni v er s i t i esar oundt hegl obel i s t c omput er l ev el sof c af f ei neandc ons t ant l yout doi ng s c i enc eundermat hemat i c s .y ourr ec or dnumberof hour swi t hout s l eep. That bei ngs ai d, c omput ers c i enc ei sal s onot Ther ei snot hi ngasr ewar di ngasl ov i ng pr ogr ammi ng. Tr uet hat wepr ogr am wi t hout what y oudo, andk nowi ngwhat y oul ov ei s endal l t hr oughout ourc ol l egel i f e, but j us t aspr i c el es s . But i f y ou’ r eonl yi nt hi s s ay i ngt hat c omput ers c i enc ei sal l about c our s ef ort hepos s i bl ybi gpay c hec kat t he pr ogr ammi ngi sl i k es ay i ngwr i t i ngi sal l endof t hedayorbec aus ei t ’ swhat s omeabout t hepenandpaper . Codesar e bodyel s ewant edf ory ou, t henmay bey ou s i mpl yt hemedi um weus e, t he s houl dr et hi nky ourl i f es t r at egyandf i nd c onc r et ef or m, t her eal i z at i onof s omet hi ngy ouf i ndr eal l ywor t hdoi ng, ev en what wek now. i f t hat ’ saf t ery ougr aduat e. I nt heendi t ’ s CSl i f ei sany t hi ngbut awal k t hos ewhoar epas s i onat eabout t hei rwor k i nt hepar k . Thec hangesi n t hat enduphappi es t i nl i f e. Don’ t t r ade wor k l oadar edr as t i c , awayy ourc hanc et odowhat y oul ov ef or dependi ngonhowf ary ou t hi ngsl i k emonet ar ygai n. Thoughs ur v i v al ar ei nt ot hes emes t er .i sourmos t bas i candi nal i enabl eneed, Fr om amat hemat i c al k eepi nmi ndt hat t her e’ snopr i c et agf or mi nds et , i f y out r i edt o bei ngabl et owor kwi t hy ourhear t i ni t . f i ndt heder i v at i v eof But at t heendof i t al l , y ous t i l l mi ght be wor k l oadwi t hr es pec t wonder i ng, what i sCSl i f e?Al l I c ans ayt o t ot i me, y ouwoul d y oui s , i nt r uet weenat hear t Di s neyf an pr obabl yendupwi t h f as hi oni nt hel y r i c sof Mi l eyCy r us , “ I t ’ st he f i gur esc l os et oi nf i ni t y c l i mb. ”CSl i f e, muc hl i k eany t hi ng, i sa at s omepoi nt sand0 pr oc es sy ougot hr ough. As t agey ou’ l l at ot her s . Ther ear e ent erandex i t , newandr enewed, eac h t i meswheny ou’ l l be ex per i enc edi f f er i ngwi t hev er yper s on. I t i s doi ngnearnot hi ng. But demandi ng, t i mec ons umi ng, s l eeponot heroc c as i onsy ou depr i v i ng, s t i f l i ng, f r us t r at i ng, maddeni ng, r ec ei v eonemac hi ne i nf ur i at i ng, andy et , i ns ur mount abl yr ewar dpr obl em af t eranot heri n i ngat t heend. Comput ers c i enc ehas t hes panof oneweekor c ount l es sappl i c at i onsi nani nc r eas i ng hav es ev er al ex ams numberof f i el dsandi nt er es t s , es pec i al l y s c hedul edoneaf t ert he wi t ht hewor l d’ sgr owi ngdependenc eof ot her , mos t ev i dent at t he c omput er s . Ther ear es omanydoor sopen endof t hes emes t er . You t oc omput ers c i enc egr aduat es , s omany mi ght f i ndy our s el f r unni ngon pat hst oc hoos ef r om. Youmi ght want t o adi et of c of f eeandener gy v ent ur ei nt ot ec hnol ogi c al ent r epr eneur dr i nk sf orday sonend. The s hi p. Ormay begoi nt or es ear c handmak e bes t andpr obabl yonl ywayt o Wal l ear eal i t y . 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