Information Technology (IT)

[luckyluchiano]

Really depends what you are after and what you are willing to do to get into software.
CS degree is very different and much harder than an IT/IS degree.

Only thing harder imo is all the damn Math lol. I`d rather Major in something else and just Minor in CS just to take all the programming courses, but then again not many folks are good at problem solving/programming and probably couldn't get away with that.

 

[capital sb]

Only thing harder imo is all the damn Math lol. I`d rather Major in something else and just Minor in CS just to take all the programming courses, but then again not many folks are good at problem solving/programming and probably couldn't get away with that.

Programming is harder probably the #1 reason people switch from CS to IT is the programming with math being the second reason.

IT only does intro programming courses they really don't get into advanced programming concepts.

 

[luckyluchiano]

Programming is harder probably the #1 reason people switch from CS to IT is the programming with math being the second reason.
IT only does intro programming courses they really don't get into advanced programming concepts.

Nah I think avg cat doesnt even make it too the real programming classes due to the Math. Someone Tech minded will succeed in either, but the math and stuff usually gets people out the paint.

 

[yeah]

Programming is harder probably the #1 reason people switch from CS to IT is the programming with math being the second reason.
IT only does intro programming courses they really don't get into advanced programming concepts.

Nah I think avg cat doesnt even make it too the real programming classes due to the Math. Someone Tech minded will succeed in either, but the math and stuff usually gets people out the paint.

Can confirm. All of my programming courses were decently sized...until we got to Calc II. My Calc II class began with 30+ people...9 of us passed.

 

[da r entertainment]

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[and1play5]

Can confirm. All of my programming courses were decently sized...until we got to Calc II. My Calc II class began with 30+ people...9 of us passed.

Can def attest to that, after Calc II i was donezo haha, lots of discrete math too

 

[capital sb]

Man I finessed my way through them math classes

All the way up to 500 level courses which weren't even required. S/O to my plug.

Now programming on the other hand I struggled.

Yal are the first people I've heard say they dropped CS because of the math, its only 4 classes. Even dude right above yal said he switched to IT due to the programming.

 

[luckyluchiano]

I majored in CIS mainly because I wanted to take the Business classes and no math, I still took two programming classes and they were easy. In HS I wanted to go to college for either CS or Comp Engineering, but I was sooooooo straight on taking the math classes. And I knew I wanted to be a BA but a little more tech minded but not enough where I wanted to be a developer.

 

[Mark Antony]

Programming isn't just about having a technical acumen, but also patience and a certain meticulousness. I def didn't have that. Calculus builds on each course, you have to start from scratch, do one after the other and do not miss a lesson to grasp it. I've gone from an A in Calc I, then after years apart attempting Calc II and barely passing.

 

[AZwildcats]

Took me 2 tries to finish Calc 2 

 

[capital sb]

You can finesse through those math courses, taking the classes at community college is the easiest way.

Don't want to do that find the easiest professors at your school and take their classes only.

 

[miketysonthekiller]

calc2 isn't difficult at all. 3/4 of the semester is all integrals with trig, natural logs and exponential, easy stuff. The hardest part is series and sequences. That's where stuff gets a bit more complicated, specially mcleurin series, taylor etc... That's the part that caused my grade to dip from A to a B

The thing is, you have to study and stay consistent every week to get good at calc2. I think the hardest part is having time to do it because you've got a packed schedule with physics w/ calc thrown in there making it difficult.

Def. a weed out class.

After calc 2, calc 3 is pretty easy and much more enjoyable( at least for me it was). Same with Diff. Eq's and Linear algebra.

 

[HankHill]

They required you to take calc3 for CS? That was just a CE at my school.

 

[capital sb]

They required you to take calc3 for CS? That was just a CE at my school.

Depends on your curriculum. We could take Calc 3 or Linear Algebra. I chose linear algebra and it took me 2 tries to pass, first professor was from Berkeley

How he ended up in RIchmond,VA I will never know.

 

[AZwildcats]

calc2 isn't difficult at all. 3/4 of the semester is all integrals with trig, natural logs and exponential, easy stuff. The hardest part is series and sequences. That's where stuff gets a bit more complicated, specially mcleurin series, taylor etc... That's the part that caused my grade to dip from A to a B

The thing is, you have to study and stay consistent every week to get good at calc2. I think the hardest part is having time to do it because you've got a packed schedule with physics w/ calc thrown in there making it difficult.

Def. a weed out class.

After calc 2, calc 3 is pretty easy and much more enjoyable( at least for me it was). Same with Diff. Eq's and Linear algebra.

You just say Calc2 isnt difficult? i hate you 

 

[Stormblessed]

Yeah I hated calc also, I took a minor in digital forensics though to lower my math requirement.

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

BS in IT highest math was trig and foundations of discrete. Highest science was physics 2 without calc

 

[qtnettles]

Took all my higher level math classes onlined and finessed my way to B's 

 

[capital sb]

 
Took all my higher level math classes onlined and finessed my way to B's 

Gotta finesse through them math courses by any means necessary.

 

[dathbgboy]

That's one of the reasons I'm hesitant about going back to school, I suck at the advance maths and I would have to take a STAT, Calc(or Business Calc), and something else.

That's why I'm tryna work through this Free Code Camp and hope it helps

 

[fantastic4our]

Ugh I had to take Business Calc after passing regular Calc because I changed my major to IT. I barely went to that class.

 

[luckyluchiano]

What do you guys say about roles you have on your resume less than 6 months? I pretty much stay honest without bashing the company but I had one dude low key try to come at me about it.

Y'all Keep me in your thoughts again, got a big interview next week. Had two today, one went well but I checked back with recruiter and she said they dont pay for your relocation during the yr long training, so I told her withdraw me from consideration for that one, 2nd one I didnt like the vibe of the interview at all and could just tell I`m not getting it, but gig is super far out and I only went in just because they reached out to me.

 

[HankHill]

Outside of internships I haven't had roles that short. You don't have to bash the company. You can just inform them that you were done with whatever project, wanted a new kind of role, but couldn't find it at said company so you're trying other places.

Good luck. Mine went good this week as well and I have another next week. The turnover time is pretty quick. They were telling me I'd pretty much start within the two weeks of any offer date. I told them I still have to place a 2 week notice at my current job and will be relocating to another state so I'd need longer than that. The HR rep told me that they do offer relocation so that helps.

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

What do you guys say about roles you have on your resume less than 6 months? I pretty much stay honest without bashing the company but I had one dude low key try to come at me about it.

Y'all Keep me in your thoughts again, got a big interview next week. Had two today, one went well but I checked back with recruiter and she said they dont pay for your relocation during the yr long training, so I told her withdraw me from consideration for that one, 2nd one I didnt like the vibe of the interview at all and could just tell I`m not getting it, but gig is super far out and I only went in just because they reached out to me.

Nothing wrong with honesty. Depends who does the interviews I feel like a person from hr looks at it as a red flag but if you told that to someone who works within the role they would probably understand. Got to speak to your audience in interviews.

 

[luckyluchiano]

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