![]() ![]() ![]() Screenit robots code#It was a great class, really hands-on and super satisfying to watch a little robot run around according to some code we had just written. Critical thinking and problem solving is a huge part of Computer Science and I’m finding myself very prepared on the job from my experiences at BC.ĭo you have any special memories of your time at BC and/or the CS department? Not only did I gain technical skills from the CS department but I also developed my “soft” skills-the skills you can’t learn from a textbook. I also feel I am adequately prepared for the workforce because of other learning experiences at BC. The querying skills I learned at internships and solidified in Web Apps course will also be very helpful going forward. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to take the Data Mining course at BC due to scheduling constraints, but I do think that would have been directly aligned with my future work at Deloitte. I will, however, be focusing on data mining and data analytics. From a CS perspective, I won’t be programming like some of my fellow CS alum might be. I’m on the Risk Information Services team under the Advisory Practice.ĭo you feel your training at BC is directly applicable to your current work?Ībsolutely. I just started with Deloitte & Touche in the Boston office. Those appealed to the more mathematical side of CS, an area I really enjoyed and wish we learned more of. My favorite CS classes were more theory based: Discrete Math and Theory of Computation. Fast forward past many long nights (and early mornings!) in the lab, too many hours making ALUs, and evenings with robots running around my apartment, and I happily graduated in May with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics.ĭid you have a special interest inside of CS? (e.g., database, data mining, compilers, programming, etc.) I enrolled in CS101 the following semester and decided to pursue CS as a major soon after. After that assignment, Professor Muller advised me to look into some introductory CS classes. My favorite assignment was to make a rectangle tumble across the screen it was challenging but the final working program was so satisfying. I think this is where I finally realized that CS was the perfect synthesis of math, logic, and technology. Finally, we got into basic python programming with Turtle math. From there, I’m probably skimming over, we moved into image and sound processing – again, complete bewilderment at the idea that all color images are represented by pixels with three channels, “I can’t believe I had no idea!”. We learned binary first, which was a great way to integrate my mathematic background into the beginnings of CS. I left that class every day with the same idea running through my head, “I can’t believe this all existed and I didn’t know about it!”. Muller’s Digital World class (before the robots were involved). To be honest, I don’t remember much about the presentation, but it was interesting enough for me to sign up for CS074, Prof. I was curious about CS had always been the “techie” among my friends but had never taken any CS classes. I had liked math in high school and assumed it might be the field where I got my major. On admitted Eagle Day, I attended the presentations put on by the Mathematics and Computer Science departments. I’ve grown up going to college football and basketball games and really loved the school spirit at BC that combined with the exceptional academic offerings, I was very excited to attend BC. Mostly, I was looking for a school with a good balance between academics and athletics. My brother went to BC so I had always liked it. What attracted you to BC? Ditto, Computer Science? ![]()
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