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Echo is CSESoc’s own weekly podcast where we talk about topics all over the place related to CSE, technology and university life. You can expect us getting live sound bites at our events, picking the brains and getting the advice of highly effective people in industry & academia and discussing current issues in the industry.
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
📫📫📫 Is studying compsci right for you?📫📫📫
You're sick of your degree, or you're a high school student thinking about your future. Well, Mariya and Nat sit down with four people who've all grappled with the same question!
- Rani Jiang, who ditched Information Systems 📊 to study computer science ⚙️;
- Teresa Feng, who started in Computer Engineering ⚡ but graduated with a compsci degree 🎓;
- Raymond Wan, who came back 🏃 after graduating to start a new path in physics ⚛️ ; and
- Issac Norris (Izzy), who skipped uni entirely 🌟 and went straight into industry!
You're asking - maybe they'll have the answer for you!!!
Timestamps:
0:00: Intro
0:28: High school experience and path to computer science
8:39: Difference between highschool and uni/industry
11:57: Why UNSW?
13:48: Rani - transferring into compsci from information systems
18:16: Raymond - changing minds about computer science
21:40: Izzy - Going into the workforce without a degree
27:34: Teresa - Transfering from Computer engineering, working with a Compsci degree
34:33: Things missing from a compsci education
38:30: Is CSE worth it?
41:18: Advice for high schoolers
45:22: Final words
47:40: Outro
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