Is Computer Science Hard? (And Why?)
Is computer science hard? if so, how hard is Computer Science? Let me break down the Math, Theory and Coding requirements to see if Computer Science is right for you.
Spoilers, the answer basically boils down to your work ethic. A computer science degree is unique in the fact that almost no high schools teach it, and that there is practically unlimited resources available to you online. But it doesn't matter how many resources there are if you don't sit down and do the work.
For Math, you'll be expected typically to pass Calculus 3, Discrete Math and Linear Algebra. If you are going in to Calculus 1, with a poor math fundamentals. I truly think it is next to impossible to succeed. The majority of the reasons why my friends dropped out of the degree was because of the math requirement.
But if you go my route, and work on your fundamentals and make sure you understand all the theory. I think anyone can do it.
The same goes for Computer Science theory and programming. Luckily, your freshman year should give you enough of a foundation to be successful in these classes, but you need to make sure you start out strong, as playing catch up is incredibly difficult.
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