Week 1

Week 1 (January 8th - January 14th)

Wow, first week already!

This is my second time going for a bachelor's degree, this time it is a lot different tho. I was 18 when I started my first semester of Financial Engineering. To put it in perspective, bachelor's degrees in my home country, Colombia, take five years or ten semesters to complete (it varies for degrees like medicine, which last, usually, 13 semesters). 

Having to commute was probably the most stressful part of my school life as well as classes at 6am on a Saturday!!! Yes, I had Differential Equations on Saturdays from 6-9am as well as many classes at 6am as well as others at 6pm. Glad it is over with and that my last in-person class was last semester FA '24 with Java 2. 

I got my Associate's Degree in Computer Science from Grossmont College last semester (Fall '24), and most of my classes were online. It definitely made my life easier. I consider commuting a "dead time" because there is nothing else you are doing but listening to music or maybe listening to a cool podcast. That is one of the reasons I am so glad I was able to get into CS Online, it was actually a goal I had since I started my Associate's Degree, to get into CSUMB.

After this first week, going through the school's history, faculty, the structure of the assignments... I can finally see I made a good choice by choosing this school because it seems it fits my needs, I can make connections and collaborate with others. I've been able to meet my team: some talented individuals, whom I am hopeful to learn from for the next 99 weeks. 

Team 4:

Wish everyone a successful two years, cheers!