Sprint 4
12/9
Sprint 4 Reflection
Dress the Snake Game
Girl in CS Panel
This panel featured four college students who talked about their experience in CS so far and also their college applications. After hearing their answers, I notice how many of them went over how they used things like agile and scrum within their extracurriculars, and how it helps with management and with organization, which I believe are two important soft skills to have. I never realized, but several, especially David, talked about exploring further within their own major, but also in other majors or topics. Having knowledge in several fields, especially if you’re interested isn’t a bad thing, and hearing the panelists talk about themselves still exploring their interests and passions, makes me realize this isn’t just a high school, college thing, but exploring and learning is something you’ll do for your entire career. I had always thought that people would major is something, and that would mean they won’t really explore other topics, but it is a possible and common thing, which I plan on looking into, especially minoring in something, or doing a double major, although those we not brought up. Several panelists are stated that they wish they had taken more community college classes as a high school because it would have allowed them to learn more which also earning transferable credit. Dual enrollment is something I have though about, but more for taking a class that I need to take rather than one I want to taken, so I plan on looking into Palomar’s classes. Overall, I learned quite a bit about college and how it is and isn’t similar to high school, and these panelists were able to share a lot of their experience and knowledge to us.
- fulfillment of finishing projects is what drives them
- like proj based learning has helped them develop their skills on a personal level
- creativity is boundless in tech
- knowing how the code works is what is important, not nessecarily completion (live reviews)
- live reviews mimic real life presenting - the points, conciseness, etc
- scrum/agile usage in some clubs, it helps with clearness and showing your process
- flowcharts draw.io - always start w one and develop from there
- huge flowcharts w individual folders, commenting on each individual line
- social purpose in essay
- referals from friends thru clubs
- look at what that colleges provide for ur major
- how u wanna make an impact
- get assosiate degress + take courses at a community college cause a lot more classes will count, even for a prestigous college (dual enrollment - classes will transfer)
- made website to showcase achievements - side hustle
- hierarchial communication
- linkedin for networking and contacting recruiters
- internship doesn’t have to relate to major - more for experience (only for 1 yr)
- ucsd internship, creator fair
