GO computer scientists GO!!! (advice)

[qijino1236]

Don't know what I want to do with my life so I tried computer science because that can lead to learning pretty much anything(history, philosophy, chemistry, biology, art, English, neuroscience, music, anything under the sun, etc.) except I totally suck at learning it. And sometimes I really , really don't like it but I keep thinking if continue to stick with it, it will pay off. I have passed five computer science classes(including two programming classes(but I failed at both of them at first try)). And I don't know if I should continue trying toward a computer science degree or completely change it and go towards something I truly love(even though I don't exactly know what that is yet). For the last year I have been really , really trying hard to figure out what I truly love to do but I still don't know yet. I mean love pretty much every subject(history, philosophy, chemistry, biology, art, English, drama, neuroscience, music, anything under the sun, politics, etc.), everything interests me. I love to figure out ways they are all connected also. History is connected to pretty much any subject( philosophy, chemistry, biology, art, English, drama, neuroscience, music, anything under the sun, politics, computer science, etc.) as well as philosophy, politics, and computer science. So this semester I am trying a history class. I just really cannot afford to fail another computer science class though. I am better at history than computer science. What would you computer science guys suggest? Should I continue on even though I can get deathly sick of it sometimes or should switch to history and do computer science on my own in my spare time? I love history and love when I can actually grasp a new concept in computer science(but I have a REALLY hard time doing that). I would not be a good politican I don't think by the way. Or should i try philosophy to tune my mind to what really believe and what I want to do? I do not want to be teacher. Any other subjects you know of that are connected to a wide array of subjects or ideas?

 

Dr. Hansen was a life saver.

Edited October 5, 2011 by qijino1236

[timo]

Don't know what I want to do with my life so I tried computer science because that can lead to learning pretty much anything (history, philosophy, chemistry, biology, art, English, neuroscience, music, anything under the sun, etc.)

I doubt that. Just because computers are widely used doesn't mean that a computer specialist is widely required.

 

I totally suck at learning [Computer Science]. [...]I love to figure out ways [things] are all connected also.

You sure don't like structuring things, though. And if I had to shot in the dark (I don't know anything about you, except that mess of a text you wrote) I would say that your problems with programming classes may exactly lie there. Note also that most jobs (for academics in industry) explicitly state that they are looking for applicants that have "the ability to work structured". This also implies setting priorities. I'm not the most structured person there is. For me, sitting together with other persons and discussing helps a lot to structure things and focus on the important points (that applies to many fields, not just work).

 

History is connected to pretty much any subject [...], as well as philosophy, politics, and computer science.

"Is connected to" is a very weak statement. The alarm time on my alarm clock is connected to some very important points regarding my current work, but that doesn't make it interesting or worth attending - except for the question when to go to bed and for the fact that I'd better not ignore the alarm, of course.

 

So this semester I am trying a history class. [...]I am better at history than computer science. What would you computer science guys suggest? Should I continue on even though I can get deathly sick of it sometimes or should switch to history and do computer science on my own in my spare time?

No and no. I see no reason why you should voluntarily continue doing something you hate (with the hope of some time doing something you hate professionally?), and I also see little to no point in doing something you hate in your spare time (I'd recommend spending your spare time doing things you like).

 

For the record: I am not a computer scientist, but perhaps you still find my comments being of interest to you.

[khaled]

I am a computer scientists, and I disagree that computer scientists are widely required, because of Distributivity Theory,

 

Let me tell you something that some people knows not, a computer scientist is not necessarily related to computers, hardware and software ...

 

computer science have many branches, but mainly:

-- Software (Programmers, Developers, Analyzers, Engineers, ..etc)

-- Hardware (Circuit Designer, Engineer, Low-level system engineer, Low-level programmer, ..etc)

-- Theory (Graph Theory, Model Theory, Game Theory, ..etc)

 

Speaking personally, I'm in the theory category ...

 

Logic + Mathematics = Theoretical Computer Science

 

Logic + Syntax + Structure = Software

 

Logic + Structure + Electrical Circuits = Hardware

 

.. don't take things I wrote literally, consider them as mental equations to understand what is out there ...

 

best of luck,

Edited October 5, 2011 by khaled

[timo]

I am a computer scientists, and I disagree that computer scientists are widely required

It's not quite clear whom that is addressed to. qijino1236 did not speak about computer scientist being required, he merely talked about a more abstract "connects to everything". I did speak about the requirement of computer scientist in an attempt to make sense of qijno1236's text, but did not actually say that they were required. I in fact implied quite the opposite, but would not go as far as to make a claim out of it, because I actually know very little about fields that computer scientists work in. Except that I've never met one in physics, and wouldn't know why someone in that field would hire one.

[khaled]

It's not quite clear whom that is addressed to. qijino1236 did not speak about computer scientist being required, he merely talked about a more abstract "connects to everything". I did speak about the requirement of computer scientist in an attempt to make sense of qijno1236's text, but did not actually say that they were required. I in fact implied quite the opposite, but would not go as far as to make a claim out of it, because I actually know very little about fields that computer scientists work in. Except that I've never met one in physics, and wouldn't know why someone in that field would hire one.

 

Sorry about that, I've read the post quickly .. and about why would someone hire one, imagine that people use a machine that is formed of four parts,

each part is worked on by a distinguish field, what happens if one says I'll just make it by my own.

 

You know the city of scientists that Plato dreamed of, it's actually a logic joke .. because no town can live with only scientists, no home can be build with just rocks,

 

But amazingly some uselessness can have value, like the story of the stone soup,

[timo]

Why would I want to consider cryptic comments and stories about dead Greeks when I don't even know what your point is?

[khaled]

Why would I want to consider cryptic comments and stories about dead Greeks when I don't even know what your point is?

 

Forget what I said, My point is that you can't have an egg omelet with just eggs, now why would I hire a pan and buy frying oil ?