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An Introduction to College My First Year as a Comp. Sci. Student at SDSU
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An Introduction to CollegeMy First Year as a Comp. Sci. Student at SDSU
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The Two Questions I Get Asked Most Frequently
Why did you choose to go to SDSU?
What do you want to do after you graduate?
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Part 1The Journey (Fall 2014 - Spring 2015)
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Who was I?
➤ Rigorous Student
➤ Overall GPA: 4.28
➤ 15th out of 393
➤ AP Student
➤ During High School, I took 9 AP courses. And because of that, I started as a Sophomore (44 units)
➤ Slightly Above Average Student
➤ SAT: 1850 (CR 560; Math 710; Write 580 [7])
➤ ACT: 30 (Eng 28; Math 34; Read 24; Sci. 34)
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I applied to 10 different Universities➤ UC Davis
➤ UC Santa Cruz
➤ Cal Poly SLO
➤ Cal Poly Pomona
➤ UC Irvine
➤ UC Riverside
➤ USC
➤ Cal State Fullerton
➤ San Diego State
➤ UC San Diego
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I was accepted at 6 of them.➤ UC Santa Cruz
➤ Cal Poly Pomona
➤ UC Irvine
➤ UC Riverside
➤ Cal State Fullerton
➤ San Diego State
➤ UC San Diego
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SDSU➤ Enrollment:
➤ 29,000 Undergrads
➤ Student-Faculty Ratio:
➤ 28:1 (Avg. Class Size ~ 30)
➤ Program Size:
➤ ~250 Undergrads
➤ Honors College!
UCI➤ Enrollment:
➤ 25,000 Undergrads
➤ Student-Faculty Ratio:
➤ 19:1 (Avg. Class Size < 20)
➤ Program Size:
➤ 2,000+ Undergrads
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Part 2The SDSU Experience(Fall 2015 - Spring 2016)
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Fall 2015
RWS 200
ECON 101
MATH 245
CS 107
HONOR 113
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Fall 2015
RWS 200
ECON 101
MATH 245
CS 107
HONOR 113
Spring 2016
COMM 103
GEOG 102
MATH 254
CS 108
CS 237
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Part 3Beyond Freshman Year (Summer 2016 - Present)
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On one of the many piers on Lake Lake Jyväsjärvi in Jyväskylä.
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The Iconic Bridge by the University of Jyväskylä.
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Taking a weekend vacation from Finland. Walking along the beach in Tallinn, Estonia.
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The Questions I Wished People Asked
Do you like it?
Are you happy?
What is it like?
What did you wish you knew before starting?
What advice would you give to someone about to leave to college for the first time?
What do you do in your free time? Do you even have free time?
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Questions?
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Thank You!Slides and other materials from this talk can be found on my website at
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