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Grrr...SAT Scores...
MikeQ:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 01, 2007, 01:54:25 pm ---
If you're taking the SATs now, the time to start moving on math was 2 years ago. Now you're 2 years behind.
BTW, there is a lot of math classes in CMPSCI, but not a ton of math in the field, compared to the other majors mentioned.
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WHAT!!!! I do TONS of math every day. It depends on what you go into. If your doing java apps for a living, no not a lot of math. I do 3D graphics device drivers. Things like this and MPEG compression algorithms as well as almost anything dealing with hardware design is VERY math intensive.
And yes, there is a ton of math in computer science. Linear Matrix Algebra, Calc1, Calc2, Differential Equations.
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on March 31, 2007, 11:17:32 am ---
all right in critical reading with a 68%
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Sounds a bit high to me :P
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on March 31, 2007, 11:55:04 pm ---
However, according to collegeboard.com, only 80% of students return for a sophomore year, whereas all the other schools I looked at, that number was in the 90's.
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When have you ever let the opinion of a larger amount of people rule your decision? :laugh2:
I swear, I'm KILLING myself here! HAH!
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on April 01, 2007, 02:35:54 am ---Shut the hell up Boykster!
:censored:
All I did was state my GPA and my SAT score. Neither necessarily reflects my intelligence to its full extent.
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They DO fill out the rest of the picture you've painted of yourself thus far though :dunno
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on April 01, 2007, 02:35:54 am ---
You don't know anything else about my background, and therefore have no right to make idiotic judgments like that.
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The path of decisions and judgements you've made in the past and then let us be privy to pretty much gives us the right to make such judgements on the soundness of your decision, idiotic or otherwise. Don't wanna be judged? Don't ask for things that will LEAD to you being judged. Seems purdy simple for someone who did "all right in critical reading"
I'll be here all week folks, be sure to tip your waitress! ;D
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on April 01, 2007, 02:35:54 am ---
for pinballjim, I laugh at the idea of going anywhere near Texas. I'm not laughing specifically at A&M. I honestly don't know, but I'm sure that A&M is an excellent school, for anyone who chooses to live in Texas.
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Anyone else hear that giant whooshing sound? That was the entire state of Texas breathing a well-deserved sigh of relief! :laugh2:
TRY THE VEAL!
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 01, 2007, 09:11:55 am ---
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on April 01, 2007, 02:35:54 am ---Shut the hell up Boykster!
:censored:
All I did was state my GPA and my SAT score. Neither necessarily reflects my intelligence to its full extent. You don't know anything else about my background, and therefore have no right to make idiotic judgments like that.
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Once again, you throw this stuff out for discussion and advice and, when the advice doesn't suit you, you say STFU.
How's that working out for you so far ?
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Cheffo, it's consistently producing comedy gold in forum thread format. Mebbe he should print out some of these threads and send 'em in with his application, no? ;)
--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on April 01, 2007, 12:03:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on April 01, 2007, 09:11:55 am ---Once again, you throw this stuff out for discussion and advice and, when the advice doesn't suit you, you say STFU.
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Because the advice is to give up on what I really want to do in life
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.... or car you should buy, foolish purchases you shouldn't make, foolish requests that have been made....and so on, and so on, and so on, an.....
The funny thing is, you've demonstrated that the only advice you'll seriously consider (based on your past decisions) is advice that agrees with your pre-formed idea of what you want to do, so yet again, Cheffo's point still stands - you continue to request advice, dismiss it if it doesn't fit the parameters you expect it to be fed to you, and whine about it when it doesn't adhere to your preconceived notion of how you expect the advice to be given.
--- Quote from: tommy on April 01, 2007, 12:33:23 pm ---He never invited asshats to comment here.
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If you aren't going to let that stop you, why would we? ;D
--- Quote from: tommy on April 01, 2007, 02:10:10 pm ---
Just do what you feel is best for you in you're life, nevermind what anyone else says USS.
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I think he's demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that this advice not only wasn't needed, but doubly-redundant times eleventy twelve brazillion.
That's like telling the sun to be hot :laugh2:
--- Quote from: nostrebor on April 02, 2007, 07:33:06 pm ---
I'm gonna throw some advice in here, USSE is gonna completely ignore it, and Tommy is gonna call me a big meany...
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We're well on our way to forming a few stereotypes, no? (Sorry Cheffo, it had to be said that way......no? ;D )
Man, I dunno about the rest of you guys, but this thread seems to have it all, info, fun, self-deprecation, doody-heads, and asshattery. That's like....a trifecta or summink, no? :woot
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: MikeQ on April 02, 2007, 10:11:39 pm ---WHAT!!!! I do TONS of math every day. It depends on what you go into. If your doing java apps for a living, no not a lot of math. I do 3D graphics device drivers. Things like this and MPEG compression algorithms as well as almost anything dealing with hardware design is VERY math intensive.
And yes, there is a ton of math in computer science. Linear Matrix Algebra, Calc1, Calc2, Differential Equations.
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Yep, that's math intensive. I've been in this field for a long time now and have only worked on one or two apps that had any substantive sort of math. Once I got through all of those classes listed above (plus a couple more), I have rarely if ever used what was specifically taught. I think the most directly useful math class I took was Discrete Math (which may be the same as Matrix Algebra, not sure).
AtomSmasher:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on April 03, 2007, 08:54:30 am ---
--- Quote from: MikeQ on April 02, 2007, 10:11:39 pm ---WHAT!!!! I do TONS of math every day. It depends on what you go into. If your doing java apps for a living, no not a lot of math. I do 3D graphics device drivers. Things like this and MPEG compression algorithms as well as almost anything dealing with hardware design is VERY math intensive.
And yes, there is a ton of math in computer science. Linear Matrix Algebra, Calc1, Calc2, Differential Equations.
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Yep, that's math intensive. I've been in this field for a long time now and have only worked on one or two apps that had any substantive sort of math. Once I got through all of those classes listed above (plus a couple more), I have rarely if ever used what was specifically taught. I think the most directly useful math class I took was Discrete Math (which may be the same as Matrix Algebra, not sure).
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Then there was also the advanced statisitics (2 classes) and advanced physics (3 classes) both of which are basically math classes. They also might be used in specific fields in comp sci, but in general they are not. I remember all that was needed to get a minor in math was to take 2 more math classes.
ChadTower:
I remember having to take Physics 1 and 2 but nothing for statistics. When I was at UMass they stopped allowing CMPSCI majors to declare a secondary Math major because so many guys were getting a double bachelor's with only like 5 additional classes.
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