FSU honors or UF for computer science

aforautumn
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:46:49 +0000

no, they dont expect incoming freshmen to have programming experience. dont let lack of experience be a factor.

there is, however, the risk of not enjoying programming very much. if you don’t have any interest in programming outside of class and for things that are not assignments, you’ll probably run into problems. the purpose of the CS program is not primarily to teach you how to program, though your future employers might expect that you have been taught how to program.

as someone somewhat knowledgeable about programming and the CS program, i would strongly advise you dabble a little bit before you arrive. its not at all overwhelming or difficult; practice some stuff on [url=http://codingbat.com/]CodingBat[/url] and read up on java a little bit. web programming is also a start. but like i said, it wont kill you if you don’t have any experience.