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Re:What is the best way for a non-CS major to obtain credibi... by deffibaugh on Tuesday November 09, 2010 @07:10PM (#1888566)
Thanks a lot for the reply it is definitely pretty inspirational. My problem right now is that none of my math credits would transfer to CS so it would take about 3 years to complete a new BS in CS. I am just not sure if I could do that financially right now. I think I am going to look into going part time while I am working or maybe doing online classes.
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Re:What is the best way for a non-CS major to obtain credibi... by kamechan on Saturday November 13, 2010 @12:48AM (#1900421)
can you get financial aid/scholarships? why won't your math transfer? you can try to "test through" some of the math by taking placement tests. could be a disadvantage for you later though, probably not in your CS program because it's more discrete math/probability/combinatorics heavy, but BS/CS usually has to take the physics sequence, which requires it.

on second thought, you also want to get very good at linear algebra. can you knock out the math at a local community college?

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