Starting uni (computer science) course next month, how do I get ahead of my peers, any advice?

there are no women in programming classes in bong (despite the cancerous rhetoric the US is pumping out)

degrees are graded in the UK, retard

Wait degrees AREN'T graded in the US? So thats why they say so many comp sci US grads are so retarded.

Why are you going to university when you already know programming? Go get a job you idiot. People only go to uni to learn CS, you already know it.

Hmm interesting, I had thought chinks would be hard working/smart.

What does that mean? You get the same degree regardless of your gpa.

teachyourselfcs.com
having experience in any programming language will help immensely.
math really is important, so if you're rusty I'd brush up on it. Khan academy is surprisingly adequate for this stuff.
other than that look at what classes your degree requires and do some googling around that. I find that understanding what the class actually teaches instead of going in blind is pretty helpful.

you only need a 1.0 to pass. you know what they say, Ds get degrees.

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if you dick around in a UK uni you'll get a shit grade and no employers will want you. But if degrees are not graded in US then a student may not have actually paid attention in their classes and you wouldnt know.

Degrees are graded in the United States too. It doesn't matter, most jobs don't care about your grades.

I'm aiming for at least a 2:1 (65%). You don't NEED to do much more than pass but if you're there anyway, you may as well do it right.

I dropped out after two years but some general advice:
>attend lectures
it usually takes 2x the time to make up a lecture on your own unless you're some savant, so just attend them
>focus on the lecture/material
needless to say don't do things like browse or use your cellphone but even taking notes can take away from the lecture
you can take your own notes and most of the people in my school did it and did just fine but it really helps to just follow the lecture trying to guess the next step instead of just trying to catch up on copying the board / taking notes
get friendly with someone that takes good notes and copy/scan their notes at the end of each class, girls are usually very good at this and have great hand writing, bonus socialization points
>homework
some assignments are going to be time consuming and will involve things that weren't directly spelled out in class, that's the point
you need to be able to solve things or at least get a feel for how to approach problems you haven't seen before
so give yourself ample time to deal with assignments
>scheduling
this is your best friend and number one weapon against procrastination
the truth is most students waste a ton of time doing nothing, since you're on Jow Forums you're already at risk
you don't have to actually have time slots for every activity you have but having a mental schedule will help you a lot
>studying for exams
this is where a rigorous schedule does help, reviewing / summarizing material, going over assignments, and most importantly going over previous exams
you're never going to feel like you're 100% ready, embrace it
>group study
good for most people, forces you to study, bounce knowledge off of each other
this is an individual thing

also, your current knowledge might be less relevant than you imagine it to be don't be disappointed if that ends up being the case
I went into my first programming class thinking we're gonna practice "hello world" and it was graph theory and pseudo-code

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i started cs this year and you're right, it can be really neat to not have to waste a lot of time remembering stuff from school. i'm far from graduating but one of my advises would be: make sure you understand trigonometry and logarithms well enough that you won't need to waste all the time you could be programming and applying your new programming knowledge re-tackling stuff you should already know by the time you start calculus i.

I already got a job without graduating or having good grades, im not even good at programming nor do i have any public portfolio. I probably couldn't design an algorithm more complex than a bubble sort at gun point, to be honest.

I feel bad for all you amerigoys who fell for the "CS in the US" meme and have to deal with being outsourced to pajeets or being fired for not cutting your dick off while i coast on easy mode in a wealthy 95%+ white European country. And that is only if they can find an entry level job with lower than 5yo of work exp. as qualification...

Well, maybe in next life you will know to adjust your field of study according to the job market, good luck.

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Do some mathematics. That is where people are actually struggling, only the most braindead fail at the programming part.

Getting good at math is how you get ahead. Maybe you can get your hands on the text book that is gonna be used for analysis/linear algebra/discrete math, reading the first chapter thoroughly will place you immediately in the top 50% of students.

Programming is a small part of CS.

imagine not picking a field of study off your intimacy (or potential intimacy even) with it

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based off*

I like programming and I LOVE having a job already without cucking my life away with studying.

Must be Denmark. If not, then you're east European and shouldn't be bragging.

Don't listen to that faggot. Internships and good grades get jobs.

review the entirety of the course program, including complementary bibliography
there, you're ahead of everyone

danes are white and wealthy cunts but they dont brag, just prolly some slav shitposting

imagine being 18 lads
born in 2001 and shit lmao

Imagine not watching 911 on TV as it happens. I wish I'd been happy back then but I didn't hate Americans when I was a kid.

Wait what? Are degrees not graded in the US? They don't get classified? Shit, the insane interview processes finally make sense to me. So US employees literally have no idea what a person knows beyond passing the degree? This can't be right.

Hello, I will be your TA for imperative programming, you'll be 'learning' C# so if you can already use c++ you'll get a 10/10 for most things. Do remember that uni is not really about programming, but about theory. Also take math courses on the side, if you are already capable of c++ uni might be too easy for you.

Programming is easy. What you really need is a good understanding of discrete math, calculus, amd linear algebra if you really want to get ahead of everyone.

You know more than anyone did in my course already. Just do your assignments early, keep connected with professors and go to social events - particularly those run by companies.

Yeah I started doing Khan academy linear algebra course as well forgot to mention.

Ah shucks the social events are what I'm dreading. Will it really cost me if I skip them and go with the lone programmer route instead?

yes it will really cost you. Don't worry though, you are with like minded people.

>Most importantly, never EVER trust a chink to deliver a class properly.

Can relate, fucker at mine barely spoke English and took 10 minutes to say 2 sentences. OP, I'm not sure if I can speak for all UK unis but seminars and lectures are usually useless, unless you're revising for exams, for coursework you'll have to teach yourself a lot of it, unless you already know your stuff, which you seem to do if you're so interested in it.

Also as this user said, take control of your group projects, there's almost a 100% chance you're the least fuckwit in your group, assign them tasks to do, write it all up and try not to sound too obnoxious about the fact you had to lead every member by a rope around their neck.

If you want a chance of ANY pussy at all, don't hang around with your class mates, unless they're proper lads, they're just gonna be virgins who'll drag you down, just stick with your flat mates and go to as many parties as you can, you don't have to try too hard first year as it's just a way of the uni to wean out the weak.

The chad first year doesn't count but still gets top grades vs the virgin first class in all modules
but missed out on having the wildest year of your life.

Avoid any SJW shit, use your knowledge to yourself and anyone trying to ask for your help MUST be ignored, survival of the fittest...
Avoid THOTs at all cost. NEVER EVER help a whore even if she pays with sex or at least help her but very little. Avoid being a beta cuck.
NEVER speak of yourself or your family, keep all your personal info sealed.

Oh yeah and Jow Forumsuys do you think I should quit Jow Forums or vidya (or both) for the next three years?

As long as you get all the work done and socialise like everyone else then just do whatever you have time to do, to be honest you'll probably have more spare time than you've ever had in your life, depending on which uni you're going to, you only go in about 3 days a week and do about 3-6 hours lesson time

>Will it really cost me if I skip them and go with the lone programmer route instead
lol no

hahahaha you'll have more time to yourself than ever before and believe me you'll be spending most of that time shitposting stupidness

This isn't true in the UK. Anything less than a II:i and employers will basically not even look at you (unless you give them an overwhelming reason), and not achieving a First puts you into a headwind. (A II:i is utterly mediocre these days.)