Since I am taking CSE 143 at UW starting June 20, I need to review the materials for CSE 142 since it's Java stuff I haven't seen in about 5 years. Fortunately I took an intensive Java course at Sun Microsystems while I was working at Deloitte so a lot of this stuff is coming back to me.
It's nice to write programs again. Even dumb ones that just print lines of text to the screen. Tomorrow I need to work on the "Draw Rocket" program. For those of you interested in checking out the programming assignments, look at the CSE 142 Website.
I went to UW Bothell today to meet with an Admissions Adviser re: applying to the B.S. program. She went through my transcript from college and that was painful. She wrote down the grades for my "Calculus" courses, which Caltech decides just to call "Freshman Mathematics" and "Sophomore Mathematics", for all 6 freakin' quarters. They were the hardest courses I ever took but from the titles you'd think we were learning how to count on our fingers! Well of course my grades were horrible. I eventually managed to Pass the 3 quarters of Freshman Mathematics (no grades given) and then got 2 Ds and a C in Sophomore Mathematics. So the adviser says she's not sure they'll admit me. Arghhhh. She did allude to Caltech being a hard school, so hopefully the CSS faculty will pick up on that. I guess I can't do much but apply and cross my fingers. Boo to Caltech! Boo to Math 1 and 2! Boooooo!
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ReplyDeletehow can they possibly not admit you?
you're smart, and your beautiful, and goddammit people like you.
er, well, the relevant part is you're smart.
also, didn't you get into grad school? Wouldn't it be the supreme irony that you got into PhD programs but are being grilled about your grades wrt a BS program?
ReplyDeleteVavoom - thanks for the tip. Sadly the only professor I still keep in touch with actively is a History prof. But I have sent off an email to the admissions counselor abour getting in touch w/ someone on the actual admissions committee.
ReplyDeleteSuz - Thanks :) Yes, I think it's odd that the same university that accepted me for a Top 20 (Top 10?) Biology PhD program is giving me grief about getting into a B.S. program at one of their regional campuses. I'm going to apply anyway and see what comes out of it. Perhaps I'm stressing out too much over this...
You will figure out a way to make things work out--I know you will!
ReplyDeleteThe song title is old but I cannot place it. I'm tempted to Google.
thc - I don't actually know the song title. It's more of a kids nursery rhyme/song thing.
ReplyDeleteleslie - thanks for the article - very interesting! my new social security card should be showing up in the next few weeks. then i'll start the pain of changing everything over to my new name. how's lolabelle?
Why do you want another degree? Aren't you satisfied with the 14 degrees you already have? Kristin
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