Question

MEDAL!! Hey, guys I'm going to be taking computer science next senior year. I was just curious how fun it is, what you do in it, etc.

Answer 1

If you mean AP Comp Sci in high school, my experience was we started with some beginner language called DrScheme and eventually learned java.

We learned: Data types, some sorting/search algorithms, testing programs, if/else/while/for conditional expressions, arrays. strings, basic popular Java classes, input/output and all the other basic stuff you learn in an entry level computer science course.

Answer 2

As to "how fun it is", it depends on who you ask. Given some of the friends I've made that are doing CS I'd like to believe it attracts a certain type of crowd.

Some of them enjoy math and problems and saw CS as a place where both worlds meet. If you've ever felt the rush/release of working on a math problem for a long time and then solving it, you'll understand what I mean. There's just something that feels so good about getting it working.

Others are motivated by moneys because CS is the next big field with loads of jobs and not a lot of demand.

Others are just nerdlords that spent all day behind a computer and figured why not, it can't be THAT hard, right? (I'm one of those guys!)

Coming from the third categories perspective, I can tell you that the subject isn't easy. While there certainly are some types of people that are predisposed to the subject (This might be an unpopular opinion but I stand by this belief in other subjects too, like music), everyone is going to have to put work into learning.

By that, I mean CS, like math, is a hands on activity. You learn the most from tinkering and working on personal projects. Watching tutorials will only get you so far.

Answer 3

tl;dr yes it's fun, yes it's work, good luck have fun.

p.s. it might help if you get ahead of the course material and stay ahead.