I came into college without a very clear picture of what I intended to study in my time here at St. Norbert College. Leaving high school, I was torn between two majors: computer science and business administration. I ultimately chose to begin with computer science, giving it a shot thanks to some urging from family members and friends. I knew I could always switch if I ever felt this path wasn't one I wished to continue down. With a stroke of luck and some AP credits, I was able to do both majors I was torn between. Thank you St. Norbert College.
Now, I wish I could say that I stuck it out with computer science because Dr. Pankratz captivated me in my first semester of college back in 110, but that is not the reason I am still in this major (that is not to say I did not enjoy 110 however). The reason I stayed studying computer science is because it was something I had never seen or done before. I'd done math, I'd done many of the natural and social sciences, I'd studied English, another language in Spanish, history, you name it. Computer science was something unique. It was an area of study unlike anything I had yet been exposed to. I came into this major having known nothing and I felt like I really was learning.
This brings me to my philosophy. All I've ever been trained to do to this point in my life is to learn. To me, computer science embodies what I've been trained to do and what I love to do, which is learn. When I graduate and enter the 'normal world', I will be entering a field that will allow me to take advantage of the fact that all I know how to do is learn. The world of computer science is an ever changing landscape that will always provide opportunities to experience something new. As my career unfolds, I know that I will have the opportunity to not only interact new languages and technologies as they come about, but I will also be able to increase the of my knowledge of the language and technologies that I already do know. I'm really sad to be graduating and leaving St. Norbert College soon, but I am happy that the learning doesn't come to an end with commencement.
Now, I wish I could say that I stuck it out with computer science because Dr. Pankratz captivated me in my first semester of college back in 110, but that is not the reason I am still in this major (that is not to say I did not enjoy 110 however). The reason I stayed studying computer science is because it was something I had never seen or done before. I'd done math, I'd done many of the natural and social sciences, I'd studied English, another language in Spanish, history, you name it. Computer science was something unique. It was an area of study unlike anything I had yet been exposed to. I came into this major having known nothing and I felt like I really was learning.
This brings me to my philosophy. All I've ever been trained to do to this point in my life is to learn. To me, computer science embodies what I've been trained to do and what I love to do, which is learn. When I graduate and enter the 'normal world', I will be entering a field that will allow me to take advantage of the fact that all I know how to do is learn. The world of computer science is an ever changing landscape that will always provide opportunities to experience something new. As my career unfolds, I know that I will have the opportunity to not only interact new languages and technologies as they come about, but I will also be able to increase the of my knowledge of the language and technologies that I already do know. I'm really sad to be graduating and leaving St. Norbert College soon, but I am happy that the learning doesn't come to an end with commencement.