<p>Hey there, new to to the forums. My names Kevin and I'm 27 years old. I'll be going to college for the 1st time (I'm feeling as if I'm sorta late on that) and I'm really wanting to do something with computers. So here's a bit of a background. I've been using computers since I was 12 years old, back when we had to use DOS to run programs/games. I learn to build them around 13/14 years old and I have been using technology ever since. I learn very quickly when it comes to computers and I'm always playing online games.</p>
<p>I am tired of dead end jobs and I hate myself for not having gone to college sooner, but I know I need to and want to. I'd really love to do something in the computer field as far as repairing computers, but I also want something that makes decent money. I was thinking about going Computer Science, but I absolutely hate and SUCK at math. In all honesty what would be my chances and any advice or tips I could get would be great.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for any feedback. It would be very helpful. :)</p>
<p>What college are you going to?
What did you do before college?</p>
<p>CS does not require very much pure math. However, it requires you to be very, very strong with logic (since programming is basically applied logic). Discrete math is also used quite often - probability is an example of a discrete math topic.</p>
<p>Depending on how self-disciplined you are, you might try teaching yourself a little programming, if only to give you a better idea of whether or not you “click” with CS.</p>
<p>If you just like computers and hardware but hate math then an IT degree would probably suit you more than a CS degree. Way more hands-on/less theory.</p>
<p>I am thinking of going to college at CCD. Community College Of Denver. So I’m trying to figure out which courses would be best to take for me. I love the hands-on parts as well, but as I said I am not too good at math.</p>
<p>I’ve been reading and I see that they offer IT courses but only a AAS degree. Will that get me anywhere and how much would I be able to make? I’ve heard that a Bachelor’s degree is best and that is what I want to get. I’m not trying to half-ass things and I want to get things right the 1st time. Thanks again!</p>
<p>My best friend was majoring in Computer Science and had 24 credits then transferred to Graphics and Design I think. All I know is that all of his 24 credits were accepted in his new major. He said it had too much math and he was failing because of the math. But that’s just him, maybe you wouldn’t be as bad.</p>
<p>No trust me, I’m very bad at math. lol. Now that I’m doing more research and figuring out what I really what to study and do in life, I’m getting a bit scared. I’m hearing all of these horror stories about people graduating with TONS of debt that takes 10+ years to pay off and I really don’t want that. So it’s either go to college to make something of yourself, have a career with tons of debt, or continue working dead end jobs? Please help me to understand this.</p>
<p>Well, most people who go to college and end up with years of debt went to really expensive colleges and paid full-freight.</p>
<p>Since you’re 27, you could qualify for financial aid at many colleges, depending on the college.
And there’s always community college for 2 years, then transfer to a regular university for 2 years, saving you quite a bit of tuition, since community college is much, much, much cheaper.</p>