<p>hello. I want to take comupter science, but math and science are not my strong points. I can understand math fairly well, but it does not come naturally. I got a B in precalculus. I am not organized... my strong points are writing, English, history.</p>
<p>I was in military intelligence, however.</p>
<p>If you are not good at math you will have difficulty with computer science. You will most likely have to get through a calculus sequence, a probability and statistics course, a discrete math course and linear algebra.</p>
<p>Your background indicates a strong preference for business. It has everything you loved about the Phillipines: wine, women and cash. You like the “thought” of computer science, but you do not like computer science.</p>
<p>Hmm maybe I should ask a different queston: should I major in CS as an undergraduate or wait until graduate school. I have 78 credits which have transferred, so I am thinking it might be best to major in geography (GIS) and minor in CS (or not evern minor), for my bachelor… and then go for CS for my master. I intend to apply for the SMART scholarship offered by the DOD (for my masters). Most of my 78 transfer credits are liberal arts courses, so I’m thinkingIt might be difficult to complete all the CS requirements and graduate on time.</p>
<p>In any case, I intend to combine CS with the GIS thing. I emailed my school asking for my advisor’s email, but no answer yet.</p>
<p>Even though math is not my stength, I can understand it easily, and it is interesting to me. It’s getting easier too. I decided ahwile ago that I should stick to what I started (US. Intelligence community). Maybe I can get my top secret clearance back.</p>
<p>my personality type is INTP/INTJ/INFP</p>
<p>Careful with the CS major - more often than not its a very “layered” major, in that there are prereq’s stacked upon prereq’s. You’ll know better than any of us what the course requirements for the major are. If you’re just starting (and haven’t taken any computer science courses at your old school) you might be in for a long haul. </p>
<p>As for the “math intensity” of a CS degree - probably not much. You are at the very least going to have to have Differential and Integral calculus (Calc I/II) and an introductory stats class - beyond that, they may have some math electives for you to take, so you’d get an option.</p>
<p>If you’re good with the computational side of mathematics - I wouldn’t be too worried about the requirements. Computer science is obviously based on mathematics, but not to the rigor you’d think; by the time you get full invested in your major and decide which path or specialization to take - you’ll know exactly what kind of mathematics you’ll need.</p>
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<p>That’s what I was thinking. Plus, I don’t remember any of the math I’ve had up to this point… it will come back to me. from the website:</p>
<p>“A minor in computer science requires only Math 117 or Math 121 as the highest level math course. Talk to one of our advisors to find out if this is right for you!”</p>
<p>So If I minor in CS and major in Geography with an option in GIS, does it sound like I could get an internship in DC and be granted the SMART scholarship for CS as a graduate student?</p>