I have just passed 10th grd, i want to pursue a career in computer science suggest exams,courses & universitys
March 26, 2010 by
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In my junior year i will be taking the following computer science courses: visual Basic 1, Visual Basic 2, Advanced web page design 1, Advanced web page design 2, Intro to computer science-Java. These are pretty much all the courses that my school offers. There is an AP computer science course that i plan to take in my senior year
Computer Science is very broad category. This could involve the study of fundamental concepts in computational logic, the lower levels of microprocessor design, various levels of programming or a wide range of computer related careers.
I would firstly suggest that you NOT take so many classes in high school narrowly focused on computer use/programming. To begin with, it is extremely unlikely that the teachers you encounter in high school will give assignments that are much like the real world uses of the programming languages. Second, taking classes in “web page design” are almost certainly NOT going to help you get into college — and that best path to a job involving Computer Science will require you to plan to aim for college.
The AP Exam for is an interesting course. The way it is structured it probably most appropriate for students who wish to go on to study computer programming. If your high school has a good course geared toward the AB sequence you may want to meet with the instructor and find out the typical path that successful students take before and after the course. Based on the aggregate results for schools offering only the A sequence course (see link) I would have reservations recomending such a course to most high school students.