[ECHO] Coming back for CS: The Postgrad Experience

Want to listen to some 👄 talky talk 👄 on the postgrad experience in CS?
Rachel and Ivan try to cover these topics in a roundtable with some students studying CS as their second, or next, degree
Welcome our features,
- Peter, who was in the Construction Management 📋 industry when he started a Bachelor's degree majoring in Computer Science
- Rachel, a pharmacist 💊 who decided to start a Bachelor's degree majoring in Computer Science
- Mark, who was already working as a Mechanical Engineering graduate 🛠️ when he made the jump into an MIT
- Ady, who was doing a PhD in Biology 🦠 until she decided to pursue an MIT majoring in Bioinformatics
🚦 Where did they come from?
🏃 Why did they make the jump??
👀 How are they finding it???
🤼 Can they even make friends????
🚝 What are they looking forward to?????
Tune in 🔊
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - hello
00:00:12 - intro
00:02:04 - original plan
00:04:22 - phase in life when decision to start cs was made
00:08:45 - initial thoughts on cs
00:11:40 - cs attractive why? preconceptions?
00:15:06 - first impressions of cse at unsw
00:18:30 - useful acquired skills
00:21:10 - uni life, volunteering
00:24:37 - young classmates
00:27:03 - maybe: how to make friend w/ young classmates
00:31:57 - fears
00:36:52 - bachelors vs mit vs other
00:46:26 - pacing the degree
00:52:40 - regrets
00:54:56 - plans
00:57:48 - advice
01:01:51 - ending + thank you
01:02:17 - peter's travel story (japan)
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In case you had any further questions or wanted to continue discussion specifically with any of us, you can reach out:
Mark
- discord: MarkRaya# 4626
- ig: @markyr
- linkedin: / mark-raya-4467a21b8
Peter
- discord: Kiki# 8134
- ig: @poots___
- linkedin: / putijak-souk-58a10a19b
Ady
- discord: ady# 5435
- linkedin: linkedin.com/in/andrea-dobles
Rachel
- discord: rachel# 4578
- linkedin: / rachel-ahn-926a05222
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[@Omar-zx6yl]

such a cool podcast. i have always wanted a deep dive into returning for CS as a postgrad. the team at csesoc is so cool. thank u csesoc ur so swag

[@RiceL123]

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