Extra Credit
Extra Credit
Presenters:
John -computer scientist from san marcos Ashely - graduated from san marcos in physics
- Ashely loves physics she got a D but persisted because of her passion in physics, she failed Calc 1 and Calc 3 but doesn't let her failures define her from palm springs
- John as a really good mustache looks like the villan from sonic the hedghog. transfered into San Marcos, and works now. He also went to palomar from three years.
Pathways
- San Marcos gives internships
- Pathways at San Marcos lots of variety including Computer science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering.
- The school has lots of flexablility and has many different options even if what you initally choose isn't the perfect fit for you.
- Hands on for applied physics with many labs
Paying for college
- Two types of loans
- Subsidized - a loan partially funded by government
- Unsubsidized - does accrue interest while you are in school during grace periods try to avoid NOT RECOMMENDED!
- Different for sports and academics
- To look for a scholarship you have to look for yourself
- You can get a scholarship for basically anything
- Ex. Grades, ethnicity, sports, and many more.
Life After CSUSM
- Schools known for teaching credentials, many computer science majors end up working for government organizations such as Northrop Grumman
- John got an internship after
- Getting a masters degree is beneficial, you can get paid for these opportunities if your company wants too.
- Ashley is getting paid 40k a year to do research for UCSD