College Revisited

So I was on facebook procrastinating on studying for finals and started reading up about TN seniors and the colleges they got accepeted to. It felt kind of sad cause I thought that a lot more people were accepeted to "higher-tier" colleges than my 2009 class was. They may be in fact smarter than we were, but it's just sad hearing someone say "whoooooo i got into LA" when you knew you were in that same position a year ago depressed that you got rejected.

I started reading my Davis vs. World blog I wrote a few months ago. Now that I've been in Davis for 2 quarters, it's kind of amusing seeing what things I actually accomplished. First, it's sad to see me talking about how I would excel in extracurriculars in Davis. Joining various clubs and personal projects to increase my practical-use experience in CS. It never happened. I missed the first day of CS club in Fall and have never attended a meeting since. As much as I would have liked to create some sort of personal website/start a personal project, none of it has happened either.

Although I did not do the "extra" stuff I was going to do at Davis to make up for information lost from not going to Cal Poly, I still feel like I learned a great deal of information at Davis. The last 2 courses were very practical and compared to what Nathan learned at Berkeley, seemed much more modern and useful in the world. I still have not reached the upper-level courses where there is probably a greater difference in the teaching styles of Davis vs. Cal Poly, but from the past 2 quarters, they would seem quite similar.

Also looking back, I am EXTREMELY happy I did not go to CCSF. I met this kid in my ECS 40 class who is a Junior transfer from a community college. Basically, he knows as much CS as I do, and he's a junior! I mean, he's taking 40 this quarter and then taking 50 and 60 next quarter, which is exactly what I'm gonna be doing. I mean, I'm not even that far behind in terms of my GEs. I think by next Winter I should be able to do all major-related courses and forget about GEs forever.

Anyway, I should probably get on Philosophy studying... It's almost Tuesday! Pizzouts