Volt's Guide to Surviving College (feel free to ask more questions)
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Volt's Guide to Surviving College (feel free to ask more questions)
Go to a regular college.
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I'm leaving CAA perminantly. i've wanted to do this for a long time but I've never gathered the courage to let go.
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Fsiphskilm - Posts: 3853
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That's awesome that your'e sticking with it Volt!
Maybe once you've finished you could be a forerunner for *quality* Christian games!
Maybe once you've finished you could be a forerunner for *quality* Christian games!
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Warrior 4 Jesus - Posts: 4844
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It's good that you're working hard and sticking with it despite the lumps. If you're having trouble with math I'd definately recommend the Schaum's Outlines books. They are filled with many useful explanations and more importantly, lots of solved problems that help to show you by example. Hard work and good books will almost always overcome a bad teacher, so spend a lot of time on self-study.
The scientific method," Thomas Henry Huxley once wrote, "is nothing but the normal working of the human mind." That is to say, when the mind is working; that is to say further, when it is engaged in corrrecting its mistakes. Taking this point of view, we may conclude that science is not physics, biology, or chemistry—is not even a "subject"—but a moral imperative drawn from a larger narrative whose purpose is to give perspective, balance, and humility to learning.
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
Neil Postman
(The End of Education)
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge
Isaac Aasimov
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Technomancer - Posts: 2379
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Good on you Volt, you're becoming a true programmer 
Soon you'll get used to coding in your sleep too. Yes, I know it's hard, but there's a saying; no pain, no gain.
I too had to go through a similar thing when I started learning how to program when I was 8 (try coding a vector-drawing program without knowing a single word of English, let alone primary school maths). Thankfully, I didn't have a clue what I did then, and went through it with a breeze, at least in my memory. I suppose it's like learning a new language when you're little or old; older people take it harder since it's more... "real", and memorisable.
Good luck Volt, make it out alive. When you're done I'll buy you a pack of coke if you come down to Sydney
Soon you'll get used to coding in your sleep too. Yes, I know it's hard, but there's a saying; no pain, no gain.
I too had to go through a similar thing when I started learning how to program when I was 8 (try coding a vector-drawing program without knowing a single word of English, let alone primary school maths). Thankfully, I didn't have a clue what I did then, and went through it with a breeze, at least in my memory. I suppose it's like learning a new language when you're little or old; older people take it harder since it's more... "real", and memorisable.
Good luck Volt, make it out alive. When you're done I'll buy you a pack of coke if you come down to Sydney
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LorentzForce - Posts: 1263
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lol, thank
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I'm leaving CAA perminantly. i've wanted to do this for a long time but I've never gathered the courage to let go.
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Fsiphskilm - Posts: 3853
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press on man. james 1:2-4 (or maybe just 2-3) it's about perservering.
Run the race so as not to be disqualified from the prize.
98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2% who hasn't, copy & paste this in your signature.
98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2% who hasn't, copy & paste this in your signature.
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olorc - Posts: 753
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Thanks for typing this up. I realize it might have taken time in which you wanted to do other things. It is helpful for me, however.
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uc pseudonym - Posts: 15506
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That is awesome that you managed to just stick it out...reading that I would never suspected that learning the techniques to game design would be so...hectic. But I guess it makes sense, since in the real world, deadlines and such have to be met if not, all is lost.
Sorry about you failing some of those courses, but do not let that distract nor discourage you. I have seen many college students quit school altogether because of a few bumps and bruises --it is not worth it! You got it.
Gee, from the sound of it, you really love programming. Then again, C++ is a fun language, compared to SQL and Fortran it sure is, which is essentially what I work with.
When do you graduate ?
Sorry about you failing some of those courses, but do not let that distract nor discourage you. I have seen many college students quit school altogether because of a few bumps and bruises --it is not worth it! You got it.
Gee, from the sound of it, you really love programming. Then again, C++ is a fun language, compared to SQL and Fortran it sure is, which is essentially what I work with.
When do you graduate ?
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Zedian - Posts: 839
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Volt, I have but one question, Is the Mountain Dew free?
That being said I admire everything you do man
That being said I admire everything you do man
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When you find yourself in the company of a halfling and an ill-tempered
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
Dragon, remember, you do not have to outrun the Dragon......you just have to outrun the halfling.
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