Academic Plan
I have already consulted my advisor, who kindly prepared a degree audit showing the courses I needed to take. For my returning year, I look forward to taking cisc124, cisc220, cisc221, cisc223, cisc260, cisc271 and bchm218, 7 to 8 courses, slightly less than the full course load unless I am very successful in the first semester. I am already familiar with the content in some of these, or have seen or heard some of it somewhere. I failed cisc124 (Java) previously, but since then I have been programming in this language for over 2 years. I am very confident that I will do well this time.
Over the years, I have worked on my communication skills and I am no longer shy to ask questions. I will actively go to the help sessions and talk to the professors when I need to. Currently, I am learning Python on my own with my spare time, and I will tackle Artificial Intelligence and learn some of the fundamental concepts and algorithms after. I expect to finish before September. I am diving into Python in depth because it is very popular among scientists, and it is widely used by AI. This will also set me up for cisc352 which I plan to take in the following year. My first semester's goal is to have a GPA of 3.0. With my current skill set and confidence, I think this is very obtainable. I am very excited about coming back to school, and I am confident that I will succeed this time.
Over the years, I have worked on my communication skills and I am no longer shy to ask questions. I will actively go to the help sessions and talk to the professors when I need to. Currently, I am learning Python on my own with my spare time, and I will tackle Artificial Intelligence and learn some of the fundamental concepts and algorithms after. I expect to finish before September. I am diving into Python in depth because it is very popular among scientists, and it is widely used by AI. This will also set me up for cisc352 which I plan to take in the following year. My first semester's goal is to have a GPA of 3.0. With my current skill set and confidence, I think this is very obtainable. I am very excited about coming back to school, and I am confident that I will succeed this time.