My Computer Science Degree in 14 Minutes

Ever wondered what goes into a CS degree? Or maybe you're in university curious about what classes to take?
In this video, I go over my entire computer science degree from the University of Michigan and my college journey as a whole.
== Chapters ==
0:00 - Backstory
1:34 - Freshman Year
2:54 - Sophomore Year
6:54 - Junior Year
10:34 - Senior Year
13:34 - Final Thoughts
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[@sage1759]

Thank you so much for sharing. It is admirable to be open enough to share your grades because getting C’s aren’t shameful. College is tough, especially for STEM majors. I hate some creators make videos to complain how hard the program is but they’re constantly getting A+s.

[@jakesullivan3017]

I am just seeing this. I started at EMU and transferred to UofM for engineering as well. Glad to see someone who succeeded taking the same path as me.

[@artemisfowl3998]

The intro was so relatable. Most of my high school friends made it into famous/ivy universities and I had to “settle” for my state school. I remember thinking that Georgia Tech was going to be my safety when I sent out all my applications, then getting rejected from every one that I applied to besides my state school. It was a really humbling experience, but in the end it kind of worked out since I got a really good scholarship for my state school that let me graduate debt free. Moral of the story, please don’t compare yourself to your friends. Famous/Ivy uni’s are definitely not the end all be all especially if you have to take on massive student debt.

[@randommonkey4900]

isnt georgia tech really good

[@PikaPluff]

@@randommonkey4900 they got rejected from that too, it was meant to be their backup.

[@zephyrflame]

@@randommonkey4900 yeah lmao they're like a t30 overall and a t5 engineering school

[@seamusmoran4776]

Thank you for making this video. I am absolutely scared shitless

[@prodmerc-rp3ye]

Great video man. Best of luck in the future.

[@Gamaka219]

Great video😍 Watching this from PNG. I started studying CS this year at UPNG.

[@theinquisitor18]

Computer Organization kept me up at night. That class stressed me and kept me up at night. I'm still not good at Boolean Algebra. I got a B-. It might have been due to the fact it was the first COVID-19 semester where we were remote. I went to East Tennessee State University. I'm about to have my M.S., in Data Analytics, from ETSU, as well. Congratulations, BTW. Happy for you!!

[@1Arsitup1]

Thank you for this video man!! I needed the reminder that Cs also get degrees

[@tarantelfaser4772]

I’m currently studying Computer Science at a university in germany and I’m amazed how big the differences in the degrees are. Here we have a Bachelors / Masters system and 95% of courses you take are Comp Sci related. I only go to (in total) 5 psychology lectures since we have to take a really small amount of non-compsci courses. Everything else is compsci (and math).

[@ahmedhassan7552]

Hey, may i know which uni you study in? I want to apply to german universities but i hear their CS programmes are not that good. How would you rate your experience there as a CS major?

[@tarantelfaser4772]

@@ahmedhassan7552 in germany it doesn't really matter which uni you study at. The quality is basically the same. If I had to chose my uni again, i would rather look at how the student life is in the city. Here in Chemnitz the student life or nightlife isn't as great as in bigger cities or more student centered cities such as Leipzig, Halle, ... But maybe i just feel this way because of online semesters because of covid and computer science in general (most students are pretty introverted and sitting behind a screen for programming tasks is kinda isolating sometimes) The lectures and knowledge I learn is really great tho! Super interesting :D

[@ahmedhassan7552]

​@@tarantelfaser4772 Oh i see, Thank you very much for the response. Well CS does kind of swing that way, most students will spend their time behind the screen doing programming haha. I am glad you find the knowledge and learning interesting :) I will keep these factors in mind when researching for universities. Thanks.

[@Szcza04]

But don’t you have higher standards for pre college education?

[@tarantelfaser4772]

@@Szcza04 not 100% sure what you mean by that, but the main way to get into uni / college here is by going to highschool and getting A-Levels

[@elianaabraham382]

I went to umich for cs too! Go blue! Idk why I’m watching this but thank you for your transparency. I hope this helps future students.

[@capitalrecruit1080]

Hey great video, Im in the UK and in my forties just started computing, given me some hope knowing even younger guys find it hard.

[@jennasabourin8179]

I'm 24 in my second year of studies in America. None of this is easy. Hoping you're doing great 10 months later.

[@user-mn9mh5su6j]

Thank you for making this video. I am absolutely scared shitless. Another amazing video How was that criminology class though? .

[@fatinshadab5287]

I am currently a freshman at University of Michigan dual majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Operations. I can feel the rigor of University of Michigan now.

[@D7omdagoat]

How much does it cost?

[@fatinshadab5287]

@@D7omdagoat I got a full ride being a out of state. So, it doesn't cost a single penny to attend this college. I am so lucky to be honest.

[@Yinyang1277]

⁠@@D7omdagoati think it is around $20k a term in state. $40k out of state per term. I’ll be going there winter term in January so I’ll have a more accurate number. At the Dearborn campus each course is like $3k. Ik Ann Arbor costs much more so I’d imagine $5k. Out of state Ik the cheapest is $30k per term, but engineering school costs a lot more than most majors at UofM.

[@DJ-ok4tu]

Thank you for recording this video. I'm glad that you were able to look back over your experience and realize that you may have needed to focus more in high school. However, don't beat yourself up too much because high school is the time when you are discovering who you are and what you like and want to do. It's never set in stone. I do have one request, though: don't say that you didn't get into a good school because Eastern Michigan is a very good school. It may not have been your top eight or nine choice, but there are people who have it as their number one choice because it is going to give them the education and experience if they want. Also, the ad that came on right after your video played for me was one from Audible. I thought you'd get a kick out of that. Thanks for the information and content!

[@Sayhyuun]

thanks for the comment! And I appreciate the feedback EMU is definitely a good school. I didn’t word it as well as I could’ve, I’ll be better about it moving forward

[@Michael-lb3hh]

Loved the video! I was engaged all the way through which is not always super common. I know you made a video on internships but could you also make a video diving deep into software jobs, what skills you use, and how to land a job?

[@Sayhyuun]

hey thanks for the suggestion, I can definitely do a video on this :)

[@Living-gnu-64]

currently a student working towards my computer engineering degree, I have yet to actually take any CS or EE classes as all my courses are taken at my community college for a transfer degree ("Associate's in Pre-Engineering") but I am super excited to actually get started as I've always been curious about computer hardware and how it talks to itself and other hardware

[@Amiro05]

I was just thinking of if i even WANTED to get a comp sci degree, thank you for this video at this timing!

[@Sayhyuun]

i can read minds 🙂

[@Amiro05]

@@Sayhyuun 😂

[@MalamIbnMalam]

UM is a great school, congrats! My mom went to Eastern Michigan University for her Masters and my dad went to UM Ann Arbor for his Ph.D.

[@Nxftqiue]

The beginning is so relateable

[@whitebeardpirates7551]

Thx for sharing and for your time. can you make a video about CS courses that is required or important to study for BackEnd dev ? thx again

[@doxugh]

thanks for sharing, gives me hope I can do it too

[@caelanmurie-gq2sj]

Represent from Michigan!

[@dev77cmd]

I'm currently a junior CS student at a university and I can relate to you. It took a year for me to choose what I want to pursue out of high school while my friends went from high school to the university directly. In the middle of my sophomore year, I paused my studies to pursue a completely different job that came as, what I thought at the time, an opportunity, only to learn a couple of years later that I should have never paused my studies and pursue what I really liked to do and not look for the easy way out, the better circumstances etc. I'm now 28 and I am back into my studies and I will never make the same mistake again. I am going to work my ass off to get my degree and live the life that I want, no matter what. By relate to you I mean that I was also behind my friends / started slower etc but still going to make it.

[@yolo6471]

Bro heck yeah, I went through the same thing. Right after high school I decided to not go to college to learn a trade. While trades are great, I didn’t feel fulfilled. I’m in college now for Computer Science and I’ve been enjoying it so much. I wish you the best of luck man. Stay disciplined and dedicated, we’re gonna make it 🙏🏻

[@dev77cmd]

@@yolo6471 We surely will brother, stay focused and disciplined!!

[@TommyKimMusic]

Another amazing video 🔥 How was that criminology class though? 👀

[@Sayhyuun]

10/10 would take again 😏

[@kunsangtsering3131]

Just like me, going through my third year trying to get a internship and into events. Hopefully I’ll come up in top once I’m done !

[@LeisureSuitLaurent]

Love to hear about diff CS experiences. I went to one of the most bottom tier schools (with a previous Waterloo Science degree) - GPA is high like 3.9+, but I question if I'm learning anything industrially relevant...Graduating soon, not in a hurry to find a job as I was a Senior Data Analyst for a decade and saved/invested, but I may spend the summer just catching up on industrially relevant skills vs. all the abstract theoretical mumbo jumbo.

[@LeisureSuitLaurent]

As someone older, GPA doesn't matter, all it helped me with was getting more scholarship money. I think selecting the right major is the most important and developing good work skills - hard and soft.

[@x12_79]

You're an inspiration to all us with single digit IQs. WE really can achieve anything with enough hard work. Joking aside, really great video.

[@Sayhyuun]

single digits unite ✊🏼

[@x12_79]

@@Sayhyuun ✊

[@avramcs]

9:15 thats honestly just the reality of anyone first taking a statistics and probability course. Now I dont know if that was your first course or not, but I just believe that statistics and probability is so different from our common way of thinking that it takes everyone a good amount of time to get used to it. I mean questions like "What the odds of rolling two dice that sum to 3, given that you rolled a 2?", seem trivial and easy now, but I vividly remember myself and others struggling to see why thats true. If anyone has the chance to take a class in HS or online, id definitely recommend it because it will make the college class so much more enjoyable grade.

[@Sayhyuun]

maybe i’ll revisit stats now as an adult 🙂

[@jetboy531]

I'm from Colin and Samir! You're gonna go far!

[@Sayhyuun]

thanks!! appreciate that mate

[@joaoguerreiro9403]

Make videos applying Computer Science like nang channel does!! It would be great to see it :D

[@sophjadv]

the way im about to take my eecs 370 exam in an hour 😭😭😭 ty for this vid ❤️❤️

[@Sayhyuun]

hope you get a better grade than i did 🙂

[@akab211]

I allways do everything the hard way due to my anxiety. I failed so many things just because I didn't have the courage to do them. But in the end still managed to graduate and have money so...

[@towlatrip6529]

C grades give me nightmares. I'm never going back. Kudos to you for building and maintaining a career as a SWE though. It's inspiring.

[@elianaabraham382]

Wait I didn’t know they made operating systems more credits now! Man it was 4 credits and we still had to do all the work like the 6 credit version damn

[@viwesbot]

Thanks Brother. I'm in 3rd Year fall. i am in cs trying to make some projects and then i want some internship, i dont have much idea about internships tho. gotta learn about that too lol.

[@markuscwatson]

I did bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering, but now work as a sw Eng. I always think about going back and doing masters or something in cs

[@emzywillrich7243]

You should have held up your degree at the end of the video so we could have seen it and celebrated with you!

[@kanishkabw]

umich was one of my top colleges to go to back in senior year

[@helloworld4788]

Could you make a video about transferring to U of M please ??

[@GLXTCHYY]

right now I am taking COmputer Systems Technology at Washtenaw Community College but trying to change my course to an Associate's in Computer Science before I transfer to EMU

[@paradoxine6287]

Question, do honors really matter? I feel I just want to aim for getting a diploma. But I am kind of scared that tech companies would only prioritize those with latin honors, right?

[@Mystic_Ash]

ur backstory kinda similar to my situation rn, i wish i could transfer too

[@nazriabegum9677]

I’m nearly done with my first year at Umich and just now decided I may want to major in CS😭 any advice or warnings you might have for someone that’s not really a math person?

[@Sayhyuun]

aha i could go on and on regarding tips, but I guess for math specifically there's typically two kinds of people. The first kind understand the theory really well and can more or less dissect any problem thrown at them. The second kind have to do tons and tons of practice problems (which is painful) to recognize the patterns and do well on the exams. I'm more of the second kind and I didn't realize it until my last few math courses 😅. I say, if you're doing cs, spend more time focusing on those classes and just focus on getting by in math.

[@soulsofwar8985]

Math and CS double major here, *practice*. That goes for both CS and math. Don't understand how Java works? Look up a tutorial, follow along, but don't stop there. Code something with the knowledge you got. Something original. If you can't think of something, look up coding project ideas and see if you can implement it. Just following a tutorial will give you the tools you need, but you won't know how to use them, that is where independent practice comes in Same for math. Say you don't understand how u-substitution works. Watch a tutorial for one or two integrals, and try it yourself. For calc 1-3, differential equations, and linear algebra there are *plenty* of practice problems online with answers for you to try to make sure you are getting it. Practice makes perfect, practice will make you just as good as the top students Another huge tip: Use office hours! Your professors are there to help you succeed, and they set aside several hours a week to help you do just that. Don't waste those office hours, if you are struggling or have any questions, go to office hours! I didn't do that nearly enough when I first started, but it is the thing that is keeping me sane!

[@OSAS726]

@@soulsofwar8985I’m also getting ready to start my journey in CS. I am 50 and I will be a freshman in the spring of 2024. I’m self taught all the way up to Calculus 1. I love your advice on practicing your math skills and coding skills. I have never coded anything in my life so it’s a little bit overwhelming to think about however, I am looking forward to the challenge. Thanks for your advice. I, unlike most people, really love math. I think one of the best CS primers ever written was “CODE” written by Charles Petzold. It sort of gets you thinking in terms of computer science at a very elementary level.

[@jack8356]

My memory isn't very good am im trying to get into electrical engineering. Literally just started my first class

[@anaablove431]

watching as a uofm cs grad, currently in the phd program here! (also, for anyone interested, u can transfer in 203 ;))) )

[@FreshBoulders]

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS LETS GOOOOO

[@Sayhyuun]

discrete > continuous

[@bearr8390]

NGL Super scared for first year. Got into U of M with solid grades but I also feel slightly behind my super smart peers. What I do in the summer before freshmen year??

[@Sayhyuun]

enjoy your summer? :P i randomly made a terrible dating sim game with my friends haha, maybe you could do something like that for fun

[@dhruvaparvatikar9035]

Theology 101 was my toughest class.

[@nainasingh483]

I had a questions about computer engineering at umich... is it possible to be a computer engineering major but choose CS courses? If i do take this path, knowledge wise will I be at par with a pure CS major at the College of Engineering UMich?

[@Plasma_King]

The're pretty much interchangeable/identical when it comes to applying jobs

[@PHShaq]

i feel like he cappin

[@ryan4253b]

Unfortunate that EECS 381 is no longer offered... would love to take the class if given the chance

[@elianaabraham382]

It’s not offered anymore? I thought deoreo was teaching it now. What happened??

[@hypatia-du-bois-marie]

03:31 discrete mathematics: mathematical studies that don't involve a topological structure. 05:32 should've been called "introduction to the von Neumann architecture" 07:44 lol, it actually baffled computer scientists for a long time before they figured out a satisfactory theory for computability and formal languages, etc... 08:44 actually, subtyping, dynamic dispatching, encapsulated mutability are all flawed in one way or another, in terms of vulnerability, scalability, parallelizability, etc. and one should really consider better abstractions (Xerox be sad for inventing Smalltalk) although i think distinguishing between computer science and software engineering in the degree is probably a good idea: as you said you learnt a lot of things that don't interest you and are almost useless to you.

[@RohanChopra-ss4id]

I was kinda shocked you didn't get into msu

[@joneandi37]

hello how many hours per week did you study on average for computer science major? thanks

[@Sayhyuun]

mhmmm honestly not that much studying but rather it's a lot more doing work since many computer science classes are project based so you spend most of your time working rather than studying (if that makes sense).

[@diego1552]

I'm having trouble deciding where to transfer to. I got accepted to both of NC's top schools NCSU and UNC CH but I like NCSU campus better. Would that be a good reason to choose one over the other. Its important to note that UNC CH is slightly more recognizable.

[@litete2512]

Where are you now?

[@Diego_Cabrera]

@@litete2512 Hi, i'm commenting from my new account but I am currently in Community College and I have decided to go to NCSU for my computer science degree.

[@MohAlam06]

Hi, I had a question... If you got into LSA, shouldn't say that in your degree instead of COE?

[@Sayhyuun]

i transferred to the engineering school midway through 🙂

[@renzheng7845]

Did you put in a lot of effort in your years at UM?

[@Sayhyuun]

aha yes i did :) i had to in order to pass LOL

[@muiz9369]

Did u do comp sci at LSA or school of engineering?

[@Sayhyuun]

I started at LSA then transferred to the school of engineering!

[@dannggg]

Me as a software engineer that didn’t make it to a good university. What I’ve learned is you don’t need to be in a good school as long as you know how to program well.

[@jailynjones5570]

Futives?

[@Senpakigains]

Bro showed a bullish stock market trend at 0:29 while talking about cs 😂😂😂

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

I have an Information Technology degree and going to college was the biggest waste of time ever.

[@EloveAbove]

How so?

[@didyouknowamazingfacts2790]

@@EloveAbove many reason why. I worked as a Database Administrator for 6 years and now looking back it's not necessary to have a 4 year degree. I've been on many interviews and they could careless about my degree. They are more excited about my database certifications in Oracle and Microsoft. Also I've made more money sitting at home with little effort. Than I've ever did working a 9-5 for some corporation.

[@utellme123]

if u got a penny for every time i come back to this video after i take a midterm and promptly fail you'd be rich because i just got a 28% on my 281 midterm and i came here, saw you got a C+ in 281 and was like okay maybe it isn't completely over for me. or maybe it is. idk. stay tuned to find out 🤪

[@Sayhyuun]

you got this!! C’s get degrees 😄

[@pritamkumar6454]

How is umich eecs if compared to the uc Berkeley eecs. Please reply

[@Sayhyuun]

no clue 😅

[@elianaabraham382]

Not to answer this 11 months later but I can only speak for my experience which was years ago. And comparing Berkeley now to umich years ago may not be comparable. But some courses at Berkeley are harder in some ways but some are easier than any courses I took at Michigan so it depends. I think the grades can be less generous at times and the class sizes are huge. Umich still somehow has smaller class sizes even though the computer science department is big. Michigan hires more people to teach I think. Michigan professors felt more available to me than it seems at Berkeley. I felt like research opertinities were easy to come by but for a long time they favored a few fields and less others. Not a lot of compilers professors or language construction profs. Overall I think the degrees are very similar in quality but Berkeley has always had more variety of courses than Michigan. That has changed a bit in recent years. Berkeley has more money and there is a proximity bias for Berkeley with companies but recruitment from Michigan is really high overall so I would not be concerned.

[@elianaabraham382]

Also I would like to add that I think michigans stance on how to provide services and evaluate students during the pandemic were far better than Berkeley. And I can tout for michigans disability services. They are far from perfect but in my experience much better than a lot of public universities.

[@daytown]

Pass Fail gang ✋

[@stefmyt5062]

I seriously don't understand how American universities structure their courses. Why does a computer science major have to study religion and criminology? Makes no sense.

[@WajdaanM]

We get electives so you choose what other courses to take

[@Simba365]

​@WajdaanM To keep you there longer because if we just focused on core classes it would only take 2-3 years

[@stefmyt5062]

@@WajdaanM But why should you have to take other classes at all? Wouldn't it make more sense to just focus on one's major, and finish that in less time since you don't have any other courses taking up our time? And if you really are interested in those other classes, the reduced time it would take to complete your degree could give you time to study those as well.

[@Neoroticus]

@@stefmyt5062 that's what I don't link about college either, their system seems flawed and old to me.

[@stefmyt5062]

@@Neoroticus In other countries, people just study the lessons that make up their major, and maybe one or two extra courses, but ones that directly relate to their major (for instance a computer science major would probably also have a few classes of mathematics). I don't see how studying something completely unrelated would be of any use to someone.

[@FCHESS2023]

1m2023

[@web_wolf]

math in computer science haard ??

[@Sayhyuun]

yup if you’re bad at math like me

[@web_wolf]

@@Sayhyuun 😭😭 okay ty

[@dabocousin]

Bro you look like Jason lol

[@Sayhyuun]

alright i’ll bite, who’s jason?

[@menelikm9779]

hey give credit where credit's due, esp if you're going to completely rip a joke from the original creator lol 3:40

[@Judge_RR]

Nerds

[@amantedelmondo1787]

Mediocrity does pay off!!👏