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OKay, although it has nothing too do with the FOG.....hang on a second...it sort of does in a way. Anyways back to the subject. I am wondering where you lot would advise me too try and get a work placement for my work experience.
Bear in mind that my chosen proffesion is a Computer Programmer, where do you think I should try to get into. I mean I haven't got a clue where to start as I tend to be overly ambitious.
I am thinking of learning C++ , but have been unable to find a C++ compiler for windows and was alos wondering where I would be able to find one. Any help will be greatly recieved. Learning C++ should be agood place to start as it will at least give me some experience in programming.
Oh and if your wondering how this affects the FOG, you just wait till my first game comes out :P
VKTR
Bear in mind that my chosen proffesion is a Computer Programmer, where do you think I should try to get into. I mean I haven't got a clue where to start as I tend to be overly ambitious.
I am thinking of learning C++ , but have been unable to find a C++ compiler for windows and was alos wondering where I would be able to find one. Any help will be greatly recieved. Learning C++ should be agood place to start as it will at least give me some experience in programming.
Oh and if your wondering how this affects the FOG, you just wait till my first game comes out :P
VKTR
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Rickyfire wrote:
> Good luck if you do work expeirence, they'll have you making tea and filing all
> day long!!!
My bro should know!
> Good luck if you do work expeirence, they'll have you making tea and filing all
> day long!!!
My bro should know!
He's talking about Cambridge Uni.
Heh, you'll be scarily close to me if you get in, Sonic!
Good luck!
Heh, you'll be scarily close to me if you get in, Sonic!
Good luck!
Hey Rickyfire, not trying to be rude or anything but I feel that maybe you overuse the Quote this message button. I mean its pkay if you really are commenting on what they said, but when it is just to say like on more sentence added onto someone multi paragrphed Post I think that maybe it isn't needed.
VKTR
VKTR
Well for my work exp I went to......*drum roll*......a cinema. And it was thoroughly boring, though very easy and I didn't have to get up till the afternoon.
Logan wrote:
> Well, I'm in my final year of school (or College as some call it), and by the
> end of the week will have applied to do Computer Sciences at uni, with my top
> choice being Cambridge.
My advise is this:
1) Work experience:
I don't
> know about you, but at my school you have to organise your own work experience
> (if you do any at all). I was lucky enough to end up in a possition whereby I
> was essentially maintaining an international network, as well as biulding PCs,
> for a large company. If you're doing work experience ORGANISE IT YOURSELF or
> else you will be stuck in a company where you make tea! Some ideas that my
> friends have used are working for IBM (where you actually work... not make
> tea!), or any other big computer company. Alternatively, do what I did, and ring
> a company that needs a large network to do business.
2) Learning C++
I tried
> this... and failed hopelessly! The fact is that you don't need to be able to do
> this... more importantly is to go to a good university where they will teach you
> this stuff. So my advice would be to really go for top grades in exams. In
> addition do LOTS for your UCAS form... I take part in several charity groups and
> do community work. Finally do lots of reading around computing... OH, and
> remember, this includes maths, seeing as you DON't need computing A level to do
> computer sciences at Uni, but DO need a maths A level. The reaosn is that the
> whole course is maths based. For example, at Cambridge they require maths, would
> like you to do further maths or physics (although this is not compulsary), but
> DO NOT need computing!
If you do get interviewed by a uni, then you will be
> expected to talk about aspects of computing NOT on your school sylabus... and
> it's this passion that gets you in.
Well, wish me luck in my
> application... it's looking good at the moment... personal statement done and
> dusted:)
Logan
Good luck! What college are you applying to in Cambridge?
> Well, I'm in my final year of school (or College as some call it), and by the
> end of the week will have applied to do Computer Sciences at uni, with my top
> choice being Cambridge.
My advise is this:
1) Work experience:
I don't
> know about you, but at my school you have to organise your own work experience
> (if you do any at all). I was lucky enough to end up in a possition whereby I
> was essentially maintaining an international network, as well as biulding PCs,
> for a large company. If you're doing work experience ORGANISE IT YOURSELF or
> else you will be stuck in a company where you make tea! Some ideas that my
> friends have used are working for IBM (where you actually work... not make
> tea!), or any other big computer company. Alternatively, do what I did, and ring
> a company that needs a large network to do business.
2) Learning C++
I tried
> this... and failed hopelessly! The fact is that you don't need to be able to do
> this... more importantly is to go to a good university where they will teach you
> this stuff. So my advice would be to really go for top grades in exams. In
> addition do LOTS for your UCAS form... I take part in several charity groups and
> do community work. Finally do lots of reading around computing... OH, and
> remember, this includes maths, seeing as you DON't need computing A level to do
> computer sciences at Uni, but DO need a maths A level. The reaosn is that the
> whole course is maths based. For example, at Cambridge they require maths, would
> like you to do further maths or physics (although this is not compulsary), but
> DO NOT need computing!
If you do get interviewed by a uni, then you will be
> expected to talk about aspects of computing NOT on your school sylabus... and
> it's this passion that gets you in.
Well, wish me luck in my
> application... it's looking good at the moment... personal statement done and
> dusted:)
Logan
Good luck! What college are you applying to in Cambridge?
Well, I'm in my final year of school (or College as some call it), and by the end of the week will have applied to do Computer Sciences at uni, with my top choice being Cambridge.
My advise is this:
1) Work experience:
I don't know about you, but at my school you have to organise your own work experience (if you do any at all). I was lucky enough to end up in a possition whereby I was essentially maintaining an international network, as well as biulding PCs, for a large company. If you're doing work experience ORGANISE IT YOURSELF or else you will be stuck in a company where you make tea! Some ideas that my friends have used are working for IBM (where you actually work... not make tea!), or any other big computer company. Alternatively, do what I did, and ring a company that needs a large network to do business.
2) Learning C++
I tried this... and failed hopelessly! The fact is that you don't need to be able to do this... more importantly is to go to a good university where they will teach you this stuff. So my advice would be to really go for top grades in exams. In addition do LOTS for your UCAS form... I take part in several charity groups and do community work. Finally do lots of reading around computing... OH, and remember, this includes maths, seeing as you DON't need computing A level to do computer sciences at Uni, but DO need a maths A level. The reaosn is that the whole course is maths based. For example, at Cambridge they require maths, would like you to do further maths or physics (although this is not compulsary), but DO NOT need computing!
If you do get interviewed by a uni, then you will be expected to talk about aspects of computing NOT on your school sylabus... and it's this passion that gets you in.
Well, wish me luck in my application... it's looking good at the moment... personal statement done and dusted:)
Logan
My advise is this:
1) Work experience:
I don't know about you, but at my school you have to organise your own work experience (if you do any at all). I was lucky enough to end up in a possition whereby I was essentially maintaining an international network, as well as biulding PCs, for a large company. If you're doing work experience ORGANISE IT YOURSELF or else you will be stuck in a company where you make tea! Some ideas that my friends have used are working for IBM (where you actually work... not make tea!), or any other big computer company. Alternatively, do what I did, and ring a company that needs a large network to do business.
2) Learning C++
I tried this... and failed hopelessly! The fact is that you don't need to be able to do this... more importantly is to go to a good university where they will teach you this stuff. So my advice would be to really go for top grades in exams. In addition do LOTS for your UCAS form... I take part in several charity groups and do community work. Finally do lots of reading around computing... OH, and remember, this includes maths, seeing as you DON't need computing A level to do computer sciences at Uni, but DO need a maths A level. The reaosn is that the whole course is maths based. For example, at Cambridge they require maths, would like you to do further maths or physics (although this is not compulsary), but DO NOT need computing!
If you do get interviewed by a uni, then you will be expected to talk about aspects of computing NOT on your school sylabus... and it's this passion that gets you in.
Well, wish me luck in my application... it's looking good at the moment... personal statement done and dusted:)
Logan
The Game wrote:
> C++.... nah! I'd do something a bit easier like Quantum Physics, or Organic
> Chemistry...
On a serious note, i'd learn C first... So you take the path
> that time did.
It will also make learning C++ easier when you do. A friend of mine learnt c++, it took him ages but he is now fluent!
> C++.... nah! I'd do something a bit easier like Quantum Physics, or Organic
> Chemistry...
On a serious note, i'd learn C first... So you take the path
> that time did.
It will also make learning C++ easier when you do. A friend of mine learnt c++, it took him ages but he is now fluent!
C++.... nah! I'd do something a bit easier like Quantum Physics, or Organic Chemistry...
On a serious note, i'd learn C first... So you take the path that time did.
On a serious note, i'd learn C first... So you take the path that time did.
Good luck if you do work expeirence, they'll have you making tea and filing all day long!!!
I don't really know what I wanna do but from my bro's experiences and everyone else I know it doesn't look hopeful to get what you want.
Work experience is a chance for you to learn to make cup of teas for other people for 2 weeks. Nothing else to it, now that can't be too hard not.
Work experience is a chance for you to learn to make cup of teas for other people for 2 weeks. Nothing else to it, now that can't be too hard not.
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