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I came to university to do one thing and one thing only; read. English literature was the only subject I was truly interested in studying. My three years as an English and American Literature and Creative Writing student were brilliant, I read everything from Plato to Orwell.<\/p>\n
However, when everyone else was deciding which graduate schemes to apply to I was applying to extend my undergraduate degree. The university offer a \u2018Year in Computing\u2019 for students either between their second and third year or after their final year. I decided to apply not because I wanted to have the longest degree title ever, but because I was genuinely interested in the systems that we use every day.<\/p>\n
A month into the \u2018Year in Computing\u2019 has opened my eyes to how hard it is to transfer between such different degree types. Despite this being the most challenging month of my academic career, it is also one of the most enjoyable. Using HTML, CSS and JavaScript to make a coloured box appear on screen is embarrassingly exciting.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Year in Computing\u2019 is open to nearly all undergraduates, the course requires nothing more than curiosity and commitment. You benefit from learning to code and understanding the hardware and software behind computers. You\u2019ll also change the way that you look at the world around you and open up new opportunities and careers. It\u2019s a difficult course, there\u2019s no denying that, but there are students from all disciplines in my class who prove that anyone is capable.<\/p>\n
I still have a considerable amount of learn, and I\u2019ll probably still be explaining what exactly my degree is on my graduation day, but it\u2019s a small price to pay for the invaluable skills you learn.<\/p>\n
This post is by Lucy Webb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"