Just like the learning rate optimizer on a ML system, I made a final tiny step compared to my initial leap from Biology to Computer Engineering. I made this switch because of my affinity for doing. The classes where I got to build systems with real use cases, I enjoyed the most.
A great step.
Taking a computer science elective shocked me. Studying wasn't a chore, since the
assignments felt
like cool projects
that I felt myself gravitating towards during my free time.
So then I made the switch from Biology to Computer Engineering -- I picked Engineering
over Computer
Science over some
arbitrary assumptions that Computer Engineers get to learn more. A small regret I would
come to
have. But still, it was
a big leap that was very rewarding. I always spent lots of time learning about tech
developments, so why didn't
I begin University with a tech-related degree?
I started University being interested in Optometry and Physiotherapy. I couldn't commit
to exactly
what I would do, but I spent time in high school studying nutrition + strength
programming and
the degredation of peripheral vision.
I started University in Biology, and I took a Computer Science course as an elective.
That's when everything changed.