We asked this student about his experience in the University of Kuwait, the positives and negatives in it, and the reason of why he choose college of Science & Technology, and decisions that he made only to regret later on.
“Well I’m a second year student in Kuwait University, College of Science. I’m majoring in Computer Science and I will probably choose MIS (Management Information System) as a minor.” the student carried on to tell us about why he choose Kuwait University over other Universities, saying “Kuwait University is simply a respected and certified university, not to mention it’s free since I’m Kuwaiti. Why would I pay thousands of dinars a year for other universities which are equivalent. I decided to major in Computer Science because I love computers, and I loved them since ever, i enjoy them. I didn’t really have the choice between computer science and computer engineering since my GPA was relatively low for engineering and engineering pays better job-wise. However, even if i was qualified for engineering, i’d still choose computer science, i see myself more into software than hardware. I chose MIS as a minor because it’s close to my major, and it’d help me develop myself more into computer science.”
He carried on to mention the negatives and positives in the University of Kuwait, and his College saying “As for the positives, i like the environment, the campuses are maintained daily and we have some decent classes. The instructors vary, some are really good, some are average, some are terrible. But so far most of the instructors I had were amazing. My major is positive for me personally since it improves my skills in computers and qualifies me for jobs that I’d like to have in the future. For the negative sides, I hate their decision to make separate classes for males and females. Not only it cost them millions of dinars which they could use for better things like building a decent parking since our parking is full all the time which eventually causes students to go late to their classes, they also made it a nightmare for us – students – to register for classes. I always have this problem every semester, a lot of the classes I need to register in are full, and I could easily find the other females class almost empty, yet I can’t’ register because of the silly decision. I don’t really see any negative sides in my major, I love it.”
We wondered about the worst thing that happened to him in the University, and he answered “The worst thing is probably getting a D in physchology. Seriously who does that! The best thing was actually seeing that I’m going forward smoothly, my grades in computer science are lovely, so far.”
After stating such a bad encounter, we asked him if there is anything that he did and regreted later on in the University, he answered with yes, saying “Well yea, I shouldn’t have taken Pyshcology, for instance, simply because I’m not into a class where I memorize the whole text book. I hate theroies and proofs, I’d rather do something practical – like programming. Also, I have taken 12 units for the past three semesters and 6 units for the summer course. I should’ve taken 15 each and 9 for the summer course, and I’m going to do so for the upcoming ones. Why take less and graduate later? I believe I should take more and graduate earlier.”
We carried on our conversation, asking him if there was anything that he wishes he knew before in the University, and he said “Yea, choosing a major isn’t an easy decision. You should realize you’re going to do whatever you’re majoring in for the rest of your life, thus you need to choose something that you enjoy. When I chose my major I chose computer science because I loved computers, however I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do this for my whole life. For the first year in university I started regretting it, simply because I thought I’m better off with a major in business college. But now, I realized that computer science is what I want do for the rest of my life, and I’m happy with it. Think deeply before you choose your major, it’s an important decision to make.”
We asked him for an advice for those he didn’t join the University yet, and this was his advice “Whether you’re a millionaire or an average person, if your GPA qualifies you for Kuwait University, then you should go, it’s a decent university. As for the major, as I’ve previously said, it’s a tough decision, and you should be very careful with choosing it. People usually achieve success in things they love and enjoy.”
“Any last words?” we asked “I wish everybody good luck in their studies. Thank you for this interview.” We thanked him back, and wished him the best of luck, and the best of luck for you dear reader.
