What would be more interesting :
Compare what percentage of women vs men that took cs50 decide to take the next class.
Then compare what percentage of women and men drop the next class.
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I have a feeling these sugary overview classes do little to encourage people to pursue real computer science in the long run because the support structure is not in place at the higher level.
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If I am wrong, and the later classes have changed to encourage people to stay interested that would be a really big step in the right direction.
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What would be more interesting : Compare what percentage of women vs men that took cs50 decide to take the next class. Then compare what percentage of women and men drop the next class. - I have a feeling these sugary overview classes do little to encourage people to pursue real computer science in the long run because the support structure is not in place at the higher level. - If I am wrong, and the later classes have changed to encourage people to stay interested that would be a really big step in the right direction.