Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Date: Aug 31 2006
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
The two best things I did while in college were: 1) I worked and studied hard. 2) I made time to enjoy myself outside of coursework.

I won't say that SWOSU was 100% responsible for getting me to the place where I am in my career—no, I attribute that to hardwork and determination. But SWOSU did prepare me better than most schools, because it tought me how to interact with people and teams. As a result, I was better-prepared to apply my education in a real-world setting than most of my colleauges from larger, more-reputable universities.

I'll leave one final bit of advice to prospective students. MEET WITH YOUR PROFESSORS AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM. If you've been in a class more than two months and you haven't stopped by your professor's office at least once to ask questions or get advice, you're really missing out. I've never met anyone who said their faculty was as accessible as those at SWOSU—take advantage of it!