How I got into OMSCS: TESU BACS, 2nd BA (first BA from Canada), mostly RA

[ItsNeverTheLionsYear]

Very well done! Congratulations.

I'm curious what the total timeline was, you don't quite seem to say. Taking more RA courses seems like a good choice to me, especially if you can afford to do so. The OMSCS coursework is no cakewalk, and I suspect that doing it this will leave you better prepared for it.

I hope you continue to post here about your OMSCS experience. We don't get enough people doing that after they move on from their bachelors.

Thanks Dave! Yes, I should be more specific. I started my first course in at the end of May 2023, and finished my last course, the TESU capstone, in August 2024.

Here's a month by month breakdown of which courses I took when:

June 2023: 

• Washtenaw CPS 171 (Intro to C++). Technically started the class in the last week of May.
  
• All 4 Sophia courses (only one of which, Intro to Java, wound up applying to the degree).
  

July 2023: 

• Washtenaw CPS 271 (Objects in C++)
  
• All 3 SDC courses, which was the end of my ACE credits.
  

August 2023: 

• Washtenaw CPS 272 (Data Structures in C++)
  

September 2023: 

• Oakton CSC 204 (Computer Architecture and Organization)
  
• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C)
  

October 2023: 

• Oakton CSC 204 (Computer Architecture and Organization)
  
• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C)
  

November 2023:

• Oakton CSC 204 (Computer Architecture and Organization)
  
• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C)
  

December 2023: 

• Oakton CSC 204 (Computer Architecture and Organization)
  
• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C)
  

January 2024:

• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C). This is a 6 month, fully async class with no deadlines, and boy did I not feel any pressure to finish it until around this point in time.
  
• Colorado State CS 320 (Algorithms and Complexity)
  
• Oakton MAT 144 (Discrete Mathematics)
  

February 2024:

• Berkeley Extension EL ENG X24 (Intro to C). Finished the course here. Phew!
  
• Colorado State CS 320 (Algorithms and Complexity)
  
• Oakton MAT 144 (Discrete Mathematics)
  
• I asked for letters of recommendation for OMSCS
  

March 2024:

• Colorado State CS 320 (Algorithms and Complexity)
  
• Oakton MAT 144 (Discrete Mathematics)
  
• I applied to OMSCS
  

April 2024:

• Colorado State CS 320 (Algorithms and Complexity)
  
• Oakton MAT 144 (Discrete Mathematics)
  
• I got into OMSCS
  

May 2024:

• Colorado State CS 320 (Algorithms and Complexity)
  
• Oakton MAT 144 (Discrete Mathematics)
  
• TESU LIB-4950 (Liberal Arts Capstone). Only for the last week of May.
  
• I sent in my official transcripts, including a TESU transcript despite not having graduated from the BACS yet
  

June 2024:

• TESU LIB-4950 (Liberal Arts Capstone)
  

July 2024:

• TESU LIB-4950 (Liberal Arts Capstone)
  

August 2024:

• TESU LIB-4950 (Liberal Arts Capstone)
  
• I registered for & started my first OMSCS course at the very end of August
  

September 2024:

• OMSCS course continues
  
• I officially graduated from TESU
  
• I sent in my final official TESU transcript with the BACS awarded