see how many fewer errors we get now at St Mary's dozens of seniors crowd tables in AP Computer Science intently focused on coding make your object as freshman every student takes an introductory computer science class and now after years of electives like Robotics and AP Computer Science some students plan to pursue careers in stem this class was the reason that I started applying to colleges for computer science a career path traditionally dominated by men it's very much like a hard world and
Industry to be in though students like Cynthia arenus hope to change that I really really want to get my PhD in computer science eventually arenus hopes to create her own software tech company and create scholarship opportunities for other women to enter the field like I'm just one of the many trying to break down this barrier for women and St and others plan to break down barriers too it's just kind of like solving a bunch of little puzzles all the time and it's really satisfying when it works
Gwyneth Snider wants to focus on AI and computer science ethics and her sister hopes a basic knowledge of computer science gives her a leg up in the medical field really pushes me to think in a different way and solve problems in a different way and students and teacher Kira Smith think mandatory stim classes and more women teaching courses could be a pathway leading more women to pursue stem careers it's so vital to have that that representation right and to have that voice in what we're develo
ping yeah we're just wanting to create a better world for the future and students say learning the basics of computer science early on has also given them confidence and knowledge that they wouldn't have otherwise had china
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