Who Am I?
Hello all! My name is Kayti (Catherine formally) and I’m a post-bac student studying Computer Science at OSU. I live in Boulder, Colorado and when I’m not at my desk I’m usually out on a mountain trail. My previous degree was in Linguistics at UC Berkeley and I truly enjoyed my experience there. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my degree so I ended up taking a customer facing desk job.
Why did you choose to go into Computer Science?
I worked the desk job for about 3 years before I hit the preverbal glass ceiling. I was living out a case of the region-beta paradox since it became just terrible enough that it pushed me to re-evaluate my options. It was around this time that a friend who worked as a software engineer recommended that I consider pursuing Computer Science. I was both excited and intimidated, but I was definitely more scared than anything else, which meant that I had to go for it. Now, I’m two terms away from graduating, and I’m still scared, but as Glennon Doyle Melton once said, “If you can’t beat fear, just do it scared.” So we’re doing it scared!
What do I hope to learn from your project?
I hope to learn how to make a mobile app since that is an area of interest. I’m looking forward to working with my team on a Climate Change Board Game and I hope to learn how to better collaborate with others using version control.
What type of person are you, in terms of a group dynamic?
I tend to fill a mixture of different roles given the needs of the group. If ideas are needed during the brainstorm phase, I generally have a plethora of ideas. If structure and accountability is needed, I can take lead. My favorite role to play in a group is a team player since I deeply enjoy focusing on a task and collaborating with others to create something awesome.
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