Melissa McCann
- Essay Answer
Although I did not major In CS at Cornell University, I have always been interested in Computer Programming. While in high school I chose to enroll in an Introduction to Computer Programming course while attending Phillips Exeter Academy’s Summer Program. In college, I took an intro to MATLAB course, which I enjoyed immensely. Soon after graduating, I participated in a weekend coding bootcamp, and learned the basics of HTML, CSS, and JAVA. Although the bootcamp was very quick and fast paced, I was amazed at how much we were taught within a day. It was fun to experiment with code, and watch how just one change would give such a different result. We fiddled around with one piece of code which, with only small alterations, could result in the creation of a straight line, curvy line, circle, or a square. I messed up many times throughout the day, and had code that wasn’t working at times. However, I would work through it, and it was very rewarding when it