This article is published in the November 2013 issue.

College graduates talk about why they weren’t involved in more activities while earning their B.S. in computing

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College graduates talk about why they weren’t involved in more activities while earning their B.S. in computing.

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We asked 161 college graduates who had earned a B.S. in computing to think about activities they wished they had participated in during their undergraduate career, but had not. Then, we asked “what prevented you from participating in those activities?” As seen from the graphic above, the most prominent hindrance to participating in activities was Time. This finding highlights the time-constraining nature of the undergraduate experience, particularly among computing students.

 

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