My little take:
If you’re hoping to pursue anything in computing, just note that Computer Science and Computer Engineering are two different disciplines, and their modules/courses can be quite different.
My first two years pursuing Computer Engineering in Undergrad, i thought i was in some Electrical and Electronics class because we had to work on circuit theorem like Kirchoff, Thevenin, Norton etc and also do the Alternate Current part too.
The difference btn the two is
Computer Science is generally more focused on the software and theoretical side of computing programming, algorithms, data structures, artificial intelligence, machine learning, databases, software engineering, cybersecurity, operating systems, etc.
Computer Engineering, on the other hand, sits more at the intersection of computer science and electrical/electronic engineering. You’re more likely to encounter things like digital logic, computer architecture, microprocessors, embedded systems, electronics, circuits, hardware design, networking and programming.
Know what you are getting yourself into
Computer science has Mathematics in it
But the Mathematical side of Computer Engineering is more vigorous.
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It was during my interview with two ASML managers in early 2022, while I was still a Master’s student in Germany 🇩🇪.
One of them looked at my CV and asked:
“You graduated with your Bachelor’s degree in 2017. Why did it take you until 2020 to start your Master’s?”
I loved that question because it gave me the opportunity to tell them my story and show them what it took for me to get to where I was at that moment.
I told them I graduated in 2017, completed the compulsory one-year national service in Nigeria, and initially hoped to start an academic career. I tried to get retained as a lecturer, but it didn’t work out. I eventually returned to my local town and started teaching Physics and Mathematics.
But I knew I wanted more.
I wanted postgraduate education abroad, particularly somewhere I could get exposure to advanced scientific facilities and technology. The problem was simple: my family couldn’t afford to sponsor an international education for me.
So scholarships became my only realistic route.
I applied to different countries and different programs. I got rejected multiple times. But I kept searching, sending applications, contacting people, and improving my profile.
Eventually, in 2020, Germany came through for me. I got the opportunity to move to Germany 🇩🇪 for my Master’s in Photonics.
By the time I finished telling the story, I could see it in their faces — they really felt for me 😭😭😭
Dem go dey think, “This guy don suffer!” 😭😭😭😂😂
By the end of that interview, I told my girlfriend (now my wife) that “I’m getting this job.” 😂
I even started putting extra effort into my Master’s thesis experiments in the lab because I was already imagining myself joining the company after graduation.
The next email I received was an invitation to another interview with some team members, and that one was very casual.
Then I got the job 🎉🥰
They sent a moving truck to pack my belongings from Germany, booked my flight to the Netherlands 🇳🇱, and lodged me in a five-star hotel for about two months while I settled in.
That question has stayed with me ever since because it reminded me that a gap on your CV isn’t necessarily an empty period. Sometimes, it contains one of the most important parts of your story. 💯
Image frame: First week at the job 🤩🤩🤩