From an uncertain start, computer science major streaks to the top
Alannah Oleson didn’t learn computer programming in high school because her cash-strapped school district in Roseburg, Oregon, cancelled computer classes. So, when her first Oregon State programming class started, she wondered if she’d made a big mistake.
“I was so far behind the curve and I felt so intimidated,” said the senior computer science major. “I even considered changing majors.”