BrainTrack Announces Computer Science Scholarship Winners for Fall 2011
Winners From Harvey Mudd College and University of Central Florida Offer Insights for Other Students
MARLBOROUGH, MA, January 23, 2012 - BrainTrack, a widely referenced higher-education and career resource, today announced the Fall 2012 winners of its BrainTrack Computer Science Degree Scholarship, a twice yearly scholarship for computer science degree students that is designed to help future students. The winners are Obosa Obazuaye of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, who received the $1,000 first-place award, and Kristjan Arumae, of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, who received the $500 second-place award.
"BrainTrack's Computer Science Scholarship program provides those considering computer science and information technology careers with helpful perspectives of real students," explains David Siegel, Vice President of Operations with BrainTrack's publisher, Futuremeld, LLC. "Selections from the essays are published, providing visitors with useful information about this field of study. The winners were selected using factors such as the creativity and usefulness of their essays."
Winners Emphasize Working with Others and Enjoyment of School
The first place essay from Obosa Obazuaye, who is working towards a bachelor's degree in computer science, described the importance of being ready to work in groups and to work with computing resources created by others. He writes, "Working with another person may seem daunting and undesirable at first because of the possibility that the other person may dislike your ideas or may not be at the same level as you, which would require you to do more explaining to the person of what your thought process is. However, in the long run, it is definitely a positive experience."
In addition to this, Obosa observed that unexpectedly he has been spending more of his time "thinking out my code, writing down pseudocode or illustrations or my though processes, and simply learning about how to approach a problem, rather than attacking it with a bunch of code and algorithms."
Runner up Kristjan Arumae, who is pursuing his bachelor's degree in computer science, advised that students make the effort to have fun to "counter schoolwork and deadlines." He points out that "You will look back on your time in school as a fun experience and not as nerve-racking exams and agonizing hours of study."
About BrainTrack's Computer Science Scholarships for 2012
Entries for BrainTrack's Spring 2012 Computer Science Degree Scholarship are due by March 1, 2012. Entrants are asked to respond to essay questions that will help others evaluate computer science and information technology fields as potential career paths. A selection of those essays which prove most helpful to future students are published by BrainTrack such as in its Computer Science Student Stories section..
The scholarship is open to students currently attending school who have at least one semester of credits towards graduation with an appropriate degree in computer science or information technology. Coursework can be full-time, part-time, on-campus, or online and must be at an accredited US college. There are no entry fees and all entrant names and contact information will remain private for use only by the scholarship, with the exception of winner's names and schools, which will be published.
Scholarship rules and details are available in BrainTrack's Computer Science Schools section.
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About BrainTrack
Since 1996, BrainTrack has provided an online, worldwide university and college directory that inlcudes more than 10,000 higher-education institutions in over 190 countries. Visitors are helped in academic and career decisions through its content, including guides to U.S. colleges by career, U.S. colleges by religion, and articles that explore financial aid, accreditation, transfers, and more. BrainTrack is referenced by thousands of websites, including major universities and colleges, government agencies, libraries and publications. BrainTrack is produced and maintained by FutureMeld LLC.