[sudoroom] Higher Ed Hacking

[Max B]

Hey all,

Most of you probably don't really know me--I've only been by sudoroom on 
occasion, but I wanted to put this out there and see if anyone else 
would be interested:

Last fall I sat in on a few CS classes at UC Berkeley. I've always been 
kind of a half-assed programmer and I realized that if I ever wanted to 
be more serious about it, there were some gaps in my knowledge base that 
needed filling in. So last semester I sat in on "EE 122 Networking", "CS 
61C Machine Structures", and "CS 161 Computer Security". It turns out 
that without actually ever really having to come into contact with any 
professor, I was able to coordinate with TAs in these classes and 
participate in all of the labs, do all of the homeworks, and do all of 
the projects (albeit they were group projects I was doing by 
myself....). I never had to apply, register, pay or deal with any of the 
other administrative BS that normally accompanies higher ed.

I'm planning on sitting in on a few more classes this semester and 
wanted to see if anyone else was interested. So far I'm thinking "CS 162 
Operating Systems and System Programming", and "CS 164 Programming 
Languages and Compilers." The full class schedule is available here:

http://schedule.berkeley.edu/

I would also be super excited if anyone was interested in the classes I 
took last semester and I could help guide them through the process of 
coordinating with TAs and also potentially be a tutor. Also, UCB offers 
classes in all sorts of fields, so perhaps that 
sociology/chemistry/physics/anthropology/dance class you've always been 
thinking about getting around to?

Max