Thu Viet Snyder didn’t have an easy path to earning her degree in computer science
Coming from Vietnam, she had to navigate a different culture and a new language. She had a passion for computers, but little background in computer science. And, perhaps the biggest challenge of all, she was pursuing her dream with little support from family or friends back home. In fact, her parents actively lobbied against her desire to study computer science.
“They just kept telling me I should study something more useful for coming back to Vietnam,” Snyder said.
But Snyder was undeterred, and this month she achieved her longtime goal by graduating from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor’s in computer science and information systems.
Those traits helped Snyder persist along a difficult path to obtaining her is computer science engineering.
Snyder’s parents agreed to send her to the United States to study business with the expectation that she would return to Vietnam and likely work for the agricultural department in their home district. Snyder began her studies in New Hampshire, but was miserable studying a subject in which she had no interest.
Struggling with depression, she was encouraged by an adviser to examine other majors. As Snyder considered going against her parents’ wishes and pursuing her love of computer science, she heard from a friend from Vietnam who was in Southern California as part of a cultural exchange program. The friend suggested that Snyder relocate to Southern California, even offering to help her find a school to study computer science.
Coming from Vietnam, she had to navigate a different culture and a new language. She had a passion for computers, but little background in computer science. And, perhaps the biggest challenge of all, she was pursuing her dream with little support from family or friends back home. In fact, her parents actively lobbied against her desire to study computer science.
“They just kept telling me I should study something more useful for coming back to Vietnam,” Snyder said.
But Snyder was undeterred, and this month she achieved her longtime goal by graduating from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor’s in computer science and information systems.
Those traits helped Snyder persist along a difficult path to obtaining her is computer science engineering.
Snyder’s parents agreed to send her to the United States to study business with the expectation that she would return to Vietnam and likely work for the agricultural department in their home district. Snyder began her studies in New Hampshire, but was miserable studying a subject in which she had no interest.
Struggling with depression, she was encouraged by an adviser to examine other majors. As Snyder considered going against her parents’ wishes and pursuing her love of computer science, she heard from a friend from Vietnam who was in Southern California as part of a cultural exchange program. The friend suggested that Snyder relocate to Southern California, even offering to help her find a school to study computer science.
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