 Two years ago I was genuinely so scared that it was too late to make the switch to computer science and I'm just really really glad that I had the courage to change my life. I'm really grateful for the one-credit girls-encoded computer science class that I took. I 100% would not be in computer science now if it wasn't for that. They really made it feel like a safe space like women really do belong in CS. We learned Python and it was so crazy to learn like how fun and creative computer science actually was. It brought together a lot of the things that I already loved like I loved being creative. I loved art. I never thought that working with a computer would be similar to my art classes. I'm really glad that I had that class. It connected me with a lot of people in computer science and a lot of mentors and I actually ended up becoming an IA for that class later and I was able to mentor other students and help them be comfortable in CS. 183 has honestly been one of my favorite classes at the university. They were really focused on getting students interested and getting them excited and it was like so welcoming. It just like brought out all the cool things that you could do in CS. Computer science has really reignited an ambition in me. I have the tools at my fingertips to do so many things. My name is Danine Huss. I'm a senior in computer science now and I'm going to be graduating in May. I'm working for M-City which is an autonomous vehicle testing track here. I also just said yes to J.P. Morgan Chase to become a full-time software developer and I'm super excited about it.