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For me to get a Statement of Accomplishment, will I have to go along with the course or can I start later and still get it. I'm interested in CS101 but the course is already in its fifth week.

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You can still join. The exam will count for 100%, instead of 50%.

A new class of CS101 starts April 16th

What is your source for this? I signed up for the class before the new year and got an email in February saying the class would be delayed until the second half of March and I would be notified two weeks in advance of the class start. I haven't heard anything since then and the cs101 site doesn't appear to have any more information.

I assumed samrat was referring to Udacity's CS101 course, because it is in its fifth week. I don't know about Coursera's CS101 course.

I will say that my friend just started taking Udacity's CS101 course, and he really loves it. I think they have a much better model for teaching a 101 course than Coursera* because you transition immediately from learning something to coding it and having your work checked.

* Disclaimer that I haven't looked at Coursera's CS101 course, only their other courses, but am presuming they're using the same technology.

OK, that makes sense. I wasn't aware of the Udacity course. I will have to check it out, as it is looking like the timing of the Stanford one might not work out for me. Do they start new classes fairly often? I can't seem to find the schedule on their site.

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