The videos were interesting. I especially appreciate the first ted talk, the one about believing in improvement. It's an important reminder that the way I live and study don't have to stay the same and there can be change right now.
All I currently expect for this course is that it will be harder than usual, it will be different overall, and I will grow in multiple ways. I normally don't do online classes or very fast paced classes. "25 hours per week" is a little scary to me, but I tend to be accepting of whatever place I find myself in this life.
I chose the Software Engineering major because I enjoy it as a hobby, I think I can do it very well, and I see a lot of beauty in good code and good uses of technology. Additionally, the teachings of Richard Stallman motivate me to help libre software compete against non-libre software, and I already do that for Lemmy (like Reddit but good). Software enables me to do amazing things such as making YTPs (youtube poop), telling people in different parts of the world about God, fulfilling my curiosity a lot, and having a life changing friendship with someone who I am rarely with in person.
My advice is to always be aware of what's due in the next week and don't try to succeed using good luck charms.