py4e VS Windows10Debloater

It depends on your background, past coding experience, and how much stuff you have outside of work. If you are committed, then it should not be a problem. You have a while until you start, so plenty of time to start working on stuff now so classes go well. I started with python is for everyone https://www.py4e.com/ before taking my first class. Good luck! It is a fun program!

Python for Everybody is the resource used in the course I'm taking now. The instructor of the course developed these materials to teach Python to beginners.

I took the free python course at https://www.py4e.com/ before starting at OSU and it set me up nicely for 161 and 162. I would say 225 was my greatest hurdle, as I am bad at math. If you are rusty at math in any aspect I would HIGHLY recommend starting some Khan Academy lessons in anything up through advanced algebra that is fuzzy for you. 225 is the only class so far I got an A- in and it wrecked me body and soul for a quarter :D Overall this program is what you make out of it and there's not a ton of handholding, plus there will extra work outside of it to actually do well in the real world (leetcode, interview prep, etc.), but it is a solid option to change your life (it's already changed mine) and I have enjoyed my time at OSU. Good luck!

Not sure how helpful the cert is but here's something to get you going with python: https://www.py4e.com/

Check out this site: Python for Everybody

Stuff has been uninstalled from Settings and Control Panel and CTT's Utility (to enable some settings I would've enabled through Terminal commands already) and Sycnex's Debloater (to uninstall some apps) have been used. It's nothing major as I only uninstalled apps I could download from the store if necessary and made sure not to delete any major system components except Edge maybe. I have read through every menu and setting any of these utilities has brought up thoroughly to ensure I didn't do so. I believe I did my research before enabling/disabling a setting.

I've used this script for every new install of Windows and it makes the experience quite a bit better: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater .

17k stars on GitHub so lots of people agree.

if you wanna go even further in getting the most out of your laptop you can use this debloating tool to get rid of the extra stuff Microsoft puts into windows that youll never use.