salim19

I have been programming for almost 6 years now.. I love programming, I love debugging, I know many different ways of programming, aspect oriented programming, object oriented programming, procedural programming, etc. I have worked for over 4 companies in san francisco mainly as a part time job, internships, and summer jobs. A part of my experience is working for Oracle, Bit Hanger, Ajent, iD Tech Camps. All of my positions were specifically programming, either servers side, phone applications, computer applications, multi-platform application, programming specific arm chips for both tracking purposes, and other space space analyzing related issues. I will tell you one thing. You want to be a successful cs major, and get a cs job in your life ? LOVE programming, why ? because programming is not like math or physics where you sit down for 1, 2, or 3 hours and then youre done. No.. programming could take days. Another thing is you have to be GREAT in object oriented programming for many jobs. Especially for game companies, and business side software development. If youre not that good at it leave it ! many will tell you that youll get better at it with time. Ill say give it a month. If by the end of that month your not pretty good in oop programming you I believe you should look into something else.

terenc

Unlike many degrees, you don't need to go to grad school for CS in order to get a good paying job. Many software companies care much more about "what you've done" (i.e. side projects) rather than degrees. That being said, having a Masters doesn't hurt (I assume you are talking about getting a Masters, because for PhDs the university pays you, though obviously a PhD is very hard to get).

What did you think of the suggestion that you major in ChemE?
That being said, you mention in other posts that you're a junior. It might be too late to switch to something like ChemE.

Regarding the idea of having to work after your bachelors, is it not possible to go straight into medical school after graduating? All the med students I know are taking student loans to pay for it, knowing that once they finish med school/residency, they can pay those loans off with their high doctor's salaries. Of course, that depends on whether or not you get into med school.

adeyemo

I dont think I really like Chemical Engineering. Not sure how well I will do in that major, plus its kind of too late. It is definitely a rigorous major. It takes most students more than the projected 4years.


Yes it is possible, but thats kind of why I prefer computer science. I dont know if I will be able to get into medical school even if I do biology or chemistry. They aren't easy(breeze through) majors. Thats why I feel computer science is a safe option because If i do well, I can still get into med school, and if I dont, there are still chances I will get something more decent with a bachelors in computer science than a bachelors in biology/chemistry etc.
Not so sure of my decision yet but what I can say I have laernt so far is that : there is no major that isn't difficult in its own way.