should I go into a math/computer science major?

PengsPhils
Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:19:15 +0000

While math is certainly used and many CS majors are very strong in math, you will be programming or working with code mostly in the real world. I would highly recommend doing some more programming and seeing how you like it. codeacademy.com is a good tool. Python would be a good starting language to learn the logical structures.

If you choose to go into it, and you can get test scores to match your GPA, you can get into the top schools in the field being a girl. I’m not sure if this transfers to the job market, but at the very least it’l certainly help for colleges.

I am a high school senior, but I have self taught for years now and have already interned at software companies and all. In my research I have found that college programs vary in how much math is offered / required, but usually its about 3-5 math classes. The rest of the classes are either programming, computer structure (not hardware), program design, and sometimes some basic hardware stuff usually to bridge the gap between hardware and software communication. Basically, you will have math but its not incredibly crucial, rather a very good support that is used frequently combined with programming.