Switching from Pure Math to CompSci

BrownParent
Wed, 25 Feb 2015 07:54:19 +0000

You will not likely get accepted to a PhD program in CS without CS research, not to mention the preparation coursework. There are CS MS programs designed for non majors that you would be well positioned for since you have a quantitative background, particularly at Chicago and Penn. There are other colleges that have that for nonmajors and you take a bootcamp approach to filling in key classes, I think De Paul. For regular MS I think you are missing too many core CS classes and may need to take some as a postgrad. You should be able to get a related job as a math major, particularly in a field or position where they want a person that is more mathy than a straight CS major. You will have to take advantage of the classes online to fill in and prep to pass a technical interview. Also you might do some project stuff on the side and have a github to show off.