What can I do with a useless major?

bomerr
Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:45:44 +0000

Math underneath Real Analysis, Abstract Algebra, etc… so basically Calculus 1-3+LA/DE and under is primary monkey see, monkey do, the level of theory understanding is pretty low. CS is pretty much all theory; its more about being cleaver than anything else. Are you cleaver or do you excel in memorizing a bunch facts (or equations)? If you can answer that question you will know how well you will do in CS.

Personally I’m of the later persuasion. I can and did memorize a lot of random formulas, got my As in Calc but when it came to CS I was struggling hard. I COULD have forced myself to plow through it but why? I would have ended up like your friend. I was never going to be a grade A coder, never going to work for a MS or Google in programing, so It wasn’t worth the effort. I decided against CS, in fact i decided against engineering in general and switched my major to accounting.

Speaking of accounting, I agree with @indyk8 about the value of internships and networking. I got into a few schools that weren’t my top picks so instead of going there, I decided to stay at CC an extra year. The absolute biggest reason was because I could go look for a job in the accounting/business field. I feel that even if I transferred right now, I would have issues securing the best jobs because Major/GPA is only the bare minimum for a job, experience matters so damn much.

If you are doing CS, then besides your CS classes, you need to be taking part in CS events such as HackUCI or programing code for your local robotics club, hacking the iPhone, or developing android apps, etc.