What can I do with a useless major?

failure622
Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:50:34 +0000

Take a class and see. I’m EECS, and don’t have much experience with Mech E, but I suck at Physics. Absolutely miserable at it, and EE as well. I also just graduated from Berkeley, I got an A+ in Data Structures. Different classes require you to think in different ways. I think CS tends to be more logical and creative, and you can get instant feedback on if what you’re doing is working. Your friend might just be better at Mech E than CS… that doesn’t mean you won’t succeed in CS. There could’ve been other factors to how your friend did as well, like projects in other classes or things happening outside of school.

I’d suggest taking your CC’s CS classes as soon as you can. The first class should give you an idea of what to expect, and if it’s your thing or not. If you do well in that, you’ll be fine in UC classes if you’re willing to put in the time. Some students just have a lot of trouble grasping the concepts, for others it comes naturally. But you won’t know until you try it! Or you might take one class and decide you hate CS altogether, also perfectly fine but better to know early. :P