About to commit to a BS in Computer Science and not turn back.

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<p>I decided last year I wasn't cut out for medicine and my biology major would be utterly useless.</p>

<p>Then i transferred to my state school to save money.</p>

<p>Now I realized that the only major that I can complete in 2.5-3 years is Computer Science. Clarification, only major with good job prospects.</p>

<p>I would try and get into Kelley School of Business, but if I don't make the grades then I would have to get into SPEA and i dont even know what I would do with a degree from SPEA. It's not worth risking a semester taking courses to get into Kelley. Business is my main academic interest, but it seems unrealistic because of all the classes I would have to take.</p>

<p>I am going to supplement my CS major with a business minor, so I at least have a decent business background. I realized that if I can't major in business, then I might as well do something that will make me the most money regardless of how interested I am in it.</p>

<p>My dad talked about how he knows a lot of people who came to the US from india and got CS degrees, even though they had no knowledge before hand or an interest. They did it strictly for the money. For example, I have an uncle making 80k a year at Lucent.</p>

<p>So my question is, will I still be able to go out and socialize with friends if I'm taking 15 credit hours on average every semester for the next 6 semesters? </p>

<p>Here is what the schedule will look like with my CS courses (spaces will separate semesters):</p>

<p>Junior:
I101 Intro to Informatics - 4 credits
C211 Intro to CS - 4 credits</p>

<p>C212 Intro to Software Systems - 4 credits
C241 Discrete Structures for CS - 3 credits</p>

<p>Senior:
C311 Programming Languages - 4 credits
C335 Data Structures - 4 credits
C343 Computer Structures - 4 credits</p>

<p>P415 Intro to Verification - 3 credits
P423 Compilers - 4 credits
P436 Intro to Operating Systems - 4 credits</p>

<p>Super Senior:
P434 Distributed Systems - 4 credits
P438 Intro to Computer Networks - 4 credits</p>

<p>Courses:</a> Undergraduate: School of Informatics and Computing: Indiana University Bloomington</p>

<p>These are the courses I will be taking and the extra space will be filled with gen ed and business courses for my minor.</p>

<p>I got an A in Calc I and Calc II, so I'm pretty sure I can do well in Comp Sci. Anyone think this is a dumb idea if I don't have an interest? I just want job security and since I can't get into Kelley unless I take a risk, then it's the only viable option. Also, a business degree would take more classes than if I just majored in Comp Sci and minored in business.</p>

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<p>It really depends on your ability and how competitive the school is. If you’re taking CS at a school like MIT it would obviously take more time than a school like CUNY, and for good reason. I think that you may find your self enjoying it if you go with the right motivation and attitude about it, if it helps think about your future job prospects. Do any of them interest you? If so, try to get an internship there while in college it might spark some interest in your field. I actually had no interest in CS before I did an internship (in highschool) and now I’m considering it as my double major (along with mathematics). I’ll most likely be going into UC Berkeley as a transfer applicant from a community college (to save money, haha I guess we aren’t so different!) I think that it would be a perfect idea, I’m not sure what your GPA will be in the end, but minoring in business might help you get into some sort of a masters program in it. Now, the quality of the school you’ll be going to? Who knows. But you will be able to (hopefully) pay for it from the Comp. Sci. gig!</p>