So when I accepted into UIUC, I was initially happy to see the admission decision. However, I noticed that my first and second choice major did not match the major I was accepted into today. I’m not necessarily upset but what exactly is Computer Science and Linguistics? What type of jobs can I get out of in the future if I intend to go through with it? Also, since it is a LAS major, does it hold the same weight as a BS or should I transfer out of that major? Thank you in advance.
What was your first choice major? Just CS?
Yes. Computer Science in Engineering.
Okay. Check out http://cs-ling.linguistics.illinois.edu/
“Graduates will be successful in landing jobs in various areas, including natural language software design and applications, teaching and research, law, medicine, and public service. The innovative aspect of the program is its focus on relating computers to language, technology, and society where the combination has potential for great impact.”
Thank you very much.
I actually get admitted into CS & Linguistics and it is my first choice. I chose to learn about this because I want to develop the quality of machine translations. I think the things learn from this major can be applied to the natural language processing area, which also has a lot to do with machine learning and so on. So it was a mistake or something? Maybe you can send e-mail to the school and ask about this. Anyway, wish you good luck.