<p>I am a senior girl who wants to major in CS.</p>
<p>I am aware of the supposed stereotype that guys might discriminate against girls in CS or treat them as if they're inferior. I went to a tech camp this summer and didn't encounter really any of that though? Everyone was nice and civil about everything, like gender made no difference. Can anyone speak to this?</p>
<p>Also, I know that CS is sometimes thought of as a major filled with a bunch of geeky antisocial guys, and I wanted to know how much truth there was to this. Is it going to be harder to meet guys in college? Are there any girls who have been in the same situation that can talk about their experiences?</p>
<p>Cocopies, my going into 10th grader daughter is taking a computer science course online through Florida Virtual Tech. I will ask her tomorrow if she wants to talk online with you. But she is shy and might be reluctant. Ss let’s see…</p>
<p>But in the meantime, as a (highly educated, excuse me) Mom, I say GO FOR IT! You will be sensational and in demand! Let nothing stand in your way and work toward achieving your goals and you, I am sure, will be a great success! My daughter’s guzheng teacher’s son (that’s an obscure Chinese instrument) is a CS major at Carnegie Mellon and we all know he will be a sensation when he graduates! So will you!</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone actually thinks that. If anything, you will be pushed to promotions even if you are mediocre, simply because of the reverse discrimination going on right now.</p>
<p>Mine is in CS. She has never had problem with meeting guys even in high school but the quality and not the quantity is what you should be worry about. Some of them are more geeky than others. </p>
<p>I was a female CS major back in the dark ages. I was not treated as an oddity then and you will not be treated that way now. I agree with it being an advantage in the workplace where they want to have some balance of women in all areas.</p>
<p>I’ve never had any issues with it. There aren’t a lot of girls, but at least at the schools I’ve been to about 10-20% of CS classes were girls, so it’s not like it’s super weird.</p>
<p>And sure, some of the guys are a little geeky, who cares? Be friends with who you want, make friends with people in your dorm or your GEs if you don’t like the people in your CS classes. Again, I’ve never had problems with it, and I’ve made a lot of friends here. So I’d say it’s a non-issue.</p>
<p>I was a female engineering student and never had a problem. The only time I really noticed was when I was in a Calc 3 glass and was the only girl and the professor would refer to other students as the person sitting next to “bopper” or the one in front of “bopper”</p>
<p>I’m a freshman girl going into CS too. I think it should be fine. I spoke to an upperclassman a few weeks ago about being a girl in the program at my college and she said that she’s never faced any discrimination. In fact, the guys have been more willing to help her with a project or to study…</p>