<p>Hey,</p>
<p>I've been recently switching from planning on being a doctor to maybe doing IT consulting, and so I was wondering how good the comp sci program at UNC is. I've heard great things about the business school (is it kenan-falger or something), but I was wondering how the comp sci department is. Also, is the program hard to get into from OOS, I need to know because my stats suck compared to other OOSers, and thus I was thinking that maybe if I could apply for an easier major and then transfer in later, so yeah.</p>
<p>Oh and also (lol so many questions) how often does appealing work? If I appeal with no better reason besides the fact that I really really really want to go to Chapel Hill and demonstrate that, do they usually overturn their decision (I know UCLA and UM are easier on people who appeal, so thats why I'm wondering)</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I don't go to UNC but I have an internship this summer in IT consulting with a major firm. I can tell you, though, that majoring in CS isn't necessary for the cool jobs (ie, the management positions) and Kenan-Flagler is plenty good for getting interviews with a number of top MC and ITC firms. If you have any other questions, I can answer them here or you can IM me.</p>
<p>wait why dont you need CS for IT consulting? I could understand for the other forms of consulting, but isn't it at least recommended for IT?</p>
<p>i'm transferring in as a computer science major, but i'm immediately applying for the SILS program (school of information and library science) so i can be an information science major.</p>
<p>SILS is currently ranked the #1 program in the country in that field. </p>
<p><a href="http://sils.unc.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://sils.unc.edu/</a></p>
<p>comp sci is basically my field but not exactly what i want to be going into...too much math for me;)</p>
<p>Regarding the School of Information and Library Science (SILS), from among the 50 to 60 U.S. schools with an American Library Association accredited masters degree, the overall master's program is tied with University of
Illinois for first place (both were also tied for first place at the last ranking in USNews in 1999). From the specialized programs considered by US News,
the health science librarianship program is ranked #2 nationally (was #3 in 1999), the digital librarianship program #4, the law librarianship program #5, the archives and preservation program #7 (was #5 in 1999), the information systems program #7 (was #7 in 1999), and the children and youth services program #8 (was #8 in 1999). </p>
<p>I don't think the undergraduate Information Science program (or the doctoral program) has a US News ranking.</p>
<p>yes i wasn't trying to imply that it was an undergrad program, just that the school of info and library science had attained that ranking...i should have been clearer...as of right now, you still have to have one semester at unc under your belt before applying to that program, meaning a transfer student like myself has to wait and not get accepted right into it..thats all i was trying to say i'm working on right now...sorry for the misunderstanding</p>
<p>Major in CS if you want to get outsourced.</p>
<p>I'm so glad you asked about CS, b/c I'm a CS major (and used to be pre-med at that too).</p>
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<p>maybe doing IT consulting
I agree with cavalier that a CS degree isn't always necessary in IT (obviously it doesn't hurt). What's important in IT is experience...you see plenty of jobs which all you may need is a high school diploma education-wise, but it requires however many years of experience managing such-and-such. Though this is probably becoming a little bit less true with each passing year, as these days more and more people are going to college.</p>
<p>I was wondering how the comp sci department is
I would love to say that the CS department here is really good, but I don't think I have the authority to say so, since I don't have any other CS programs at other schools to compare to. What I can say is that I think employers find a degree in CS from UNC quite respectable. Like all departments, there's some really good professors and some not so good ones. It's quite research/development oriented, with much less emphasis on IT. Also, I think the emphasis is on theory rather than a hands-on approach (and a lot of times I do wish that I could have more hands-on experience). The undergraduate program is actually relatively new (I think started either in 2000 or 2001, but the graduate program has been here since the 60s). The number of undergrads is really small (probably no more than 30 in any Senior class, and actually this coming year's has only 7)...so professors really get to know you and vice versa...and you also get to know most of the other students in the program. In my opinion, you get much more personal attention in CS than in other larger majors here like Biology (and this is from my own experience as well). If you're interested, it's also not too hard to find a prof to do research with.</p>
<p>Also, is the program hard to get into from OOS
Not really sure what you mean here? You can major in anything you want once you get admitted into the school. (Ok, technically not true; almost all majors at UNC, you are automatically admitted into the program, but for CS, freshman/sophomores are considered Pre-CS, and only if you make C+es or above in certain prereq classes can you actually declare CS as your major once you're a Junior. But anyone can be Pre-CS...and whether you're OOS or not doesn't matter for anything (except tuition! ;-).) once you get admitted into the school.</p>
<p>Major in CS if you want to get outsourced.
Again, I don't know anything from my own experience, but from what I've heard from many people in the field, the threat of being outsourced is not as great as it seems. Apparently, most of the programmers in say, India, don't have the skills of people who have CS degrees in the US. They are usually relegated to coding jobs that you probably won't be doing anyways. There is also the issue of security and the weak copyright laws in India & China ...which prevents a lot of things from being outsourced.</p>
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