<p>Hey there. I am going to college next year and am wondering if I should go into computer science/engineering. I have an interest in computers and have taught myself quite a lot about computers and electronics. </p>
<p>I do get good grades, 4.0 in highschool but I feel the computer science degree will be too competitive at any college. Many people around the world are majoring in computer-related fields, and I feel that the job market will become increasingly more difficult.</p>
<p>So would computer science be a good degree to go into? My second option is biomedical engineering, and from there I would go to med school.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Yes, many people major in computer science as a freshman. Here is the more important question…do they GRADUATE as a computer science major. There is a reason why CS majors are in demand. Not enough actual graduates per year.</p>
<p>Many CS hopefuls change their major out of CS once that Calculus I & II, Physics I & II, Linear Algebra along with that Java/C++/Assembler starts knocking them around.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. I have no worries of calc or programming. I have already learned a good amount of java and other languages. But what I am referring to is the amount of computer science majors that graduate elsewhere in the world. I am indian and a lot of my cousins in india are graduating with computer science degrees, but they are having trouble finding a job. I live in america, but I just want to go into a field I know I will have a higher chance of getting the job. Thanks again</p>
<p>Your first post said computer-related degrees. That may include computer science, information systems and information technology. I am going to say something that may not be popular but it is more of an observation from being in the industry so long…</p>
<p>Computer Science majors can also do information systems and information technology jobs but most information systems and information technology majors CANNOT do computer science jobs.</p>
<p>The 3 majors are not the same.</p>
<p>Yea that makes sense. I think I may focus on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The college I want to go to has a dual degree of EECS. Would that be the best route, or should I majore in computer science and then minor in something else?</p>
<p>Thanks again</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html</a> may give you some ideas of relative post-graduation outcomes for various majors.</p>
<p>If you think that CS is competitive, pre-med is more so. While CS majors with 3.1 GPAs are generally employable unless there is an industry downturn, pre-meds need at least a 3.5 GPA (preferably higher) to have a realistic chance to get into even one medical school.</p>
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<p>Guess I don’t know how things will be in 5 years, but right now jobs seem to be handed out to CS majors like candy. You don’t even have to be good at it. I’m in the US though, so I’m not going to make any claims about the job market in India.</p>