<p>Hi, i like both hardware and software and it is very very hard...
i am a girl and i wanted to get into cs but i heard that it was very he=ard to get into since i have a low gpa and test score 3.0 and act 19
so what major is for me?
and is it better to put undecided? if i do that should i write in my essay that i liike both software and hardware and can't pick?</p>
<p>Computer engineering. It combines the two.</p>
<p>Just make sure you can actually do it. GPA thresholds and the like exist to protect those likely to fail from doing just that.</p>
<p>19 ACT is abysmal. Where do you plan on going?</p>
<p>what careers can i get for that, like what would i be doing in the job?<br>
is CE good for company like google / apple?</p>
<p>csu or uc low one…</p>
<p>I’m a firm believer that CS is the degree to go for almost all software interests, except low level firmware. Computer engineering will be about working at the physical level and almost exclusively at the physical level and the few basic software layers building around that. The software you’d be preparing to write would be low-level firmware and such, not the kind of high-level applications and tools that people really use for information processing.</p>
<p>So CS for computation and software design interests.
CE for EE-interests, but with a focus only on computers and computer-like systems.</p>
<p>If you like software, CE could be an overkill, because it has much less focus on software and “unnecessary” physics and physical design courses. If you like hardware, CS wouldn’t cover that.</p>
<p>A third option is a degree in Computer Engineering Technology/technician. These Technology/technician degree’s are often offered at less selective colleges, and may be a better fit, based on your GPA/Test scores. These programs focus more on hands on experience (and less on math and theory).</p>
<p>[Computer</a> Engineering Technology / Technician :: Description](<a href=“http://www.myplan.com/majors/computer-engineering-technology-technician/description-15.1201.html]Computer”>Computer Engineering Technology / Technician :: Description)</p>
<p>CSU-Long Beach’s roadmap</p>
<p>[CSULB</a> 2013-14 Catalog - Roadmaps - Engineering Technology - Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology - Four Year Plan](<a href=“http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/current/roadmaps/coe/etec/et_bs16-4yr.html]CSULB”>http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/current/roadmaps/coe/etec/et_bs16-4yr.html)</p>
<p>You may also want to look at a degree in IT/MIS. Once again, less math and theory, more hands on experience.</p>
<p>[MIS</a> Definition](<a href=“http://ils.indiana.edu/degrees/mis/definition.html]MIS”>http://ils.indiana.edu/degrees/mis/definition.html)</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>You could always double major if ur up for it. CS and EE maybe? Or choose a minor. Ur stats depends on where u go. I believe that if ur motivated enough, stats mean nothing in ur CS success</p>
<p>Your gpa 3.0 and ACT 19 are IMO going to preclude you from any of the UCs and possibly the state universities as well. I think you would be best off attending community college until you can determine how well you can handle college level course work. If you do well in the community college system then it will be easier to transfer into the state system and possibly even the UCs.</p>
<p>Great lol now i am lost with all these option, CS is really impacted and hard to get in.
Is software engineering a good major?
what major is easy to get in ?</p>
<p>CS is software engineering. If you have a choice, take CS because that major covers it.</p>
<p>I second the recommendation to go to community college first. Those stats will hurt your chances.</p>
<p>sigh… trying to improve act! … thanks for all the input… i still don’t know which major. i want cs but it’s just too hard to get in.</p>
<p>cawahe, CS isn’t historically any more selective than CompE or really any of the engineering disciplines. Maybe at a specific school, a specific year, but it’s going to be different depending on where you go and when. And some schools don’t make you apply to a specific college anyway. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry about that so much right now. If it seems like you want CS, you can do CS. But with your stats, it’s going to be a couple moves out. Go to a good community college, as others have mentioned. Take maths, physics and computer science classes and get good grades. If you take the right classes and do well, you’ll get into a legit school. It’s a pretty common strategy and it works. </p>
<p>A lot of state schools have agreements with community colleges, where if you take specific classes and maintain a certain standard of performance (3.0 in my case), you are guaranteed acceptance. No worry about HS transcripts or standardized tests. I think it’s pretty far and away your best option.</p>
<p>I agree with starting out at a community college, if that’s an option. There are also plenty of public universities that take just about anybody - I went to one of those for my undergraduate CS degree.</p>
<p>A CS degree does take a lot of time and effort. While your college friends are partying at 2 AM, you’ll be sitting in front of your computer, pulling your hair out trying to understand why the program you’re supposed to hand in at 8 AM isn’t doing what it’s supposed to.</p>
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<p>Note: UC and CSU calculate GPA as described here:
[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - GPA Calculator](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>
<p>3.0 GPA is the minimum for UC eligibility, but that does not necessarily mean admission (probably only Merced would be possible, but the ACT of 19 is not so good even there).</p>
<p>3.0 GPA meets minimum eligibility for CSU regardless of test scores, but impacted campuses and majors require higher stats, including test scores.
[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Majors That Have Higher Standards](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)
[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Campuses That Have Higher Standards](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)
<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf</a></p>
<p>CSU Dominguez Hills has computer science (with ABET accreditation even) and is not impacted for either the campus or major.</p>
<p>Yes i have seen all those articles before.
what best csu’s w/o affect of major?
- Cal poly SLO
- ponoma
3)…?</p>