<p>I dunno if i should stick with my econ major, of i should switch to computer science. Anyone have any tips or suggestions? If i do switch to comp sci, ill stay at school longer(the upside: higher pay average upon graduation). Thx in advance</p>
<p>do what you love</p>
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<p>Average starting isn’t much higher.
Mid career median is lower for CS.</p>
<p>I don’t know how accurate those statistics are though.</p>
<p>Crazy question though, why not double major? There are definitely places where there are opportunities for people with a background in the two. I did stats and econ and right now one of my big performance bottlenecks is that my programming knowledge is limited which forces me to pass parsing tasks off to engineering.</p>
<p>Are you genuinely interested in CS?</p>
<p>If you’re only interested in Computer Science because of the money, do us a favor and stay out. Leave the field to those who are actually passionate about it.</p>
<p>@xelink im kinda worried that if i did double major then i’d spend even more time at school to complete both major requirements. I’m really interested in comp sci for both the subject and the opportunities that come from it.</p>
<p>How far are you in terms of Computer Science pre-reqs?</p>
<p>For Econ, you probably need some level of Calculus (ie. 1 and 2), but for Computer Science you need all levels of Calculus, plus Linear Algebra and Differential Equations as well as other upper division math courses, as well as a science series.</p>
<p>It does sound like CS interests you, so by all means go for it, but if you’re behind on your pre-reqs, without a doubt it will take you longer to graduate.</p>
<p>consider minoring in it then. Just be wary of unit caps. I was never actually affected by a unit cap, but a lot of people are/will be. THIS MEANS YOU NEED TO PLAN THINGS OUT. There are a lot of different paths to take.</p>