<p>I just got back my AP comp sci exam score and I got a 3. My teacher (more like babysitter) did not teach at all but i seemed to have trouble with the logic while everyone else was getting it really easily. How accurately does the AP class reflect on computer science sucess later on?</p>
<p>I am actually more interested in the business side of comp sci but i figured that it would he the best and safest to get a comp sci degree rather than budiness, info systems, etc. Can i make it through even though i really suck at coding? Or should i just head in a completely different field? </p>
<p>Again im not really interested in comp sci, but i need the knowledge to be able to work in technical companies for business. Thanks for any input! </p>
<p>If you don’t like coding and you aren’t interested in CS, it doesn’t seem to be a good fit at all. If you are interested in the business side, do the business side. Getting a degree in CS will make you very qualified but isn’t needed for what you want to do. I guess IS/Business is what you want really, though that I’m no expert there at all.</p>
<p>A 3 is not a bad score but if you were having difficulty with the relatively simple logic in AP CS, you will definitely have difficulty in undergrad courses.</p>
<p>If you want to work on the “business” side of tech companies, you should look at schools that have strong entrepreneurial business programs. Babson, USC, Northeastern come to mind. USC in particular would be a good option due to it’s proximity to the Silicon Beach area in LA/Santa Monica.</p>
<p>Taking CS courses in Algorithms, Data Structures, Compilers and Operating Systems will not help you design, market or sell a product/service.</p>
<p>Thank you! The program sounds very interesting. Also the reason i would want to major in comp sci is cause i think it will be easier to get my foot in the door of tech companies </p>
<p>I don’t think that having a CS degree will do much for getting your foot in, as @ormdad alluded to in his first post. Even that combined CS / Business degree has lots of courses in CS and will require extensive work there. If you are struggling with the logic, it will be a long road ahead. Simply, I don’t think its the right choice.</p>
<p>If a CS company needs a businessman, whether it be an accountant or marketing or anything else, that is how they will post their job. The businessman’s understanding the fine working of CS will be an incredibly small bonus if any at all. The information the person working in finance needs will probably be very limited and be more about the process of how software is developed so they understand scheduling, how customers are charged, and how that correlates to the time and manpower needed. A CS degree is not at all needed to have a good understanding of that information.</p>
<p>I highly doubt someone in the business department will ever put to use knowledge of say writing good software. I would say it is about even with if you said that a car salesman or advertising manager needs to have a degree in mechanical engineering, and that it would help him get his foot in the door of tech companies.</p>
<p>If you absolutely feel you need CS, do a minor in my opinion. But it seems like you wouldn’t use it nor enjoy it, and therefor have no reason to pursue it.</p>
<p>If you want to find out if you’ll fit in CS, take one of the many free online intro coding courses and try coding.
A lot of CS is basically self-directed learning by doing. You have to like it, or at least not hate it.</p>