Stink at math now but doing major that needs it

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<p>I want to work in the game design industry at some point in my life so i am taking a computer science and game design major at the school i will be attending however i am not a good math student all around. I am good at all earth/life sciences, and writing so basically im not a math geared mind . What are other majors dealing in computers that make a good amount and that do not require a large proficiency in math IF ANY MAJORS/JOBS AT ALL (Yea i know computers are math but i might be overlooking some field). What are some really good majors to go into right now and the jobs you can get coming out of the majors along with starting/average salaries in sciences (including life and chem). Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>Note: HS math department is notoriously poor at my school might be a reason for my bad grades and poor performance. An example is on a final of the basic math class over half of the 35 kids that took it failed. Hopefully i will click with math in the future...not making excuses just stating facts.</p>

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<p>How about Game Design and Development at RIT? I hear it's a good program they have at RIT and they were one of the first ones to come up with it.</p>

<p>Link: <a href="http://games.rit.edu/courses/undergraduate/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://games.rit.edu/courses/undergraduate/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I dont want other colleges to look at i am already commited to the school i am going to and besides i didnt get into RIT.</p>

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<p>Since your committed to your school, why not look in your school's catalog for majors that require little math?</p>

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<p>Getting into schools is just half the battle; staying in is just as hard. Could I suggest math classes at your local community college over the summer?</p>

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<p>You might find CIS interesting. The major is in-between CS and Business. Some level of math skills are needed, especially for programming. But there are usually fewer hard science and math and math theory courses required.</p>

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<p>would i run into a lot of trouble in CS? I am getting a lot of help through the athletic department with free tutors and mandatory study hall time in their athlete center so im hoping that will get me by pretty well.</p>

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<p>CS is heavier in math than engineering, in essence its a applied math degree and some schools have it as such</p>

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<p>Would something like computer engineering be less math related or more so?</p>

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<p>Actors act. Directors direct. Producers produce. You get the idea.
But nothing happens until someone has an idea that can be told. </p>

<p>A few years ago, the TV industry came to a halt when writers went on strike.</p>

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<p>Computer engineering is math intensive as well. It involves marrying software and hardware as well as a lot of other stuff. Honestly, if you don't want to do math you don't want to do computer or gaming stuff. It's possible if you give yourself a chance and work on improving your confidence you can gain the math skills. Most people can learn math, and once you get understand it things start to fall into place. A lot of math is taught in a plug and chug kind of way where actual math understanding is overlooked completely. Try focusing on the how and why when you are looking at problems. Get books and/or software with lots of practice problems. Do a lot of easy problems until you really understand why you are doing what you are doing. Then move on to slightly harder problems and see if you can explain how they relate to the easier problems. If you can explain what you are doing, and why, to someone else, then you have understanding.</p>

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<p>A computer is nothing more than a device that does basic arithmetic and operations, so you need to be at least able to deal with math. I hate math./</p>

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<p>I’m looking at a computer engineering course in a college catalog now… I don’t like math either (not good in it) but i want to major in something that involves computers…I guess that’s like saying I don’t like to cook but I want to own a restauraunt. Well i look at it like this: It’s some restauraunt owners that can’t cook but they have management skills and they’re risk takers. So it has to be a field that a person can obtain thats not good in math but can kill in computer skills… the question is where is the field hiding.</p>

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<p>Just because you don’t like math doesn’t mean you cant study CSE or CS. You will just have to take the math and get it done with and then enjoy the rest of the major. </p>

<p>I don’t like the idea of turning people away from CS related degrees because they don’t like math. Most CS degree holders go onto becoming, system designers and programmers, now while there is some algorithmic math involved, you will never touch a double integral again once you finish probability.</p>

<p>If you like the material, dont let a few classes in a major sway you. Im sure you will do fine, you will just need to work a little harder and maybe get tutoring along the way, which is respectable.</p>