Undecided major in a pretty bad situation...

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<p>Hi, I am currently an undecided major at a relatively high ranked university. I am now a sophomore, and just finished up my first semester. I was really looking forward to an engineering major in computer science, since I seem to enjoy it, yet I do not have the grades and GPA that would probably be required for admission into the engineering school after this year. I already have 2 withdrawals in computer science courses (1 due to a ridiculous course the university created for computer science freshman, and then decided to remove it after it was too difficult; the other simply because I procrastinated too much). Do I have any shot at looking forward to a career in computer science? I have been pretty depressed lately, and my grades for this past semester certainly don't help. I'm also considering transferring to a state university to possibly obtain a higher GPA there.</p>

<p>I have somewhere around a 2.7 GPA, as well as a total of 3 withdrawals, which is absolutely terrible... I also don't seem to have interest in subjects outside of the area of engineering. I really don't know what to do.</p>

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<p>How much do you like math?..or statistics?..or physics?</p>

<p>Why do I ask?</p>

<p>The nice thing about having a career in computer science, ESPECIALLY in software is that you don’t NEED to major in CS. Change to a math major and take your electives in CS. You can basically manufacture a CS major out of a math degree.</p>

<p>And in some cases, math or physics undergraduate programs do not have super-high GPA requirements to be admitted into the junior/senior years. That would give you 2 more years to get your GPA up. When it comes to software jobs…</p>

<p>CS major barely barely barely barely beats out a Math/CS major.</p>

<p>TRUST ME…I know and was in your same situation.</p>

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<p>Thanks for offering a possible solution, but I have never taken physics before (I’m taking bio to fulfill my science requirement), as it was never offered in my high school until my senior year. Although I do sometimes enjoy math, I’m honestly not very good at it… Thanks for trying though</p>