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Yeah well I'm an English Major and.... Brian Send a noteboard - 12/09/2009 11:29:44 PM
And it's more of a question, really. Are you naturally inclined to be techy? Have you experimented with some HTML, run a linux distribution or two, dabbled with some networking, skinned some programs, or anything else that the normal population hasn't done? If not, you need to get out of the major. It's a difficult one at most schools, but it's virtually impossible if you're not already a computer nerd, to some extent. Every year I see a few freshmen who aren't computer people think that it might be interesting to learn about computers, and enter the major. Every one has dropped out. It's just not the sort of major you can succeed in without some prior knowledge.

Assuming you ARE techy, though, and you know what you're getting into. . .congrats. No offense, but English is a pretty useless subject. Interesting, to be sure (I'm not trying to make English majors mad at me) but very few jobs are available, and the ones that are there don't pay much.

Congrats on the comp sci.

Yeah, it's pretty worthless. The only reason I can think of to get an English degree is if you want to write (and good luck getting those jobs), teach, or if you wish to get your masters/doctorate and become a professor.

Also it's a good degree for people trying to get into law school from what I've been told.
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So I just changed my major from Education (English) to Computer Science with a Minor in Business - 12/09/2009 07:23:23 PM 571 Views
that's a pretty big leap. good luck *NM* - 12/09/2009 07:45:55 PM 190 Views
thanks! - 12/09/2009 08:56:08 PM 449 Views
That's the first time ever I've seen it abbreviated to COSC - 12/09/2009 08:06:28 PM 497 Views
its habit becuase my my uni, all course codes are 4 letters. *NM* - 12/09/2009 08:55:01 PM 191 Views
Not EVERYONE. My school uses CSC. - 12/09/2009 10:54:12 PM 459 Views
what do you hope to accomplish with the change? - 12/09/2009 08:06:46 PM 477 Views
Re: what do you hope to accomplish with the change? - 12/09/2009 08:54:31 PM 489 Views
I'm a senior in Computer Science, and I've only got one real suggestion. - 12/09/2009 11:01:32 PM 456 Views
Yeah well I'm an English Major and.... - 12/09/2009 11:29:44 PM 474 Views
Switch the major and the minor - 13/09/2009 12:56:04 AM 436 Views
Re: Switch the major and the minor - 13/09/2009 01:06:29 AM 476 Views
No it doesn't matter. - 13/09/2009 01:09:01 AM 442 Views

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