I don't understand why you would major in physics when you know you want to work in CS.
Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 12/01/2011 01:56:48 PM
Also, I could understand employers having that attitude towards a more applied computer major (computer tech or something) but CS is pretty academic/theoretical, or at least it should be. Make sure of that based on the degree reqts of the school you plan to attend (what some schools call CS really isn't...)
If you weren't sure what career you wanted to end up in, it might make sense to consider both of these majors, but even then maybe not, because CS is eminently more employable, as Clover says. But since you already know you are looking to get into a CS-related field, settling for a minor in that seems silly. Doing the minor in physics will still have that "oooh he must me s-m-r-t" effect without actively hampering your job prospects out of school
If you weren't sure what career you wanted to end up in, it might make sense to consider both of these majors, but even then maybe not, because CS is eminently more employable, as Clover says. But since you already know you are looking to get into a CS-related field, settling for a minor in that seems silly. Doing the minor in physics will still have that "oooh he must me s-m-r-t" effect without actively hampering your job prospects out of school
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12/01/2011 05:25:23 AM
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I don't understand why you would major in physics when you know you want to work in CS.
12/01/2011 01:56:48 PM
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Don't bother with physics, it's a waste of time for what you want to do.
12/01/2011 02:09:30 PM
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I work for a high tech company and we hire a lot of software engineers
12/01/2011 02:23:31 PM
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Physics degrees are aimed at graduate work, and minors are rare in my experience
12/01/2011 03:08:49 PM
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as someone who has majored in both (two separate stints at school)....
12/01/2011 04:03:41 PM
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Re: as someone who has majored in both (two separate stints at school)....
12/01/2011 04:17:16 PM
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How many physics majors do we have here not working in the field of physics? At least four.
13/01/2011 01:47:27 AM
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