Importance of a Computer Science Degree

[Admin Khan]

man i was just thinking about this today, Admin u didnt believe me when i told u there is no scope for high paying jobs here..here's an example

This person my dad knows wanted to get some business cards printed, he usually hires these web solutions guys..they gave him a 1000 dollar quote for cards for him and his employees, while he was at our house i offered him to get the whole thing done for 600..I had six different designs for him today..and i paid 75 bucks to a guy in Pakistan to get them done and put 525 in my pocket

And the exact same thing can be done in-terms of apps and all..and that is the reason i dont see much money in comps sci

Talal,

Let's put hustling to the side and think about the real world. Computer Science majors aside from being fast and forward thinkers, are trained in a way that employers in the IT world value them. There is so much you can do with Computer Science degree. The link below will offer you a better understanding.

CU CSCI Why Computer Science?

According to Money Magazine, Computer Software Engineering is the number 1 Job in the USA.

Computer Science is not easy Talal, in many Colleges, Its falls under the jurisprudence of Mathematics. It requires a lot of Math and logical thinking. But the degree itself is prestigious and highly valued because there is so much you can do with it vis-a-vis its competitors.

[JAMALUDEEN]

Chose what you like Jamaludeen. I want you to be in a field that you enjoy. Have you ever had an interest in Computer Science?

Before i chose criminology, i really wanted to get into the computer science degree and i had the necessary prior courses done in order to get an offer for it. My first choice was Computer science as well, but i don't know man. I just didn't feel like doing it anymore, which is why i chose criminology (Second Choice) instead of that and i made the right decision because i am loving it.

LOL and i had been doing computers since i was like 12. I was the top in my computer classes as well in school like IT and Software Design and Development. One of my old mates is doing Software Engineering now, and most of my other mates are in Engineering (Civil, Computer, etc.) as well. It's good to do computer science if you are interested in solving mind boggling problems. I don't think i have the patience anymore. The good thing about it is that in the future, You're going to save lots of money in shampoo.

And I don't think, the IT industry is as good in Australia as over there, because over here it's very competitive. I know many people who have done the Computer Science degree, etc, and cannot find a decent job that they like, so instead they are doing some other office jobs totally unrelated to their degree. Hope you get what i mean.

[Talal]

na see admin thats what your not getting, it aint hustlin its business and the way business is being done right now there is little room getting high paying jobs or even normal jobs for that matter and thats even more hard for comp sci graduates who have no work experience at all

Another example, my good friend who graduated with a 3.7 GPA as a comp sci major and is sitting home jobless for the previous four months..And your wrong on the math front, kids who come from countries like India/Pakistan/China own math..the stuff they teach you in like 3rd year university math courses kids do it over there in like Grade 8

just look up when high schools in US start teaching calculus, in Grade 12 ! and even that is like an introductory calculus whereas in Asian countries your done all that stuff by grade 10

Why were the Americans trying to get that anti-outsourcing law approved ? its cuz of the exact same reason

[kandahari ella]

Admin is completely right. Computer Science is a challenging field. I have a couple of friends that are computer science majors and they sit there working on their labs for hours. Literally hours. I wouldn't have the patience for that. Period. My LSAT instructor was telling us that Computer Science and Philosophy majors do extremely well on the LSATS because their majors require them to study, and apply theories on their own instead of being "feed" a theory and applying that to everything. The economy is bad over all-- so yeah it might be a little difficult to find a wonderful job making 70-80k off the bat. But you add more to your skills and can find a job that'll pay you more than any other Bachelors degree would.