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I've been interning in the IT field this summer & the past summer, and I am 3 classes away from a CS degree. I'm not well versed in the field, but I have some idea of what's going on.
For what I can see, it really doesn't look very "golden ticket" like. It really looks like it's over saturated and most jobs are getting outsourced or given to a H -1B visa.
I go to a top 100 school for comp sci, so it can't be just my school. It really looks like the top 10% of programmers will have it made, while the rest of the jobs will disappear.
Is there even a "golden ticket" field? Should I brush up on my sciences and hope to get into PA school? Try for biotech? What's the real "golden ticket" that doesn't require 100k+ of debt to get into? Does it even exist? Is everything really a lie to get me [my parents] to spend a lot of money to line the school's administrators pockets?
I will also have an economics degree, but I don't even know where to start with it. Who needs an economist?
I thought about that major for a long time. I thought about going to the middle east for maybe a decade or so and working in the oil fields there. But I'm not a guy. I don't know how well that would have worked out.
I thought about that major for a long time. I thought about going to the middle east for maybe a decade or so and working in the oil fields there. But I'm not a guy. I don't know how well that would have worked out.
Lol, if you want to go for CompSci then go for it! . Just make sure you do interns and try to get involved with research.
Lol, if you want to go for CompSci then go for it! . Just make sure you do interns and try to get involved with research.
I'm already in comp sci (like i said before 3 classes then i get my undergrad degree). I've interned at 2 different companies. It's really not that "rosy" of a field. meh. I have no interest in a masters in cs, so research is a bit useless for me.
my dad's friend went to work in the middle east for around a decade in the 90's and early 00's. He came back a multi millionaire. never needed to work a day after that. When it's in a "boom" state, it's a real boom.
I've been interning in the IT field this summer & the past summer, and I am 3 classes away from a CS degree. I'm not well versed in the field, but I have some idea of what's going on.
For what I can see, it really doesn't look very "golden ticket" like. It really looks like it's over saturated and most jobs are getting outsourced or given to a H -1B visa.
I go to a top 100 school for comp sci, so it can't be just my school. It really looks like the top 10% of programmers will have it made, while the rest of the jobs will disappear.
Is there even a "golden ticket" field? Should I brush up on my sciences and hope to get into PA school? Try for biotech? What's the real "golden ticket" that doesn't require 100k+ of debt to get into? Does it even exist? Is everything really a lie to get me [my parents] to spend a lot of money to line the school's administrators pockets?
I will also have an economics degree, but I don't even know where to start with it. Who needs an economist?
You are 3 courses away from graduating with a degree in CS and you have intern experience, but you have know idea what is going on in the field? Seriously?
The problem with those "golden ticket" majors/fields is that they all eventually get swamped, jobs "disappear" and hordes of recent grads struggle to secure what-ever now low-paying spot they can get in their field. I dated a girl during the mid 90s who went to school for graphic design. She landed a job right after graduation with a starting pay of $20/hr. On the side she freelanced for upwards of $150/hr. The starting pay is now $8-$12/hr depending on location. And does anyone even major in graphic design anymore?
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Originally Posted by stellastar2345
I thought about that major for a long time. I thought about going to the middle east for maybe a decade or so and working in the oil fields there. But I'm not a guy. I don't know how well that would have worked out.
Why go to the Middle East when you can go to North Dakota, Alaska, or one of the many (that is, all) of the off-shore oil rigs that need a hand?
You might look at the graduate program in industrial engineering at Ga Tech. It is applicable in a lot of areas and might fit in well with your CS and economics degrees.
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. Just make sure you do interns and try to get involved with research.
