Should i go for compsci or econ? They're both kinda cool but idk which one i should do

Should i go for compsci or econ? They're both kinda cool but idk which one i should do.

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What country ?

Computer science. You can work all over the world, you earn a lot, if you are average you will have many jobs to choose from. It's logic and intuitive (?). Also it's something that won't get outdated just like that and that for next many years will not only be wanted but will be more and more important

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I did okay in math in highschool, c's in algerbra ( iwas lazy dough) and i winged my SAT and got 1100. Am i smart enough?
How could i even do that?

It doesn't mean anything to me as I'm free central Europe but well, it's nearly impossible to be too stupid for academic stuff, it's all about doing a lot of exercises. If you are bad at programming, then program a lot everyday and you will be good enough

Econ. We got too many cs people on #chan

Well im US, so things could be different for us.
I dont think Jow Forums is representative of the US, user.

Well I'm on Jow Forums mostly and I'm sick of the cs majors making so many threads about how much their lives suck. we need variety

Maybe

Really? In my country if you are okay at the second year you can work and already get 2 times minimum wage

As someone with a degree in Econ, I will tell you that you can’t do much, career-wise, with just an undergraduate degree. You’ll need at least a masters degree if you want a career that is related to the economic theory that spent 4 years learning. Otherwise, you’ll have to settle for some random job totally unrelated to Econ.

Major in computer science, get a minor in economics.

Econ is really interesting shit, but AFAIK its harder to get a job with just a BA/BS in it. It's fairly trivial (Compared to other fields: its still not easy) to get a job in CS.

Random advice if you do CS:
>Do side projects
They can be shitty at first (Especially your first year or two), but make gradually more complex side projects.
>Get an internship, preferably 2 internships, preferably with a notable company
No, you don't have to, but if you get an internship and don't totally fuck it up you'll get a return offer.

Plus, having any industry experience on your resume instantly bumps your resume up 20-30%. If it's with a notable tech company (goog/fb/amazon/microsoft/airbnb/etc/etc) it'll boost your resume up 60%.

I'll monitor the thread in case you have any questions or anything

There are too many absolute retards majoring in CS that have no idea what they’re doing. Don’t go that route unless you have experience and you are actually intelligents

>c in algebra
Uhh
>1100 SAT
I didn’t even know you can get that low

Algerbra 2 , and like I said I barely tried

Also for my state , Indiana , that's average (54th percentile) .

Also I took an online mensa test saying I'm like 112 iq.

If you do CS you're gonna have to take a few calculus and (real) stats/probability classes. You won't use them in the field most likely, but you'll need to at least C em out.

I was the same way in highschool. I had to retake math from remedial math up to calc 3. It added 1 year onto my graduation date, which sucked, but it's better than working retail the rest of my life.

1. There are TONS of software dev jobs. Sure, he might not work for Google, but almost every company nowadays has a dev department. I know a few people who work for fucking Home Depot as software devs and make great money.

2. Most people majoring in CS drop out. A lot of the ones who don't are absolute idiots. They coast by 4 years thinking they're guaranteed a job. They don't do any side projects, get a low GPA, and don't even try to get an internship. Seriously, when I was in my last year I had to teach 2 group-partners how to use basic Git functions. Seriously, commit-push.

It depends on what you want to do. Also if you like economics more than do that instead. Cs & doing programing all the godamn day is boring as fuck. But if that's what you enjoy go ahead. I was like you, I was choosing either comsci or economics. I chose economics because it's what I liked more & wanted to do: government jobs in USA. There's tons of jobs for econ here. I'm not a pot smoking criminal so I can do that

>Also I took an online mensa test saying I'm like 112 iq.
I don't know if you're joking but if you ever say that to anyone in person they'll never talk to you again.

It simultaneously paints you as retarded (took an online IQ test - IQ tests are administered by psychologists) and a pretentious jackass (112 IQ, wowee, you think highly of yourself!).

I never claimed to be special , i mentioned the score because it could be representative of my intelligence. At best im above average , nothing special.

What im trying to say is , would I make it going with that degree ?

I'm
I got a CS degree from a no-name state school and graduated with a 2.8 GPA this May. I got a job offer for $60,000. I know people smarter than me who got job offers for $80k+. I know people dumber than me who got job offers. I know people who didn't try who didn't get job offers.

>corrects a minor grammatical error on a mandarian basket weaving forum
>calls me pretentious jackass

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huh? when did I correct a grammatical error?

You replied to me with "I'm" and only that when I put "im". I assumed you we're correcting my grammatic error.

No, I was referencing that I am the poster who posted post# 19664946

Fair enough.

Computer science allows you to work in any industry field and gives you the tools to create passive income.

I double majored in comp sci and econ and minored in stats at a decent uni. I bullshitted my way through and graduated with a 3.7 GPA and am making 70k base in a developing area. I would say focus on comp sci and if you have extra bandwidth, try getting another major or minor that you're interested in. like others have said, if you land an internship or two you are pretty much guaranteed a job as long as you don't fuck up. I work in financial technology so the econ background was definitely a plus.