I'm sick of computer science - it isn't what I want to do anymore

What are the degrees here at State with the best outlook? (Money, less hours, easiness)

I'm just wondering what is in the job market now and probably will be 4 years from now, and is a decent amount of money getter

4/19/2006 8:37:41 PM

^If you find something where good money, easy work, and minimal hours go together, then I'm sure we'd all be interested. Good luck in your quest.

4/19/2006 8:48:26 PM

if "Money, less hours, easiness" were parts of any job, i think that job market would be pretty damn full. you might wanna talk to your advisor or someone in the career center. you could always go into engineering, i'm sure you've already got most of the math stuff done for CSC. good luck.

4/19/2006 8:51:40 PM

my advise would be to look for a major that uses some of the requirements you've already fulfilled so you don't spend 8 years in college

4/19/2006 9:05:55 PM

My advice would be to talk to one of our advisers. We specialize in folks changing majors. Think about what interests you- not necessarily money and easiness. Those will come. The main thing is what make things interesting to you? What you are curious or passionate about. What you would enjoy learning about or doing.

PM and I will set you up with one of us. Or call 515-5594 tomorrow and we will find a time to sit down and help you look at a wide range of majors and possibilities.

4/19/2006 9:09:55 PM

^
Definetely talk with them.

You can look at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/top50/index.html if you want a perspective on job growth, salaries, job stress, etc. It IS a bit biased and some of the categories are a bit broad, so don't take it to heart

I'm not going to convince you to stay in CSC, but I will say it got a lot better once I hit the 400 level courses. I know a bunch of the folks I work with were business majors with concentrations in information technology. Don't have the formal CSC background, but do a lot of programming on various projects.

4/20/2006 5:44:53 AM

I also think that you should talk to the advisors. wolfeee is awesome; she helped me change to my major, and I love it.

4/20/2006 10:31:41 AM

Changing majors gave me an incredibly better college experience, but did hurt my chances at finding a job. It was worth it though. More so than I can stress, it was worth it.

4/20/2006 11:45:57 AM

Since you have already done work in CSC, you might want to consider switching to CPE or ECE, those would probably require the least amount of additional classes. Of course, I am biased towards recommending aerospace to everyone though, simply because the stuff we do is really cool.

4/20/2006 3:04:34 PM

^I wouldn't recommend that. If you don't like csc, then I really don't think you'll like cpe. Seriously. I say try to decide what you would enjoy doing as a career, and then find a major that could open opportunities for you to get into that field. btw less hours and easiness != cpe imo

4/20/2006 3:19:36 PM

If you've already done some work in one area you could maybe get a minor in that area as a bonus on your resume, and for your major study something that actually interests you. A 4 year degree from college (regardless of major) plus a comp sci minor would put you ahead of a big chunk of the population when it comes to searching for jobs.

4/20/2006 4:09:40 PM

^good advice imo

4/21/2006 3:06:00 PM

I know some people who have wanted to change majors for years, and waffled on it, thinking they might be able to push through with a major they grow more and more to dislike. Then they switch majors their junior or senior year and get stuck in college for a long time. If its something you want to do, put in the serious thought as soon as possible, and so that if you are going to switch, you can do it in the most efficient way possible.

4/23/2006 12:31:07 PM

how did i know you were gonna say CSC

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4/23/2006 5:32:09 PM

csc has to be the major that is dropped the most. Kids come to college thinking I know how to play minesweeper so ill be a csc major.

4/23/2006 5:52:58 PM

Not minesweeper necessarily, but I take your point. But I think its perfectly fine that people with limited interest in CSC, or any given major, come to college and explore and major hop a little bit. There’s a breadth of majors at ncsu that no one could ever be fully aware of when in high school deciding on colleges and majors. I’d barely heard of Socrates before college, and never studied Aquinas, Kant, Hegel or any of the other guys that I study daily now. Philosophy has done me well even thought I came to ncsu as an animal science major. I pet set as middle schooler, and worked at a vet clinic in highschool, then got accepted to ncsu's animal science program, but ended up in philosophy. Not all major changes are people realizing they aren’t cut out for a particular area of study, sometimes its encountering a vast array of new options and deciding you want to explore, sometimes its realizing you are cut out for your current major talent-wise, but can’t see yourself doing that job for the next 30 to 40 years. A major change isn't defeat, sometimes its a really good thing.

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4/23/2006 6:15:39 PM

I came here as a PGM major and switched to biochem.


I dont know if there's anything more difficult than deciding what you should major in before you've even taken some classes in college.

4/23/2006 6:59:38 PM

yeah i'm in CSC and would change majors, but i'm already halfway done. don't really like it anymore though, and KNOW i don't want a job programming, but at this point it's a little late to change. (taken 2 full years of classes).

i'll just graduate and get a job doing something i like.

4/27/2006 2:19:43 PM

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"'m sick of computer science - it isn't what I want to do anymore What are the degrees here at State with the best outlook? (Money, less hours, easiness)"

you will never be happy if that's what you are looking for in a degree - why not try something you love to do

4/27/2006 2:53:52 PM

I used to love building computers, programming them, working on them as much as possible
I grew up with 4 computers in my room

Now, I'm just sick of it, I'm not sure why, but when I start programming I get annoyed by everything and pissy. I can't focus on it, and I can't finish programs. I can't get my mind together to program, and I guess I just need a change.

4/27/2006 3:07:12 PM

Suck it up.

4/27/2006 3:49:26 PM

I'm not going to spend the rest of my life doing something I hate - I don't care how long it takes me to finish college

4/27/2006 5:36:33 PM

You never said you had to like the job. You just want it to be easy with low hours and lots of money. Now you have to like it too?

4/28/2006 12:16:10 PM

I changed majors a few times. I tried CPE, CE...found them kinda boring...but now I'm in IE and I LOVE it. For me, it's easier than some other engineering curriculums, but the main thing is that a lot of it is hands-on and very interesting, practical stuff....and it's a broad field with a good job outlook. I recommend looking into it.

4/29/2006 6:13:53 PM

Try NE. Easiest major on campus.

4/29/2006 7:49:20 PM