I can't decide. I'm currently a freshman electronics student. The main thing I was wanting to learn was audio-related stuff (amplifiers, transceivers, etc). I'll have already learned that by the end of the year (plus get some certificate). Now I'm wanting to switch to computer science, computer information systems (which is mostly programming in various languages), or computer repair (if such a class is even offered at my college). But then I feel like I wasted a year (and a lot of money) in electronics. So I need some advice. What do you guys think would bring in the most money?

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Hey, be a bio major. You love evolution right? Right?.

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Na... I like to make things.

Wait... I could make my own army of atomic supermen, with octagonal shaped bodies that suck you brains... *trails off*

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Theres no defence against my massive quote file! Hahahha!!!

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Unless you really love computers, I would stay away from computer majors, unless it's something serious like engineering. There are so many unemployed programmers out there that it's hard to get a job unless you're really, really good. And it's hard to get really, really good without working in it a couple of years. You can do it, it's just not easy.

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Your college should have a career counseling dept... someplace you can go to talk to counselors about your options, as well as take some personality tests (which are much more in depth and accurate than the tests you find on the internet). I went through career counseling myself, and it was pretty helpfull.

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As for "wasting" your Freshman year, that's what it was for. It's only a problem if you're at the end of your Sophmore year, yet you still don't have a clue.

As for what would bring more money, people with professional degrees always make more, but I doubt that you'd really want to do that, since there are no "pro" degrees in anything computer/electronic-related.

As for "computer repair", it's not a major. It's a certification, though you acquire it at a university, usually in hand with a Computer Science or Engineering major.

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Hmmm, weil in England I guess a Masters counts as a "pro" degree. I'm currently doing my second year of a Computer Science BSc course, but I can still choose to switch to the Computer Science MEng course.

One piece of advice though, don't do computer science unless you're REALLY enthusiastic about it. I already made that mistake

I'm going to agree with Brian. About a year ago when I was evaluating majors, I found that a CS degree doesn't count for anything anymore, you really need to go all the way for a CSE degree, and that will take a lot of work.

Damn, my dad told me the same thing. He's kind of pushing me to become like an engineer. I however, would like to do something that is maybe a mix of business, computers, and engineering. It's almost time for me to fill out an application to a college, but yet I don't know what the hell I'm going to do in terms of career choice...

Maybe there's even an easier solution. There are no good software vendors in my town... at all[/i]. So maybe I could use that to "pull a Microsoft"... that is, monopolize software selling in my area.

I want something with computers for a job. That much is for sure.

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Actually, England, USA, and virtually all western nations have identical post-secondary standards for the most part. Any varriances are not consistent through a whole nation. Things might be called by different names, but they're still effectively the same.

As for "Pro" degrees, a master's degree is not a Professional degree. "Pro" degrees are graduate degrees heavily focused in a specific area. Examples would include law degrees, and the M.D. Degree. Of course, many seem to mistake a Law degree for a Masters degree.

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You'll soon find that you're not alone. Many people have developed misconceptions about certain professions, and once they get in to college and see what it's all about, they run straight to administration and change their major.



I'd just like to add that much of this depends on where you live and what languages you're best with, not to mention timing. Overall though, I totally agree. I know a few people who have steady programming jobs and they tell me that you practically have to make programming your life when you're in school and for some time afterwards to find a decent job. They also tell me that C/C++/C# jobs in my area are virtually impossible to find, and that VB is the way to go if I don't want to move. /me decided to take VB2 and C++2 just to be safe...

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