Is UCSD's CS program any good?

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Is UCSD's CS program any good at all? I haven't heard much about, and i would like to know what you guys think of it. THx.
 
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Its awsome, very challenging and well respected in the industry.


but like with all university programs it is what you make of it.
 
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<< It's pretty good, but first couple of quarters are real hard. My sis's bf is a UCSD CS grad and he makes six digits a year. And since it's a UC, you have to put up with that bitchy TA/discussion system. >>



good lord!! are you sure he graduated with a CS degree and not EECS?? I never thought cs majors could make so much unless they've been promoted to manager or something like that. Maybe i should change my major from EE to CS and go there.
 
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<< It's pretty good, but first couple of quarters are real hard. My sis's bf is a UCSD CS grad and he makes six digits a year. And since it's a UC, you have to put up with that bitchy TA/discussion system. >>

good lord!! are you sure he graduated with a CS degree and not EECS?? I never thought cs majors could make so much unless they've been promoted to manager or something like that. Maybe i should change my major from EE to CS and go there. >>



I'm making close to that and i just graduated from UCSD CS program, in genreal EE majors get paid less then CS majors do. (its a common misconception)
 
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<< It's pretty good, but first couple of quarters are real hard. My sis's bf is a UCSD CS grad and he makes six digits a year. And since it's a UC, you have to put up with that bitchy TA/discussion system. >>

good lord!! are you sure he graduated with a CS degree and not EECS?? I never thought cs majors could make so much unless they've been promoted to manager or something like that. Maybe i should change my major from EE to CS and go there. >>

I'm making close to that and i just graduated from UCSD CS program, in genreal EE majors get paid less then CS majors do. (its a common misconception) >>



ohh with an undergraduate degree (just to be clear)
 
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WTF!! If thats true, im gonna have to sit down and seriously rethink my plans in academics.

after all whats the point of EECS if you can just graduate with CS and get paid more??
 
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well ive been taking lower div courses for CS for 2 years and I recently decided to switch to EECS since im only a couple lower div courses shy and i thought there would be more money in it. Now i might just stay in CS.

sigh, decisions decisions...
 
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<< good lord!! are you sure he graduated with a CS degree and not EECS?? I never thought cs majors could make so much unless they've been promoted to manager or something like that. Maybe i should change my major from EE to CS and go there. >>

He just has an undergrad degree. I think he is like a project manager or something. Yeah he makes good money for being 26. :Q

<< I'm making close to that and i just graduated from UCSD CS program, in genreal EE majors get paid less then CS majors do. (its a common misconception) >>

I dunno, EEs who know both digital and analog stuff inside out supposedly make a quarter mil a year. :Q >>




Very few engineers pull that kind of yearly salary, usually they get rich with stock options.
 
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<< Well, foobar's got me, I just ran a couple things through salary.com and software engineers consistently make 3-5% more than electricals. Touche ;) >>



en garde!

lol :D
 
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<< but an eecs degree qualifies u for a software engineering job, no? >>



probably not because the classes you wont do ass a ECE major is take software engineering and and bunch of the cool upper division classes that really make you attractive to employers
 
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<< but an eecs degree qualifies u for a software engineering job, no? >>

I believe so. As I understand it, EECS is a double major in electrical engineering and computer science. You should probably go talk to an advisor tho, I haven't taken classes at Cal for over 2 years. Oh wait, Cal sucks and you have to wait a week to talk to an advisor. ;) >>



at UCSD you are not allowed to double major with both majors being in the Jacobs School of Engineering, The ECE major has all the same lower division as CSE but the upper division ellective are not open to choice you have to take certain EE classes, with a CS major if your really interested you could take the same classes as the EE guy if you wanted to.
 
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Oh wait, Cal sucks and you have to wait a week to talk to an advisor.

sigh, i know. i know all too well.

Cal- oh the misery!
 
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