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Is anyone here majoring or have majored in Political or Computer Science/Engineering?
And what do you think of it?
And what do you think of it?
Originally posted by: RedArmy
Computer Science and Computer Engineering aren't related too much. There might be a few low level classes that overlap but the similarities end there. If you're not sure if you want to do that or Political Science then it sounds to me like you need to sort out what career you want to pursue in the future and where you see yourself in 10 years.
Originally posted by: AznAnarchy99
Is anyone here majoring or have majored in Political or Computer Science/Engineering?
And what do you think of it?
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Poli-sci will be much easier. Much, much, MUCH easier.
Originally posted by: toonces
I'm a Poli-Sci grad... most of my graduating classmates have ended up working themselves into various branches of government. I wanted to travel after school so here I am in Japan teaching English at a junior high school. The job is great, living in Japan has been an incredible experience, travelling SE Asia (Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia - China/HK this summer; Vietnam/Laos this winter) is extremely rewarding, and all before 25.
This isn't permanent, that's something I'm going to face next year as I plan to take the Foreign Service examinations (Canada), apply for internships at a few embassies, or look at various opportunites in the NGO field. I know that my pay isn't going to be great but accumulating wealth has never been a huge ambition of mine. It would be nice though
In any event, what I find the most rewarding from my undergrad is how much it has enabled me to explore non-linear opportunities. I started as a Finance major, with an option to attend law school upon graduation, but after first year I knew that, although lucrative, it didn't seem like a life I wanted to live. With poli-sci the lack of concrete 'career' path is at times frustrating (unlike my roommate from UWaterloo who did Comp-Sci and was recruited before he graduated for a job in Redmond) and takes a lot of work finding leads on employment and creating opportunities - these types challenges that appeal to me.
Choosing a major shouldn't solely be based on earning potential or parental/societal expectations - look at what you want to be doing and where you want to go in life. Then remember it'll never work out that wayGood luck.
Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
Poli-sci will be much easier. Much, much, MUCH easier.
Having been a poly sci major for 2 years before switching to IS, I disagree. Poly Sci was a lot more interesting from a knowledge standpoint, but I did not miss those 20pg. term papers on a subject you couldn't care less about.
IS was a lot more practical and lab-oriented, for the most part. Sure, I probably could have killed myself in Telecom. class, but my whole last semester was spent in labs building web programs.
Got a career right out of college during the hardest months of the recession too.![]()