Computer science or Chemistry?

[Walleye]

or dual major?


and, ow, i just cut myself

 

Chemistry...there's a HUGE glut of people in CS now, and chemistry (and the things it leads to: med school, biochemistry, etc.) is a field where people will ALWAYS be needed.

 

[DnetMHZ]

which are you more interested in?

 

[dighn]

probably a good idea to avoid cs unless you love cs and are confident that you can do better than most people

 

[her209]

Chemistry because drugs are always in demand.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: her209
Chemistry because drugs are always in demand.

 

[Walleye]

well, i'm gonna declare CS next semester just for the freebies that come to a CS major, from my school, but after that, i'm not sure what i want... i like computer science, but chemistry has better job oppertunities (cause noone's willing to do it)

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: her209
Chemistry because drugs are always in demand.

LOL. so i'll be the one to finally develop a formula for ketrosel white?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: dighn
probably a good idea to avoid cs unless you love cs and are confident that you can do better than most people

Good advice.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Any major that will get you into the healthcare field will pretty much guarantee you a good paying job for a long time.

 

[IGBT]

Chemistry would require more hardwork and homework but would provide a bigger payday in the long run. Good luck to ya.

 

[OldSpooky]

Go with what you like best - even if you graduate with a CS degree and can't find CS work, there are lots of other employers that could use a person with the discipline and general skills of a software engineer.

Keep in mind that if you go into Chemistry, you can still take CS on the side (I think that most science majors have to take programming courses anyways to satisfy some sort of degree requirement).

Either way, you can't go horribly wrong!

 

[sman789]

I'm currently a CS major
it was a fun subject(math/computers) and i was good at it.

I may have been better in other fields but they were unfun:beer:

 

[Nocturnal]

Physics and then try to creat a time machine I'm j/k. CS

 

[fatalbert]

chemistry, b/c chemists are the sh!t

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Physics and then try to creat a time machine I'm j/k. CS

Upon reading your post, Walleye becomes a physics major, then after the second civil war and third world war, builds a time machine, travels back to 1999, and gains fame on the internet.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
Physics and then try to creat a time machine I'm j/k. CS

Upon reading your post, Walleye becomes a physics major, then after the second civil war and third world war, builds a time machine, travels back to 1999, and gains fame on the internet.

? nope, i'd travel back to 1940, make a few investments, go to 2000, pull them out, buy stuff, travel back to 1940, make more investments, travel back to 2000, pull out, and buy the world.


no, i wouldnt pull a titor, or whatever that was...

 

[DDCSpeed]

lots of cs majors and lesser jobs. However if you are good at cs then you will always have a job. I am not sure what you will do with chemistry but it always works out. If you can handle it, then double major would be good.

 

[Regs]

I think you need to speak to a consoler, or some one related in the field your looking into.

To me Comp Science as a major then chemistry as a minor doesn't make any sense.

 

[Shanteli]

go chem....but if u can do it dual would be nice too

 

[cliftonite]

I think chemical engineers make the most money graduating college.

 

[bradolson]

I was a computer engineer major, and we still had to take 2 semesters of chemistry. i still can't figure out why that was.

Brad

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: Regs
I think you need to speak to a consoler, or some one related in the field your looking into.

To me Comp Science as a major then chemistry as a minor doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, not much you can do with a Chem minor besides know a bit more about chem than all your software engineer coworkers.

Personally, I'd say neither. If you like Chemistry, go for Chem Engineer. It's harder, but you get more pay straight out of college. Chem majors straight out of college don't have many options besides go take more school, so if you're up for that, then go for it.

 

[dionx]

Originally posted by: fatalbert
chemistry, b/c chemists are the sh!t

agreed


<== analytical chemist

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: dionx

Originally posted by: fatalbert
chemistry, b/c chemists are the sh!t

agreed


<== analytical chemist

that's just the greatest form of reasoning