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What do you plan on doing with your future? What do you envision yourself doing? This is a question directed at people currently studying Computer Science or planning to.

I keep looking at Monster.com at the jobs, i'm a Computer Science major and next year will be my senior year, I have the jitters because I have no idea what kind of job I would like to acquire after graduating. I feel so unprepared to compete in the job market.

July 5, 2012

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Watermelon

Work in a big company with a stable pay without doing much. I don't like computer science but I doubt I can get to study anything else.

Reply July 5, 2012
dimo

@angramainyu:
The idea of creating novel biological system fascinates me. Perhaps in years to come I shall dabble in it. Then again my dad just opened a biofuels lab, which also has me excited. Currently trying to collaborate in a project to have algae produce vaccines.

Reply July 5, 2012
Segumisama

I dunno but I want to major in compsci ;x

Reply July 5, 2012
dimo

[quote=yumtoast154]But computer science is more [discrete] math than science.

IIRC, outside of general ed credits, comp sci majors don't have any prerequisite science courses unlike computer engineering.[/quote]

Ah I see, I had a dual major through BSc where one of the majors was Computational Biology, it was almost as if they crammed aspects comp sci, stats and biological systems into one.

Reply July 5, 2012
yumtoast154

[quote=dimo]Get a second major in genetics, bioinformaticians are one of the most sought after professions in science.[/quote]
But computer science is more [discrete] math than science.

IIRC, outside of general ed credits, comp sci majors don't have any prerequisite science courses unlike computer engineering.

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dimo

Get a second major in genetics, bioinformaticians are one of the most sought after professions in science.

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Irony

Computer Science is easy to help you get a job..

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yumtoast154

Do you live in California?

Because there are literally tons of CSci, CompEng, and system analysis internships and jobs here.

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