>majoring in computer science to make video games
>>263114661
>not having a single diploma and keeping shitposting on an imageboard where nobody gives a shit about you, and not killing yourself
>>263114661
Duh. What else am I supposed to major in to make vidyas?
>anything academic for making video games
>Going to college in the internet age
>studying computer science and then moving home after graduating and doing nothing but play video gamesI've got a job interview next week though
>taking a game design course
>going to Full Sail
>STANDING
>not getting a Ph.D. in biophysics then becoming a NEET and playing video games and posting on 4chin all day because you've had enough of working and ruined your youth by humping books and lab equipment
step up kohai
>>263114661
>participating in Anime club
>>263115603
I'll never do that again.
Took one course, one motherfucking course.
It was horrible and too complex, saw everything from algorithms, to graphics theory.
Jesus Christ
But that's the right thing to do if you want to work with games. What'd you do, take a "game design" course?
>>263114661
>making video games
kek no I just play them
>going to college
LMAO
L
O
L
>"Bachelor's of Arts"
>>263114939
Game design at full sail.
Mycollegehas a Computer ClubShould I go? What should I expect?I just want friends
>>263114661
>
I'm majoring in software engineering, that's what I want right? To make games. Keep having this fear i'm going to finish college and find out it's not what I wanted at all.
>>263115840
>not going to full sail and doing work for NXT
>not guaranteeing a job in WWE
>>263116320
>Having fun and enjoying things
What a fag.
>>263115150
this
>>263116543
Yes, you should go, and you should expect virtual reality fap club. You will have all the friends.
>>263116543
yeahI'm in mine and it's usually just a bunch of us in a room doing homework or playing yidyaThey also hold guest lectures, teach their own UNIX course, hold hackathons, and LAN parties
>>263116692
Shut the fuck up nerd, the things you enjoy are gay as fuck
Majoring in Cognitive Science, but focusing most of my free time on art. Maybe ill work in an art department some day
>>263116597
what year are you and what courses are you taking?
>pretending you can get a job without college
>>263117146
Starting this year. In about 8 days.
>tfw mid tier
>>263116919
That soundsfun
>>263116338
Funny, because that actually sounds better than the one in my town. All they do is make board games and games in Game Maker
>>263117307
what courses are you taking. If you do a class or two and don't like it switch. It's not all games (last few weeks of my python class we learned how to make games using built-in python features, but those we're only pong and breakout) and when you get into higher level classes its more so about the theory of Computer Science.
>>263117626
computer science is the same tier as math though
>>263116459
>that feel when my math minor is only offered through the college of liberal arts an is counted as a BA
>>263117626
>literature not in trash tier
>philosophy not at least top tier
>sociology and womens studies not in SJW tier
I'm gonna major in computer science, not for video games though, just cause it seems like a good degree.
I suck in math though, wish me luck anons
>>263116459
No joke, my wife graduated with a BS in Art.
>>263117905
it should be
>god tier: actually interest in Computer Science
>go fucking kill yourself: video game Computer Science
>>263115386
Fuck off Finlay.
>>263117626
>Linguistics and literature in mid along with pseudo sciences
>Dude has beef with astronomy for some reason
>Philistines still ragging on philosophy in particular for some reason
I'll never understand
>>263117626
What kind of shitty list is this?
Literature, art and women's studies should be in Kill Yourself tier. Get CS, neuroscience and astronomy out of there. Fucking /lit/ faggots trying to seem relevant.
>>263117626
Every single time...
>>263118105
>I'm gonna major in computer science
>I suck in math
pick a different major. seriously.
any CS degree that's worth a penny is filled with enough math to absolutely destroy you if you suck at it.
>>263118105
Me too.
Good luck anon. What are you planning to go into?I wanna program robots[/spoiler[
>>263114661
Good Lord does this bitch make my autism go wild.
Seriously, million dollar budget and they couldn't find a way to dye her eyebrows so they'd match her hair? It just looks so fucking fake.
>>263118160
Talked to a girl recently who's doing a fashion degree and it's a BS. I think she it was about the technology surrounding it or something.
>>263117626
>Economics only in Mid Tier
>Getting a job
>not living off social welfare.
>>263117626
Oh and I just noticed medicine in low tier. What the fuck?
>>263114661
>minding your own business
>>263117626
>Motherfucking astronomy is the lowest
Why
>>263117626
The fuck is wrong with Neuro?
>>263118457
>One bracket wrong
Your robot has now executed hundreds of construction workers. Congrats.
There exist people in the game industry with degrees in computer science
>>263118457
>expectation
>Robots, Science fiction, lasers
>reality
>"today we're gonna talk about tables"
>>263118393
I have to try, I can't really see myself doing anything else. I'm just gonna push through and do my best so I can have a nice life!
Most of my math issue is just cause I suck at remembering stuff, and that I stopped trying to pass it since 8th grade. I just took per-algerbira and passed
>>263118457
I'm not sure yet, I had one job in mind but I totally forgot the name so I'm back at phase one
>>263117626
>linguistics in mid tier
>playing video games
>>263117754
Well it was in Hong Kong, one of the top ranked schools in the world. Was way too fucking hard for me. Had to code a Tetris game from scratch and do and Unreal Engine videogame for the final project AND had a final exam. Jesus. Also saw AI theory and tons of shit.
>>263117626
Switch Low to Go fucking kill yourself tier, Go fucking kill yourself tier to Mid tier and Mid tier to Low tier. Also, move Biology and Economics down a tier.
>>263115840
Floridafags know this more than anyone.
Fuck Full Sail.
I'm majoring in computer science, but not to make games.
>got a bachelors in computer science
>it's a shitty ordinary degree with no honours
I've had a few interviews for IT/developer jobs since graduating this summer so it's not like I'm completely unemployable.
>>263118393
Are there any good computer-related things that don't involve math?
>>263117759
But if I do it i'll be making games right? or I can go in that direction? I heard software engineering is the best thing to go for for that.
Or am I fucked and should change majors quickly?
I don't have the exact names but i'm taking basics for stuff.
Have a math class, a science class, and i think a computer science class. I'll be home shortly and should be able to check my exact schedule/classes at that time if this thread is still open.
It seems like something I really would like, don't think i'll have problems with it, just want to make sure it's what i want.
I see threads on /v/ quite often that makes me a bit fearful that software engineering isn't what i want.
Psychology mid tier?? Are you fucking kidding me? That piece of shit degree is what everyone who has no fucking clue what theyre doing graduates with. Also Comp Sci is one of the only degrees that's in demand and pays well; a bachelors in biology or physics doesn't pay jack shit.
>>263118907
How is Full Sail for other majors?
>>263118393
Really? There was plenty of math in the year I tried computer engineering, but hardly any in computer science which I'm currently attending.
>>263119015
>physics
No, they're in high demand everywhere, including business. They're seen as very similar to math.
>>263115150
>>263116841
>neets contributing nothing to society but smug anime girl images.
>>263118731
A man can dream.
>>263118919
Graphic design. Its very rare math or programming is ever used. Most professionals won't work with either of those unless they specialize in something. I know that you can use photoshop for medical purposes and that requires some math and programming to accomplish.
>>263118919
labor work
Even wrench wielding engineers need math anon
If you are a good programmer you're not wasting your potential on fucking videogames.
>>263119089
Its a for-profit college, what the fuck do you except? Its probably even more dogshit for art related degrees.
>>263117626
>Getting a job
>With pure math
Nope faggot.
>>263114661
They are offering a game design master in my city at a private college for about 5k Reichsmark per semestre. Should I go for it?
>>263118961
you CAN, but honestly if you are just doing Computer Science to make video games for a living, switch majors. You can learn to program games off the internet and do all the shit you do for them. I would suggest taking the computer science class and if you are interested continue on, but if you find yourself bored or don't like it, switch immediately. It sounds like you are in your generals so switching won't be a big deal.
pic related
>>263119256
I can't draw for shit though, isn't that an over flooded field like most art stuff?
I need something solid and viable.
>>263118919
Network tech/system administration stuff.
IT rather than engineering.
>>263118737
Not that guy but the math you're going to encounter in a good CS curriculum is much much different than the "math" you have done up to that point.
>>263118457
Start getting into robots right the fuck now.
Very little of the things you learn in CS classes is going to prepare you in any way for working on actual software projects.
>>263115840
I'm British and even I know that Full Sail is a shit school. That and they film based NXT there
>not majoring in History so you have a diploma that basically allows for a job with anything
I shiggy diggy
inb4
>history doesn't lead to jobs!! worthless degree!
Nobody gets a History degree to get a History job. It's just a nice and well-rounded degree.
>>263118737
>I just took per-algerbira and passed
what is that?
i'm not american, so i'm not familiar with your education system
most relevant math stuff for comp sci:
>formal logic
>binary arithmetics
>probability theory and statistics
depending on your field you might also need
>multivariate calculus
>vector calculus
>advanced linear algebra
and a ton of other specialized shit i'm too dumb to even know about
>>263119527
>Network tech/system administration stuff.
What do you major for that?
>>263117626
My major isn't even on here
>>263119413
I feel dumb. Is computer science the same as software engineering? (the latter being what i'm majoring in)
also my courses:
problem solving theory
computer structure and logic
added to what i posted above.
>>263119573
I've got a CompSci degree but I regret not doing History at a least A Level. It was one of my favourite subjects in high school and the subject I did best in.
>>263117626
>Top tier
I expected no less.
>>263119573
>Going into arts
>Love history
>Fuck up so badly during course registration I didn't get to take any history courses
Fucking why
>>263119225
Yeah its in high demand, but only in unrelated topics to physics. You either have to go the accounting route or the programming route which are both totally unrelated to physics.
>>263119573
Keep telling yourself that. People with history degrees are aiming to get into a law program. And this world doesn't need more lawyers.
>>263117626
>Women's studies higher than Computer Science
You know that without CS there would be no 4chan on which to post your horrible bait, right?
>>263114661
>majoring in computer science instead of applied mathematics
>>263118543
you're right, it should be in trash tier
>tfw top tier
Should be god, but i'll take it
>>263117626
I guess Business is too low to even be put on the list.
>>263119650
Not him but from what I was told if I wanted to work in video game company I need to start from there which is bottom tier
>>263119587
not OP, but I am a second year and I am taking
>Probability and Statistics for Engineers
>Vector calculus
>Data Structures and Abstractions (intro to Java)
>Elementary Computational Linear Algebra
the math isn't too bad, it's mostly logic based stuff, but things like 3D Graphic Design are really Calculus based
>>263114661
>not making a candy crush clone, earning 10 milions and becoming a NEET gamer forever
>>263117626
>mfw chemical engineer
>working for one of the top 3 oil companies in the world
>making over 200k per year
>living alone
>just come back from my job every day
>turn on the computer
>spend the rest of my day on 4chan
>sleep and repeat until I die I guess
I should have gone Arts, I'd probably be happier.
>>263119015
Biology guarantees you a job anywhere and physics is godlike for business
>>263119830
Computer science is about the science of and theories computation. It's very broad.
>>263118913
>bachelors
>expecting to get hired
masters is minimum
>>263119015
>Psychology mid tier?? Are you fucking kidding me? That piece of shit degree is what everyone who has no fucking clue what theyre doing graduates with
funny, that's what they say about business-students in my country
>>263117626
>biology
>not the business/law school equivalent of natural science
>>263119991
I'll fight you, anon.
>>263119830
Different anon here, I'm doing Computer Science & Software Engineering, Maybe our units are similar. Units are:
Computer Systems Structure
Fundamentals Of Computer Studies
Introduction To Software Development
Principles Of Programming
Concepts And Technologies Of Artificial Intelligence
Mobile Applications
Object Oriented Programming And Software Engineering
Systems Development And Modern Database Practices
Comparative Integrated Systems
Research Methodologies And Emerging Technologies
Social And Professional Project Management
>>263119573
>MUH DEGREE DOES EVERYTHING
Like any employer wants to some punk ass kid who can tell all about transsexuals in classic Greek history. You are better off getting degree in something relevant to the work you want to do.
>>263119650
Honestly you're better off just finding an entry level IT job and working your way up.
If college is somehow a better route for you (government throwing money at you, parents paying, etc) then just an Information Technology degree.
Still start actually doing it as soon as possible.
College doesn't prepare you for shit.
>>263120071
yeah but the money anon
that will make you happy
>>263118919
>Are there any good computer-related things that don't involve math?
'computer related' as in 'uses a computer at work' ? a ton.
you can also do stuff like maintenance, IT, graphics design, 3d modeling, sound guy, pretty much any 'art related work'...
but the higher developing positions are more engineering-like. and you NEED a sound understanding of math for that.
after all, computers are just machines that do a lot of math very fast
>>263119871
>a bachelors in biology or physics doesn't pay jack shit.
>a bachelors in physics doesn't pay jack shit.
>Yeah its in high demand
You're fucking unintelligent
>>263119952
>not doing a double major in comp sci and math and then working in finance
Top kek
>>263119830
software engineering is kinda an emphasis in computer science. In my school, at least, you can focus of software development in your upper-level classes. You can also focus on things like 3D object design, cryptography, Theory, Big Data, and much more. Intro CS classes tend to cover very basics of all these ideas to get you interested in what you like
>>263114661
>muh dragons
>placing importance based on college degree
>>263120071
A friend of mine did really well in his chemistry major but ultimately winded up into a soup factory doing drone work. If you're not bullshitting that's the kind of money everyone wants
>>263114661
>even bothering with a degree if you're planning on just making video games or going into software engineering, let alone anything other than CS
Enjoy your debt you fucking retard.
>>263120175
>Honestly you're better off just finding an entry level IT job and working your way up.
I'm sorry anon, but I really don't get what you mean.
I would love to not do college and just like...do an apprenticeship and work my way up.
But from what my parents told me I need some sort of college degree to do anything.
I really appreicate this insight though
>"Im studying English literature"
>"I am going through a librarian course"
Those were the best ones I heard
>>263120280
This is what I'm trying to do.
>>263117626
>No education or history
Fuck you too buddy
Where is a diploma in digital antomation going to get me?
>>263120071
>Making over 200k a year
Shit nig you're loaded. Do you raffle off vidya a lot?
>>263120175
>Honestly you're better off just finding an entry level IT job and working your way up.
Yeah, have fun with that unpaid indentured life.
>so do you have a degree?
>no i but I did do a bunch of unpaid work
>>263117626
>Psychology higher than anything
.medicine not at least top tier
Nursing fucking prints money
>>263120452
being a librarian would be a chill as fuck
>>263117626
>chance to actual employment arranged from lowest to highest
>>263119830
Comp sci graduate (who ended up doing a lot of engineering papers because I stupidly made my degree choice without understanding the difference)
Comp Sci is theory
Software Engineering is application
Generally you want to go for software engineering.
>>263120395
>he live in a country where higher education is not free.
Stay mad clapistani
>>263120071
Yeah, money isn't worth it unless you have someone to blow money on/withAdopt a kid..
>>263120452
I knew a chick who was majoring in French Romantic period literature
how fucking esoteric can you get?
College is bullshit guys.
The sooner you realize this, the better.
Don't get caught in the trap of going to graduate school.
>>263116287
Are you me?
>>263120549
the toll booth
>>263120482
>always think about doing education
>realize it will never be like my chinese visual novels
>>263120697
For most science you're pretty useless unless you get a masters at least.
>>263120457
No trolling, it worked out well for me.
But the main thing is that you have to have a good work ethic to get a good graduate job.
Make small websites in your own time, even if they're shitty tumblr clones which you never actually use. Show initiative.
>>263120697
>this is what high school failures actually believe
>>263120071
>Being sad despite making that much money
>Not fucking the living daylights out of your dream girl
>>263119830
>>263120289(me)
also, here is the list of courses you would take at my school during your junior and senior year if you wanted to be a software engineer
>>263118384
>Literature, art and women's studies should be in Kill Yourself tier
Literature and art really shouldn't. Or rather, maybe they should, but it's honest to God not the fault of the Humanities in and of themselves that they've been co-opted in academia by SJWs and Cultural Marxists.
In a fair world, Lit and Art would be demanding degrees that required actual technical skill in writing and painting/draftsmanship, as opposed to the hugboxes they are now.
That's also why Music isn't a low tier degree either. You have no idea how demanding and technically focused (to the point of overdoing it, even) the atmosphere at a conservatory is.
>>263120693
I think 19th century indian underwater basket weaving wins that contest
>>263120379
He probably went calculus monkey mode (this is how we used to call it back in the Uni).
You HAVE to either be extremely smart in the research areas or have a manager-like behavior.
If not, engineering will make you become only a calculus monkey, a trained drone that only obeys and calculates shit for other people.
This is the major engineering tip I can give.
>>263120114
ah okay. nah computer science didn't seem to be what i wanted, so i went with software engineering. I just want to make games, so any finger in the right direction is helpful.
>>263120167
Seems close. Differences obviously.
>>263120289
That makes sense. Thanks, I want to end up in software development. Was told to go to software engineering to get there. So i'll stick with SE for now, seems to be where I want to be.
>>263120169
That's the thing though, History isn't just about history. It involves many courses in math, science, politics, and writing. Not as part of Gen. Ed. either, a History degree requires much more of those classes than standard Gen. Ed..
The most important thing your employer knows about you is that you are good at reading and writing, which is a very highly sought after skill for many jobs.
>>263120445
I kinda buy into the "college is useless in internet age" jargon but then again nobody claims on their resume they graduated from google, and the ones that did became laughing stock.
Don't take /v/ advice, you're here because you can filter info and choose what's best for you.
>mfw from family of poorfags
>mfw I worked as an artist and made decent money for what I did
>mfw I realized artists need rich parents to subsidize their lives.
>mfw I had to go back to school
>mfw computer science major
>>263117626
>not going to trade school
>getting student debt
>not learning something practical when the petro dollar is on the verge of failing
>>263117626
>tfw changed CS to economics
W-well
Atleast I like it far more than CS, atleast I can give actual fucking tips to friends and dont need to hide or describe exactly what CS is to normalfags
I will probably go to a bank tho
Im glad im not american tho
>>263120660
>Living in a country with no top 100 Universities
Even the Canadians are laughing at you
>>263117626
>astronomy
>neuroscience
>garbage
They're literally the only interesting fields of study on the planet.
>>263114661
Hey! that's me back then.
I ended up programing for an insurance company though.
>pic related if you know what I mean
>>263119413
>Implying Liberal Arts major is worth anything
>Implying CS isn't.
In the future, everyone will be CS or unemployed. Liberal Arts will just be unemployed sooner.
>>263121083
>"says here you 'studied on the internet'?" how exactly does that make you qualified"
>>263119650
look at community colleges/two year colleges. They usually have this kind of IT stuff.
>>263116523
haha, good one anon
Anymore CS or SE grads here? Kinda wanna know what you thought about it before I start my Computer Science & Software Engineering course...
>>263120697
I'm getting a CS associates solely to get the one true benefit of a degree:
Something to wave around for employers to see that I can actually apply myself
Actually getting a CS job is laughable because I can only afford to go to super cheapo college, so of course they only teach you simple syntax, and never bridge that gap between "Here do this tiny math problem that makes these words go on the screen" and "How to make something another person would actually use"
>>263114661
It probably helps
>>263120901
You mean it actually works? Thanks for the good news anon!
>>263115150
>thinking you will ever be anything
It seems to me like no matter what course you pick, somebody will always say "This will never get you a job". It’s honestly stressing me out as somebody who's18 and on their last year of high school
>>263120882
That's why you look at where the demand is in your country, and work towards getting402 high paying job there instead.
Unlesss you're A material, you're not getting a job in the pure sciences.
>>263121295
>What is a portfolio?
>>263117626
There is literally nothing wrong with computer science considering there are a shit ton of jobs out there for graduates in the UK.
Wish I had done it instead of Electrical Engingeering
>>263121045
Then why don't you get a degree in journalism, english, or an accounting related major? Why go for a jack of a trades degree that is overly inflated in the current market? If you want to get into management even a pleb business management degree is a better option.
>>263117626
where does audio production and music fit in there?
>>263121318
I'm actually in a community college right now.
But I'm the one majoring in Computer Science.
I guess I should try to talk to an advisor?
Man this is so confusing and uneasy, and it's real stressful cause you don't want to go to far, waste too much time or money in a field you hit a brick wall and realize you're just not capable of
>>263120998
That's actually very insightful
What define manager like behaviors? Are they born sleazebags or something?
>>263120656
Thank you. This thread has helped put a few fears to rest. Just hope I can handle it, should have no problem. Thanks anons.
>>263120932
This actually seems like what I want.
So many majors are too similar. Excited to start college. On the way to do what I want to do in life.
>>263121456
...So you studied architecture on the internet?
>>263121443
everyone on /v/ just likes to give each other copious amounts of shit. Just to what you are passionate about.
That being said, getting something outside a STEM based degree won't get you a job
>>263121539
Its on the
>I hope you got contacts
tier
>>263121456
>"your portfolio says you 'made some sick scripts that totally fucked up someones facebook i think', how does that work exactly?"
>>263121174
I went to Concordia University in Montreal, all was paid through grants ad gaming the system.
>>263115150
>Thinking reading Wikipedia once in a while makes you educated
what's with the psychology hate?
i mean i get that there are a bunch of stupid cockmonglers among them but it seems to be interesting
i mean everywhere are people talking nonsense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MChofImMAY8
>LOOK MA I'M A DOCTOR
>>263121456
That doesn't speak for every single major
>>263119413
The professor gave a valid response without going into detail why this guy is just baiting or whatever.
CS is not about playing vidya and google. This is the reason why 99% of the people drop out by Logical Programming or anything similar.
>>263121646
Check my github you fucking faggot. Hire me.
>in college now
>majoring in history
>mfw anyone ask my major
>>263121639
guess i'm fucking set then, got networks out the ass due to fraternies and recording industry clubs
>>263114661
FUCKING TOP KEK
Comp SCI is the best program if you want to make vidya
>>263121394
Hope it works out for you too.currently making £55k in London 3 years after graduation, with bonuses at least equalling my salary. That's what you can look forward to if you're good.
>>263120867
>Male
>Want to go into middle school specifically, the one no one WANTS to do
>Getting a teaching degree and certificate in Illinois
>Basically means I'm qualified to teach in any state
>History major secondary education with a something or other I forget the term in English
>Bachelors in Science too cause lolart
>Gonna try to teach English to 3rd world babbies for the peace corp
>Mfw all this marketability
Imma be swimming in job oppurtunities and I got hella connections
>>263121443Literally no degree will get you a job. That used to happen in the past because going to college was way more rare, but now that never happens. You won't graduate and have people call you asking you to accept a job anymore.
You have to show passion and skill during an interview now to get a job, despite having a degree saying that you have both.
That's just the way it is.
>>263121443
Lol yeah funny how no one ever said that about fields like "Medical Doctor" or "Petrochemical Engineer"
>>263121654
That's not the same thing as university for free you dumb son of a bitch.
Anyways
>Concordia
>>263117626
>STEM trying to justify their shallow lives
>>263117626
>CS
>Makes just a little less than chemical engineering
>Kill yourself tier
Seriously, how dumb are you?
Anyone else do some of their gen eds at a community college. Shits way fucking cheaper.
>>263115150
better be one of those pathetic garage biologists huh?
muh million dollars molecular labs
>>263121556
I knew someone who majored in biology and is now teaching english to korean kids
You can also major biology and land in a film studio, your career only goes as far as you're skillful
>>263117626
>physics
Physics is just knowing complex things for the reason of knowing complex things.
It's like math with nojobs.
Bazoomba-tier.
>tfw 4.0 with 3 semesters left in computer engineering degree at a decent (for public) school
>awarded for being top 1% of college academically
>nobody in interviews has ever even mentioned this beyond "oh cool"
I just want all of you to know that are starting out, grades are a waste of time.
Just make cool shit, build up a portfolio, and fuck the grades.
>>263121818
Develop a great personality and speaking skills, and do a shitload of networking, and you'll easily be employable.
Honestly, it doesn't matter tremendously what your degree is so long as you are a master networker.
>listened to /v/ and my parent's advice about what to study
>ended up picking accounting because science and math 2hard4me
>realize accounting takes more memorization than basic high school science (which i barely passed)
>other business fields require me to be social, which i cant do
neets dont know how good they have it. i guarantee im failing out by the end of this semester
If you are not STEM get the FUCK out of this thread you basic unemployed bitches.
>>263121524
>overly inflated in the current market
Computer Science and Business are literally the top majors at most colleges surrounding me. The scales are tipping, and soon the Liberal Arts majors will b e back in demand.
>>263121346
UK CS 2014 grad here.
If it's anything like ours, first year is just getting everyone up to speed (don't expect Haskell, don't expect anything challenging if you know Java reasonably well)
2nd year is alright, take optionals that you really don't know (not web dev, something like German or whatever) it's the only time you will.
3rd is where V-TEC kicks in (if you're a scrub). I did a lot of 'pure-CS' stuff, algorithms, FP, compiler theory etc.
>>263119238
If you're not a doctor, or a scientist of some sort, you're not contributing to anything.
Is Literature really that bad of a degree? I'm 18 and I have no idea what to pick. Deadlines are approaching and Literature is the only thing I'm remotely good at.
>>263116597
>Keep having this fear i'm going to finish college and find out it's not what I wanted at all.
It's cool, I had exactly that happen to me this year. I did a masters in computer science with games development and after doing ten times as much work as the guys on the regular computer science masters I decided it wasn't worth it. Having decided that, I was so worried about after graduation that I ended up drinking half a bottle of vodka a night just to get to sleep. Then I got a job after like 3 interviews. Provided that it's a good course, the stuff they'll teach you will be really easily transferable to any kind of computer science job. Don't worry too much about it.
>>263121851
Exactly this. The thing is, most people spend so much time with exams and course work they can't do anything that show's they're passionate about their field. It's a legitimate trap created by older generations so they can keep their jobs longer.
>>263117626
demigod: biophysics
exploring stuff with lasers n shit
>>263121869
I was not him, just saying how the Canadians university sucked. I agree with you. Anyway, I now have a nice job in Ottawa working for the csis
>>263121872
i love coming into these threads to see faggots like you who know nothing about employment opportunities offered by STEM majors
>>263117626
>Computer Science
Jokes on you, I'm Computer Information Systems master race. You can't outsource network security to India, unlike programmerfags.
>>263121941
>being a gen ed
>finally stop being a faggot and pick a fucking major
>find out you took too many bullshit classes that aren't relevant
>cheaper
>>263122087
I think thread was started to spite you fucks
>>263116692
animu fag
have a nice life. good luck in the work force, neet
>>263119238
Whatever you say granddad. There is literally no reason to go to college at all, we are well and truly into the information age. You could learn any skill you desire right now at the click of a button with no strings attached and if a career is what you are after build a portfolio as you learn which far beats out a certificate as it shows experience outright. Hell, there isn't even a single certificate outside of medical certification that can't be acquired online either.
>>263122087
muh stem
Kek someone has to manage you autists
>graduated with a computer science degree
>half the jobs I've interviewed for only ask for you to be educated up to GCSE or A Level
I've been thinking recently that I should have considered doing an apprenticeship. Uni was a mixed bag and I got really bad marks (D gets Degrees and all that).
>>263121757
>stoll
do you even speak german? do you have an idea of who this guy is?
>>263121818
People always go for degrees to get them jobs in those fields. History majors are different, they get a degree that opens up to many fields.
This is, of course, at the cost of having no specific career path in mind.
>>263114661
>having goals in life
oh wow what a loser
fuck off OP
>Be 18 years old
>Go to college, pick Programming/Engineering
>Most of my classes are about complicated stuff that I've never even heard of
>Teachers just give you a brief summary, tell you the what you have to do and what date you have to present it and then start being lazy cunts during the rest of the classes, not giving your advices/explaining how you're supposed to do that shit or anything.
Fuck.
>>263122142
it's useless. Sure, I think it is important to be well read and understand it on a deeper level, but in terms of the workplace, nobody is going to pay you $100,000 a year to read Great Expectations and give me a 15 page essay on Pip
>>263121443
A degree isn't what gets you the job. It certainly helps (just having a degree shows you can sit down and apply yourself), but it's not all of it.
If you go into something where this is applicable, your college classes can help you build a portfolio to show off things you can do. College is also great place to start networking in your chosen field and also a place to experiment to see WHICH field you want to go into. Sadly if you're a poorfag (like me) you don't get that luxury and you have to find something and stick with it to the bitter end, liking it or not.
The only way a degree would really net you a job is if you go into something like anesthesiology.
>>263121602
College is hard.
But try to have fun while you're working.
I didn't and I regret it.too busy shitposting on 4chan
>>263122091
You are totally delusional dude, heres a recent Georgetown survey. https://www.cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/Unemployment_Final_update1.pdf
Wheres your stats man? Oh that's right you're a humanities major.
>>263114661
>hey guys i wanna make vidya
>I-I ONLY UNDERSTAND DESIGN NOT CODING
>W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT CAN'T BE IMPLEMENTED
>W-WHWAT DO YOU MEAN DO IT YOURSELF
Please. Comp-Sci is the ultimate for people taht want to actually make games, you get all the kills you need, and merely by existing you give artfags a purpose. You are literally a god.
Game design isn't taught, its a completely subjective experience, because remember that most corps think good game design is what makes them money, not what is actually FUN
>>263114661
>going to uni
Do I fucking apprenticeship you drains on society. My biggest regret in life is going to uni instead of doing an electrician apprenticeship.
>>263120071
You're an unhappy person though, so you would never have done a art major.
That's the thing, you have the cause and effect wrong, you aren't unhappy because of the degree, you got the degree because you are the kind of person who would put money above happiness.
So what is the best course for a career in the game industry? CS? Software Engineering? Game Design? Game Development? Rank em.
>>263122091
> and soon the Liberal Arts majors will b e back in demand.
Okay anon, you have five minutes to justify this outlandish claim. Keep in mind I am currently majoring in French and minoring in English
>>263122015
You know nothing about physics but I forgive you
>not learning a skilled trade
>giving money to the academic jew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60_YQbPBoV8
>>263122028
>build up a portfolio
This so fucking much.
>>263121563
> Pro-activity
Not that bullshit you write in your CV, but being known as "that guy who gets shit done", which is less than you are expected to be if you become a manager.
> Problem Solver
Be that guy who looks for shit to fix and to get straight. You sniff trouble and FIND A WAY TO FIX IT. (pairs with pro-activity)
> Be Good With People
I don't mean be a TV host, you can be quite shy, but you HAVE to know how to behave and communicate in a way that people will like you
> Knowledge
Know your shit, know everything, a manager is supposed to manage many people with different jobs. Many engineers become specialized in one thing and know this thing only: this kills the manager.
> Don't Deliver Shit Late
Just do everything in their time and be iffy about your schedules.
This sums it up pretty much. You also need to be able to deal with a shit ton of information coming from all directions and to be able to lead in the mess they make.
>>263122397
>tfw spent 90% of my time on 4chan
Good times.
Good times.
>>263122226
Struggling to give a fuck, I'm drinking with the money earned from a job that uses my STEM degree.
We're having a mild circlejerk here, and that's how it's gonna be, son.
I'm going through EMT right now and Paramedic after that. Mostly, I just want to be called PARAMEDIC, but the extra money is nice. I sure can't wait to have 12 hour shifts of chaos and frequent callers for only 38k a year. But if I have a heart attack, at least I'll probably be in the ambulance already.
>mfw majoring in criminal justice
So has anybody even supplied an explanation as to why you would not major in computer science if you wanted to make games or are you losers going to listen to this hightime FAGGOT who posts internet taunts?
>>263122213
You can't outsource any project to India. The only time it actually works is when you outsource to a company for the project's entire lift time.
Programmers will never have to worry about losing their jobs to outsourcing.
>>263122458
CS
software engineering
scam
scam
>>263122567
Are you going to Law School?
>>263118475
Blondes having brown eyebrows is pretty normal, m8
>>263117626
>astronomy in go fucking kill yourself tier
I advise you to consider a timely demise. Thank you, Earthling.
>>263121850
>WANTING to do middle school
So I take it you've lost all will to live, but find that you aren't worth the sweet embrace of death?
>>263122028
Yup.
Where someone went to college is useless now.
It's all about what do you have to show outside of that.
>>263114661
>going to college period
>not making hundreds of thousands a year with the family trade
>>263122216
I have a major. I'm just finishing my gen ed at a community college this semester because the credit transfers in, but the grades don't.
>>263115386
Youll get something, took me about 4-5 months
>>263122091
In demand to do what
Teach more chumps liberal arts so they can spend thousands on college and have no useful skills?
>>263122196
Canadian universities in the grand scheme of things are pretty fucking good though.
>Csis
Fascinating, tell me what you majored in/how you went about getting a job there
>>263122458
Software engineering if you want to code.
Be generally good at art if you want to do other things.
I have absolutely nothing against CS majors and genuinely enjoyed every class I took that was more CS focused.
But I have seen so many CS majors close to graduating that cannot code worth shit.
Nobody cares if you can describe how data structures work.
Can you actually fucking implement them and use them to make more complex shit?
>Do absolutely awful my first year at uni
>Only pass one paper
>It's not even what I came to uni for (botany)
>End up enjoying it a lot
>Make it my major
>Get conditional enrolment into 2nd year, only if I retake a few papers and get good grades
>Fast forward to this year
>4th year Botany major with a minor in Ecology and Zoology
>Getting B+s and As easily
>Decide I want to continue onto a masters degree next year
>Get told I should wait for this semesters results as I need a B+ average to get it
>Freak the fuck out and think it's the average for my entire academic record
>Do the maths
>My average is a C
>Holy fuck my first year is dragging me down what do i do ohgodicanthandlethis even if I get 4 A+s this semester it wont be enough
>Lecturer calms me down and says it's the average for your third year papers only
God that was stressful, I almost had to change my entire life plan
>>263122449
I actually just enjoy chemical engineering. I never asked for this.
>>263122610
the only worry I have is companies are losing IT departments because now entire companies exist to be the IT department of multiple companies. So instead of hiring 5 IT guys for one company, the company just pays for the service of a company that is like 30 IT guys
>majored in computer science
>don't want to make video games, but mobile games are very profitable
>get a job making mobile apps, form a team on the side to make mobile games
>life is great
>Second year Economics major
I never thought I would actually know some of the stuff about business that seemed too confusing. I like it too, whenever asks they act like I'm crazy but it's just basic math/graphs and looking at do$h
>>263122087
>Science
Arguably the best one out there
>Engineering
Can be automatized
>Math
Can't
>Technology
Depends on the first and second and has a low risk of getting irrelevant due to the introduction of perfect AI's some point in history
Its not untouchable really
Its like contributing to your own unemployment
