Choosing a major

[modern wing]

to start off, think of a subject that really interests you
dont think about what you're not good at

so you already said you like maths

what about any other science?

physics? chem? bio?

bio and chem is quite a bit of memorization

physics?

[azure socket]

I am interested in physics too

[modern wing]

okay, so physics and math

have you thought about engineering?

you can do mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering

[azure socket]

To be honest my father is a mechanical engineer and he has shown me some stuff before from what he works on. I am not interested in machines or anything like that…

I tend to like stuff where you get creative. Doing your own work, doing something unique.

[modern wing]

but I am not creative
oh, i thought you said you dont like creative stuff

[azure socket]

Oh here I meant it concerning programming

[modern wing]

oh

what about comp sci?

just wanna ask - you're in grade 10 now?

[azure socket]

I just like logic gates, binary/hexa/decimal conversions. Other than that I don’t feel like I enjoy it..

[azure socket]

Yes

[modern wing]

do you like the programming part of it?

[azure socket]

I liked it at first but then I noticed how my teacher would give us questions to create our own program and I would spent a lot of time to create it just for it to be wrong most of the time

Let me say, I can understand it to a certain level

[modern wing]

thats how programming tends to be - mainly correcting errors

you have quite a bit of time before your college since you're only grade 10
is there a counselor in your school whom you can talk to?

[azure socket]

No not really, but when I speak to teachers it’s like they want me to major in their subject or something idk. They rarely understand me when I say I am incapable of memorizing a lot.

[sudden lodge]

programming isnt really memorization

[sudden lodge]

also during a job you dont just do whatever u want

[sudden lodge]

well thats how it works, if he asked u to create a program that does a specific task then would that be easy for you?

cs is also based on understanding and applying not pure memorization like biology

[azure socket]

Ik but sometimes it asks you for something tricky that you have to add within the program + I can only find easy errors

[azure socket]

For cs I remember how we had to understand how something works then memorize the steps. You had to memorize a lot of processes in each chapter

And ik that you won’t do whatever you want in a job ofc but as I heard from some others, as an architect or an interior designer you don’t get to memorize a lot

Tell you what, I personally like geometry a lot and I am doing great with other topics in maths. So I was thinking architecture but I am not really sure if that’s what I want/would like

[sudden lodge]

sure you dont but the % of successful people is way lower than cs

[sudden lodge]

not the same in an actual software development job

google is the best friend of programmers

[azure socket]

Oh really?
Don’t they get to memorize stuff like the whole operation system and stuff?

[sudden lodge]

you get paid to solve problems and create new software based on what they tell you, you can use ai, google, anything u want

[sudden lodge]

yes
no??

[azure socket]

Oh that’s interesting

I’ll dig deeper into those branches and check what suits me best then

Thanks a lot!

[sudden lodge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1fc0FlCjyI

[cosmic stratus]

Guys which major is the best? computer engineering, software engineering or computer science

[sudden lodge]

software engineering is part of cs so we'll eliminate that
computer engineering if u like hardware more
computer science if u like living a comfortable life and u like software more

[modern wing]

how is computer science comfortable

you barely get sleep

[sudden lodge]

very false

you get flexible hours

crazy benefits, incredible pay

basically all other stem fields are worse

in terms of being comfortable

you can choose to work at home or at an office

you get a free laptop/setup

[modern wing]

arent they talking about college

[sudden lodge]

😹 whats the point of an easy major if u end up living a shitty life

[azure socket]

This all depends on how your work comes out though, right?

[modern wing]

No major is easy

[coral bone]

yes'

[sudden lodge]

debatable

[sudden lodge]

most cs jobs come with the perks i listed above

[modern wing]

?!?

maybe if you're a born genius then sure

all majors in colllege require effort

[sudden lodge]

communications

[modern wing]

it isnt easy

[sudden lodge]

it is

[modern wing]

literally if a major was significantly easier than another, everyone would do it

either you are a born genius who gets 100%s in all your tests, or you need to do your research

[sudden lodge]

no because it doesnt have good outcomes lol

do you think people who want to make money major in communications

they major in stem

[modern wing]

that doesnt make communications easy

[sudden lodge]

???

im combatting your point

"if x major is easier why doesnt everyone do it"

im not saying its easy because it makes less money

[modern wing]

yes ofc

[sudden lodge]

for example

https://blog.prepscholar.com/easiest-majors-college-degrees

this explains why they're easy

[coral bone]

ok

[azure socket]

It depends on the person tho, some people can’t work within a specific field