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[AMD Lover]

I have a chance coming up this year in High School that would allow me to take enough dual credit and internship classes to cut my college years down to 3yrs. However this is limited to Computer Science. I don't know if I want to go into that career. I KNOW I want to into an IT field however I don't know if I want to go into Computer Science, Computer Engineering and I think there is one other main degree but cant think of it.

 

 

I'm not a fan of math and have a hard time getting it but thats just because my Math teacher is an ass and doesn't explain stuff. I have tried to learn code from books but it was taking too long and I don't have much extra time. If you could also put a price range next to all the careers and what they pay and if you could give some general real world jobs for all the careers. 

 

 

BTW, I'm fine with a IT repair job like the Apple help desk or Geek Squad however I would go insane with phone support. I do like some human contact, lol

[thekeemo]

im interested have highschool in a year (although I am going the uni route)

[Interfectorem]

I have a similar thoughts. It's my Sophmore year in High School, and I think I've decided to major in Computer Science and do some software development or something related, I just wanna keep my lifetime interests of computers. I'm gonna max out the Comuter Science courses my High School offers. I'm just blind on what college would be best. I know it's 2 years from now, but they're gonna fly by fast.

[AMD Lover]

I have a similar thoughts. It's my Sophmore year in High School, and I think I've decided to major in Computer Science and do some software development or something related, I just wanna keep my lifetime interests of computers. I'm gonna max out the Comuter Science courses my High School offers. I'm just blind on what college would be best. I know it's 2 years from now, but they're gonna fly by fast.

My high school is offering enough computer science classes to cut a whole year off of college and a professor is going to be teaching it to me and I get paid internships from the college in the summer.

[thekeemo]

My high school is offering enough computer science classes to cut a whole year off of college and a professor is going to be teaching it to me and I get paid internships from the college in the summer.

id take this and run

[Interfectorem]

My high school is offering enough computer science classes to cut a whole year off of college and a professor is going to be teaching it to me and I get paid internships from the college in the summer.

That's awesome. I want to be a mix of software developer and computer builder. I just love putting together computers. Coding can be pretty fun. I just can't decide.

[AMD Lover]

That's awesome. I want to be a mix of software developer and computer builder. I just love putting together computers. Coding can be pretty fun. I just can't decide.

 

id take this and run

 

 

See networking is what I really like, I love servers, putting computers together, I like fixing computers. I think I would enjoy coding but it would have to be more operating system stuff and idk, since I'm not a fan of math and I have trouble understanding advanced algebra and geometry I dont really think it would be a good choice.

 

 

Also this is only being offered to 4 people this year.

[Tazman192]

If you're not good with maths (not being good and not being confident are two different things), and are considering a career in a Computer Science field, I'd either:

 

a ) practice maths as much as you can in your spare time. Trust me, at early stages, maths is more important than programming.

b ) If you hate maths, I wouldn't consider Computer Science. You have to enjoy maths to get through a CS degree (IMO)

 

I'm no expert, but I've given you my two cents coming from a computer science major, you need a good grasp of maths in your later years, when you learn more of the theory behind things rather than how to use them (e.g, studying a programming language or a compiler in depth).

 

Based on what you said about maths, thats what I can suggest. I can't really give you any input on anything such as Computer Engineering.

[thekeemo]

See networking is what I really like, I love servers, putting computers together, I like fixing computers. I think I would enjoy coding but it would have to be more operating system stuff and idk, since I'm not a fan of math and I have trouble understanding advanced algebra and geometry I dont really think it would be a good choice.

 

 

Also this is only being offered to 4 people this year.

you dont have to pursue it but it will be good experiance also #imJealous

[AMD Lover]

you dont have to pursue it but it will be good experiance also #imJealous

I need a website that breaks down the jobs you can go into with different degrees and I could decide pretty quick

[thekeemo]

http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/degree-subjects-your-options

[BaSkA]

It's worth studying some math to be able to become a computer engineer. However, even if you go to the computer science field, don't think you'll be able to avoid math. You will have to deal with SOME math. Maybe not integrals, derivates, physics, etc but at definitely many theories in graphs, graphics and algebra will make you study it.

 

Try to figure out what you like, do some google research and narrow down your options, even if just by a little bit. Believe me, CECS has so many fields of study, many are boring but there are a lot of amazing ones.

 

I'd say programming is the easiest way to get into the CECS field, generally speaking. Then you can start to understand and feel what's like to study databases, networks, microcontrollers (ARM, raspeberry, arduino, etc), hardware architecture and organisation, software engineering, security, etc, etc... Friendly reminder: dedicate and study.

 

And don't think that if you do a computer engineering major you won't be able to find opportunities in the computer science field, or vice-versa. It's more about the student than the major.

 

Good luck and enjoy college - drink and screw around a lot. You'll miss it later.

[AMD Lover]

It's worth studying some math to be able to become a computer engineer. However, even if you go to the computer science field, don't think you'll be able to avoid math. You will have to deal with SOME math. Maybe not integrals, derivates, physics, etc but at definitely many theories in graphs, graphics and algebra will make you study it.

 

Try to figure out what you like, do some google research and narrow down your options, even if just by a little bit. Believe me, CECS has so many fields of study, many are boring but there are a lot of amazing ones.

 

I'd say programming is the easiest way to get into the CECS field, generally speaking. Then you can start to understand and feel what's like to study databases, networks, microcontrollers (ARM, raspeberry, arduino, etc), hardware architecture and organisation, software engineering, security, etc, etc... Friendly reminder: dedicate and study.

 

And don't think that if you do a computer engineering major you won't be able to find opportunities in the computer science field, or vice-versa. It's more about the student than the major.

 

Good luck and enjoy college - drink and screw around a lot. You'll miss it later.

So computer engineering is a lot of very upper level math isnt it

[eLucid]

I have a chance coming up this year in High School that would allow me to take enough dual credit and internship classes to cut my college years down to 3yrs. However this is limited to Computer Science. I don't know if I want to go into that career. I KNOW I want to into an IT field however I don't know if I want to go into Computer Science, Computer Engineering and I think there is one other main degree but cant think of it.

 

 

I'm not a fan of math and have a hard time getting it but thats just because my Math teacher is an ass and doesn't explain stuff. I have tried to learn code from books but it was taking too long and I don't have much extra time. If you could also put a price range next to all the careers and what they pay and if you could give some general real world jobs for all the careers. 

 

 

BTW, I'm fine with a IT repair job like the Apple help desk or Geek Squad however I would go insane with phone support. I do like some human contact, lol

If you're not a fan of math then you can forget a career in cs, ce, and any IT related field. Before you go to college, read this - http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/8-alternatives-to-college/

[BaSkA]

So computer engineering is a lot of very upper level math isnt it

 

 

I guess it depends on the university but, the good majors, math is indeed thoroughly studied, upper level.

 

I hate math, not that I am not good at it, it's just too boring and I don't have the patience. That did not stop me from going through 2 physics courses, 5 calculus, DSP, Graphs, Electric Circuits, Digital/Analogic Systems, etc.

You just gotta study and pass, that's all.

 

However, once you get used to studying it, you kind of start to like it or, at least, not dislike it as much. I believe that everybody is good at everything as long as you practice enough.

[AMD Lover]

I guess it depends on the university but, the good majors, math is indeed thoroughly studied, upper level.

 

I hate math, not that I am not good at it, it's just too boring and I don't have the patience. That did not stop me from going through 2 physics courses, 5 calculus, DSP, Graphs, Electric Circuits, Digital/Analogic Systems, etc.

You just gotta study and pass, that's all.

 

However, once you get used to studying it, you kind of start to like it or, at least, not dislike it as much. I believe that everybody is good at everything as long as you practice enough.

I have an ass teacher too, I get it when somebody else teaches it to me

[ofr057]

just a personal opinion desk jobs suck, find something where you move around abit and work on stuff

[Tiby]

Backoffice deskjobs are not as pleasing as it may sound. You don't get to interact with many people (because even if you do, they will not understand one bit of what you are saying) and you'll always be on constant pressure to fix any issues that can occur at any hour (day or night). It's not by default to have an uptime of 99.9999x% which comes from the management. Problems will happen no matter how hard you plan ahead.

As a software enginner, learning math can be a waste of time. We are no longer in the age when we had to write our own procedures to optimise the code and make lots of calculations.. Optimisation costs are no longer affordable (because hardware price is much cheaper nowadays), business requirements have become more strict and the time of implemention has dramatically decreased. You can very well work on a code project and by the time you think you have finished it, a new requiement comes on the plate which can bring you to redesign the whole application you were working on.

Of course learning math helps you keep organised, but with the amount of tools you have today that save you time and money, it's not ideal to learn it. This of course if you don't want a job in research department, which is another target :-).