"Any color as long as it's black" was Henry Ford's strategy. When the time is right to share career advice with my 3 children I will say, "Any major as long as it's computer science." I won't push them, but will definitely show them the benefits.Every field needs computer scientists. You want to go into agriculture, health care, education, art, whatever, they all need wizards with superpowers. Plus you don't have to program your whole life and the base knowledge will enable you to speak with the wizards. If fact, I will outline benefits in double majoring in Computer Science and whatever interests them.
I was recently chatting with the Dean at a highly ranked business school and he said, "If I hear someone say 'Do What You Love' one more time, I'm going to punch them." Yes, you can enjoy your work. But the career management process must be aligned with real world demand.Majoring in computer science could be your path to solving the problems in the world that keep you up at night.
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