How to Determine if a Degree in Computer Science is Right For You
A degree in computer science will give you the opportunity to work in a wide variety of sectors ranging from government, to financial services, to education. It is important to consider if a degree in computer science is right for you. To determine this, you will need to consider your personal traits, the nature of the work, the time commitment and the job opportunities available to graduates.
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Evaluate your personal traits. To successfully complete a computer science degree, you will need to be highly analytic. You need to be comfortable working with numbers and have a keen sense for logic and problem solving. You also need to be able to rationalize complex ideas and reduce them into objective values.
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Consider the type of work you will need to do in school to get a degree in computer science. In addition to attending lectures, you will need to do a lot of reading and spend several hours per week working in front of a computer. You must be comfortable working independently and capable of handling a high workload.
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Recognize the time commitment for obtaining a degree in computer science. A bachelor's degree can be completed in three to four years, but many jobs require a Ph. D, which, in computer science, will typically take four to six years of full-time study to complete.
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Evaluate the job prospects. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job prospects are good for computer scientists with the number of jobs expected to increase 24 percent from 2008 to 2018.
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It's my first year, and it's A LOT of reading. Very complicated too. I'm usually a fast reader, but reading computer science content slows me a lot. You have to really take your time in order to follow this stuff.
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thanks , it helps, I'm a student in first year at computer science but it isn't for me , I love IT but hate programming.
