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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is majoring in CS and minoring in business at T15 university so I hear his experience. Although he is only a freshman, he tells me that they don't really teach actual programming languages. They teach you the concepts and theory behind it so you can learn the languages (I assume on your own). The core areas of CS study should be the same at most institutions, whether liberal arts colleges or large universities. Both large institutions and small institutions share a set of curricular recommendations from the Association of Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer Society. At least in that aspect, there isn't that much difference between CS at a larger vs a smaller college - you will learn the core material. My daughter is at a top 3 LAC and, although she is not a CS major, some of her friends are and they all easily landed top tech jobs in large cities before graduation. So bottom line is, you will learn CS in either types of institutions and there are obvious differences as well as advantages and disadvantages between a large vs small college. It all comes down to where you fit better at.[/quote]

Thank you. This is very helpful.
My DC teaches himself languages and coding all the time so I know he is going to love comp Sci as a major.
Is your son’s T15 school a school where he had to declare major before applying?
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