Anonymous
12/08/2025 07:49
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
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Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
It would appear over 93% CAN get jobs.
In CS? That’s a huge assumption.
It's math. If new CS grads have 7% unemployment, 93% must be employed or in grad school.
Wow, talk about not understanding the jobs data ... given that you don't actually know how many are in job-specific CS roles vs social media/gig-economy vs grad school, your 93% number is utterly meaningless ...
Anonymous
12/06/2025 21:12
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
It would appear over 93% CAN get jobs.
In CS? That’s a huge assumption.
It's math. If new CS grads have 7% unemployment, 93% must be employed or in grad school.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 20:28
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Major in what instead. AI? 🤣
Psst, AI is a part of CS.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 19:48
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Correction: don't major in CS is you are just mediocre at it. Those who are very good at it are getting jobs, and internships.
Someone needs to support the AI ecosystem. Those someones are CS people.
+1
Also, pair the CS degree with another degree. Or do engineering and minor in CS, or do economics and minor in CS. Find a meaningful path for using your CS and you will be just fine.
And yes, be good at it. If you have a 3.5+ in any CS/Engineering major, you will go far. If you can barely get a 3.0, you will still get a job, but wont be able to be as choosy initially
Anonymous
12/06/2025 18:00
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Major in what instead. AI? 🤣
Anonymous
12/06/2025 17:37
Subject: Don’t major in CS
If you love CS, major in CS.
If you just want a job, major in something else you might enjoy.
If you just want a job, major in something else you might enjoy.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 17:10
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
It would appear over 93% CAN get jobs.
In CS? That’s a huge assumption.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 17:05
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:I know SOOO many places hiring CS grads.
Rigor matters. Students who take the rigorous upper-level elective classes, like compilers, real-time/embedded systems, C/UNIX programming, are not having a lot of trouble finding jobs.
Students who focused on easier electives, such as web tools and web scripting, are in surplus and have a lot more trouble finding work.
Yes. The problem is that the tech world, unlike other jobs, pivots very quickly, so your tech skills can become obsolete in a matter of a couple of years.
It's high risk but high rewards.
The low level programming jobs have mostly left the country to offshore or AI. That ship has sailed a long time ago.
I've worked in tech since 1998, and pivoted to PM roles about 8 years ago.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 16:48
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
It would appear over 93% CAN get jobs.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 16:33
Subject: Don’t major in CS
I know SOOO many places hiring CS grads.
Rigor matters. Students who take the rigorous upper-level elective classes, like compilers, real-time/embedded systems, C/UNIX programming, are not having a lot of trouble finding jobs.
Students who focused on easier electives, such as web tools and web scripting, are in surplus and have a lot more trouble finding work.
Rigor matters. Students who take the rigorous upper-level elective classes, like compilers, real-time/embedded systems, C/UNIX programming, are not having a lot of trouble finding jobs.
Students who focused on easier electives, such as web tools and web scripting, are in surplus and have a lot more trouble finding work.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 16:26
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
NRO.mil is hiring CS grads who are US citizens. Great place to get a start with hands-on experience. Did yours apply?
Anonymous
12/06/2025 15:14
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
We understand recent graduates can’t get jobs.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 14:41
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Yup, and those posting about CS don't even understand its more than just coding.
Anonymous
12/06/2025 14:40
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.
Similar threads every month:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1287015.page
Anonymous
12/06/2025 13:39
Subject: Don’t major in CS
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the kid is any good at computer science what difference does it make how many applications they had to fill out?
Huh?
Yeah you can write a code to populate all the forms automatically using speech.
Cs is more than just writing code.