Anonymous
02/16/2026 00:40
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:For all these kids who are applying for CS and are currently in CS programs, what's the plan??? It's a really stark reality for entry level CS work. What's the hope that these kids will actually land any entry level job using their degree. Heck, even jobs in finance, consulting, marketing, most white collar entry level jobs are going to cut by staggering numbers. What's the incentive to spend $100k a year for a degree that can't guarantee you a job??? Help me understand this. What are parents doing or advising for their kids entering or in college?
Good, hardworking CS students who took their whole education seriously will go into fields like marketing and nursing and use their CS skills and AI to reinvent their fields.
The malignant narcissists who ranted about the horrors of taking distribution requirement classes will go back for accounting certifications and become unhappy accountants, or become financial advisors organize Ponzi schemes.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 22:17
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What are any major going to do...
I guess some posters think being an English major is the way to go, as if AI can't replace writers faster than it can replace software programmers.
https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-president-ai-humanities-majors-more-important-2026-2#:~:text=Follow%20Henry%20Chandonnet,she%20said%20on%20ABC%20News.
Anthropic president Daniela Amodei said that AI was making humanities majors "more important than ever."
Amodei was a literature major. She told ABC News that she prizes "the things that make us human."
"At the end of the day, people still really like interacting with people," she said.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 21:29
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m a recruiter. We posted a job in IT. We had 200 applicants in 36 hours. It’s not good out there.
IT is not CS.
+1
Anonymous
02/15/2026 20:06
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
There will still be jobs, except not six figure. It’s a matter of basic supply and demand—the field has become oversaturated. This trend isn’t primarily driven by AI. AI makes the bar even lower.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 19:55
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:I’m a recruiter. We posted a job in IT. We had 200 applicants in 36 hours. It’s not good out there.
IT is not CS.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 19:42
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m a recruiter. We posted a job in IT. We had 200 applicants in 36 hours. It’s not good out there.
How many were basically bot applicants and/or people not remotely qualified?
The online job application process is horribly broken.
+1
200 applicants means nothing. I bet 50% are not qualified.
+1 online application allows job applicants to apply to hundreds of jobs quite easily. They just send out in bursts, whether they qualify or not. I agree, the online job application process is very broken.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 19:25
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m a recruiter. We posted a job in IT. We had 200 applicants in 36 hours. It’s not good out there.
How many were basically bot applicants and/or people not remotely qualified?
The online job application process is horribly broken.
+1
200 applicants means nothing. I bet 50% are not qualified.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 19:23
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:My UMD CS kid has been completely fine finding internships since freshman year. No worries on our end. UMD is top notch, many graduate early and we haven't spent a fortune on any OOS school. (Fyi- got into MANY OOS schools and small privates, but very happy with the UMD choice.)
same for my DC. Going to quant firms. They know a few other UMD students headed to quant firms.
Most of the CS majors DC knows have had internships. Whether that translates into return offers, we'll have to see, but as for internships, they seem to be doing ok.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 19:21
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:First off, what is AI doing besides sorting through natural language and patching together words and numbers? Thats it.
AI is:
--developing apps
--testing the user interface of apps
--making changes to code based on the testing
So, right there, AI can replace coders and human software testers.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 18:05
Subject: Re:What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Liberal arts from the top schools are best bet with AI, per experts.
No. CS from the top schools are best bet with AI, per experts.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 17:47
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
My UMD CS kid has been completely fine finding internships since freshman year. No worries on our end. UMD is top notch, many graduate early and we haven't spent a fortune on any OOS school. (Fyi- got into MANY OOS schools and small privates, but very happy with the UMD choice.)
Anonymous
02/15/2026 16:40
Subject: Re:What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Liberal arts from the top schools are best bet with AI, per experts.
There are no experts. Everybody is guessing.
+1 who is this "AI expert"?
Anonymous
02/15/2026 15:54
Subject: Re:What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:Liberal arts from the top schools are best bet with AI, per experts.
There are no experts. Everybody is guessing.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 15:28
Subject: Re:What are CS majors going to do...
Liberal arts from the top schools are best bet with AI, per experts.
Anonymous
02/15/2026 15:21
Subject: What are CS majors going to do...
Anonymous wrote:
Go to community college then flagship satellite
Do not spend one extra penny than necessary on basic college degree.
Consider trades.
Work out and be in shape
Look and smell as attractive as you can
Be dependable
Forgot to add..invest the amount you were going to spend on regular college minus the cost of community college / flagship satellite or trade school.
When you get any job be extremely thrifty and invest every penny.
It will all take care of itself because most people are not strong enough or lack focus to do these things
Just stop already.