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I wonder how long it will be before this becomes common knowledge. I remember when I was going into college (2013) a lot of my peers chose Biology and similar S
by jonesb6 11y ago
I wonder how long it will be before this becomes common knowledge. I remember when I was going into college (2013) a lot of my peers chose Biology and similar STEM paths with the anticipation it would yield the same salary as C.S. or engineering degrees. Needless to say, it didn't
- UmDieWelt 11y agoIt's already common knowledge, which is why the amount of people majoring in CS is skyrocketing.
- jonesb6 11y agoI would make the argument that it is common knowledge among most Silicon Valley tech workers, who I believe make up the primary user base on hacker news, but is it really common knowledge among everyone else? Anecdotally my experience at a large liberal arts university suggests most students tend to 'follow their dream' rather then making the best long-term career decisions in terms of their degree path.
- swuecho 11y agoonly when people wake from their day dream. a lot of students are told follow your dream and never face the reality. However, after college, they can barely find a job.
- fweespeech 11y agoAs far as I'm aware, at least in my social circles, it is. I used to work with a grad student who really, really wanted to do biology research and basically worked two jobs [student + lab tech] and 25hrs/week as a programmer to achieve it. He eventually ended up writing software for genetics research because they'd pay him double.