I would guess(not all of them necessary of course): - Build something good enough to be proud to put it online - Maintain a technical blog - Get a job in a s

I would guess(not all of them necessary of course): - Build something good enough to be proud to put it online - Maintain a technical blog - Get a job in a small software company and use this as a step and a credibility-maker, after that you will be part of the CS-certified folks by official experience - Do not think much about not majoring in CS Good luck