I started my computer science degree the year I turned 20! I'd previously been studying in the biological sciences, and although I really enjoyed learning the

I started my computer science degree the year I turned 20! I'd previously been studying in the biological sciences, and although I really enjoyed learning the material, I dreaded actually doing the practical labs & real-world applications. The practical applications of computer science, in contrast, excited me greatly. So I switched degrees and fell in love with my new field. Now, just three months before my 30th birthday, I feel incredibly happy, lucky, grateful, and relieved to have made the switch. My career in software has been such a joy. I could so easily have ended up spending the past decade being miserable in a field that I didn't enjoy. I think switching into computer science was the best decision I've ever made.