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Change majors. Try business or liberal arts. Have fun with it and learn some things outside of computers, which you seem to have down already.

dagw 16y ago
This. Universities are full of interesting departments teaching all kinds of fascinating subjects. I really regret not taking more advantage of this fact when I was at University. Don't be scared to leave your department and see what else is on offer. Who knows you might just stumble on an idea in some unexpected corner of academia that will turn out to be more influential to your future than any CS course you take. See for example the story about Steve Jobs taking a calligraphy class while at school.
maxbrown 16y ago
To add to this, just simply choose to actively get more out of your university. If you want it, and you're really putting in the effort to search out more from it, you can usually find it. Join a CS or entrepreneurship club, e-mail cool professors in the CS department and ask to buy them coffee to chat with them. Being in school can be so much more than class if you make it that way. You only get undergrad once (alright, unless you go back for more).
ncash 16y ago
Also this. I started teaching myself programming when I was in middle school, and by the time I got to college the only thing I found in our CS department was disappointment and boredom. However, the economics department was fantastic. We also have an entrepreneurship program that is amazing. If you have a handle on Comp. Sci. stuff then I would say find some business/entrepreneurship related program to get involved in. You'll be much more prepared to launch viable products if you have some business background. Also, I think you'll find that networking is far more important (and worthwhile) in the business community at a college than in the CS community.

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Change majors. Try business or liberal arts. Have fun with it and learn some things outside of computers, which you seem to have down already.

by damoncali 16y ago

dagw 16y ago
This. Universities are full of interesting departments teaching all kinds of fascinating subjects. I really regret not taking more advantage of this fact when I was at University. Don't be scared to leave your department and see what else is on offer. Who knows you might just stumble on an idea in some unexpected corner of academia that will turn out to be more influential to your future than any CS course you take. See for example the story about Steve Jobs taking a calligraphy class while at school.
maxbrown 16y ago
To add to this, just simply choose to actively get more out of your university. If you want it, and you're really putting in the effort to search out more from it, you can usually find it. Join a CS or entrepreneurship club, e-mail cool professors in the CS department and ask to buy them coffee to chat with them. Being in school can be so much more than class if you make it that way. You only get undergrad once (alright, unless you go back for more).
ncash 16y ago
Also this. I started teaching myself programming when I was in middle school, and by the time I got to college the only thing I found in our CS department was disappointment and boredom. However, the economics department was fantastic. We also have an entrepreneurship program that is amazing. If you have a handle on Comp. Sci. stuff then I would say find some business/entrepreneurship related program to get involved in. You'll be much more prepared to launch viable products if you have some business background. Also, I think you'll find that networking is far more important (and worthwhile) in the business community at a college than in the CS community.