My advice is to keep in mind that CS doesn't directly get you a job. Software engineering (e.g. coding on a project) will get you a job. Thus, it's important

My advice is to keep in mind that CS doesn't directly get you a job. Software engineering (e.g. coding on a project) will get you a job. Thus, it's important from day 1 that you work on projects, whether it be a project at a company you work for during school, or a project for your own personal interests or portfolio. Do some tutorials online, explore some languages and IDEs that pique your interest - make sure that you dedicate whatever time you have outside of school to this. What CS does give you is the abstract theory that allows you to be a great software engineer. The more you code, the more you'll appreciate the abstract concepts that comprise CS. And if you're coding from day 1, you'll explore the implementation of some of the CS concepts you've learned, which will truly make you love CS!