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I'm not denying that. I'm just wondering if anyone measured if there is a correlation effect being induced by CS major declaration requirements. Barely over a

I'm not denying that. I'm just wondering if anyone measured if there is a correlation effect being induced by CS major declaration requirements. Barely over a decade ago, CS tended to be a large but not too large major by enrollment in most universities yet nowadays it is the most in-demand major in most universities. You can see this at Stanford [0], but most other programs as well. [0] - https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/25/stanford-in-the-2010s-trends-in-undergrad-majors-visualized/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/25/stanford-in-the-2010s-t...

MengerSponge 5mo ago
The failure rate tripled. So no, it’s not CS major declaration requirements.
- alephnerd 5mo ago
  > The failure rate tripled And did the rate of students attempting to declare CS also triple? > So no, it’s not CS major declaration requirements Are intending CS majors in your university required to take that specific physics class before declaring the degree?
  - MengerSponge 5mo ago
    No. No. CS majors take a different physics sequence at my institution. The proximate cause is the wide release of somewhat effective AI tooling. When the tools weren't able to do or explain, students didn't use them. Now the tools are somewhat competent, so students do use them. The students didn't substantially change from Fall 2025 to Spring 2026. You can have whavever gatekeeping hobby-horse you want, but it's not germane to this particular conversation.