The same things that have been important for several years: - A CS degree doesn't mean you will become Dilbert - A CS degree doesn't mean your job will be out

The same things that have been important for several years: - A CS degree doesn't mean you will become Dilbert - A CS degree doesn't mean your job will be outsourced to a BRIC country. - CS is not just programming. - A BS in CS can lead to fields like AI/robotics, bioinformatics, finance (well, that might be untimely), etc. - It's a myth that CS isn't for girls (mention Lady Lovelace ;) ). I think (the negations of) those are still the most popular harmful stereotypes about studying CS.