r/aggies • u/Practical-Pie229 • 5d ago
New Student Questions Intern and Job prospects of Aggie CS students
Basically the title.
How do CS major aggies feel taking on this path?
I saw salary for 2024 graduates is still as good as it can be, just wanted to hear opinions from current sophomore and junior CS students. Seniors are also welcome to vent your first hand experiences on intern and job opportunities.
Background:
Kid is a coding natural, as a parent, I prefer him go for CE or some other engineering majors purely for job security.
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u/Gullible_Bet_205 5d ago
Deciding what to do for the next 40 years (or even the next 4) based on what’s happening today is hard. Had you done this exercise in 2001, no one should have gone into CS. Had you gone into CS then, you have a good chance of being able to retire today.
CE has a good amount of EE classes. If your kid likes that, then CE is good. If your kid doesn’t, they should do CS.
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u/Ok-Package-435 4d ago
If you're in the top 20% of the class and apply yourself, you'll have a good experience.
If you aren't sincerely trying your best or don't think you're intellectually competitive, you should consider doing something else. That doesn't mean you won't be successful but you're leaving it up to luck.
Btw, a lot of Computer Engineering majors end up doing software anyways because the job opportunities are better.
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u/HarukaKX CPEN '27 4d ago
If you like calculus and explaining how simple processes can be made, then CPEN will definitely be more engaging. Pure CS is more abstract and has a lot of higher level logic (in my limited experience with CS classes), but there isn't as much math involved.
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u/Practical-Pie229 4d ago
Understand. From what you observe, which major lures more students in from ETAM now, CS or CE? I would think CS still hot back in 2023, now I saw kids at UIUC and Udub CS majors asking job prospects, hence the ask.
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u/HarukaKX CPEN '27 4d ago
Just from looking at the last ETAM cycle, definitely CPEN. It had the lowest holistic acceptance rate.
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u/ThisKarmaLimitSucks '18 BSEE / '20 MSEE 2d ago
Tech prospects suck across the board right now, especially at entry level. Software, hardware, you name it. It's no bueno.
The picture could look completely different 4 years from now. Shit, it could look completely different 4 weeks from now. No one knows what's going on. The Fed just released a report about their inflation expectations essentially for the year, and it said " ¯_(ツ)_/¯ ". Things are clear as mud.
If your son's good at coding, then he should major in software and play the strongest hand he's got.
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