thinking about changing my major

If anybody can refer me a good college for cs in new Jersey please let me know

Quote from netsfan549 : If anybody can refer me a good college for cs in new Jersey please let me know

Steven's Institute of Technology is pretty good I hear. They do a good job of helping graduating seniors get jobs. Montclaire State also has a good CS program.

Please just take a few cs classes first before deciding. CS is not for everyone. If you do decide to go for it great. Id also recomend getting a generic mba sometime too this way you could eventually move up out of actually coding one day and be the guy in charge of the whole project scope.

Actually, my computer teacher is the.that recommended me to take a look.. So i'm going to do that

Quote from nizzy1115 : Please just take a few cs classes first before deciding. CS is not for everyone. If you do decide to go for it great. Id also recomend getting a generic mba sometime too this way you could eventually move up out of actually coding one day and be the guy in charge of the whole project scope.

Agreed.

Programming is more than just typing code into a window on the computer screen. The hard part is the problem solving. I need my program to do X. Well there are ten different ways to do that, which one is best? Most intro classes teach you how to type in the window, but to be an actual CS major you need to really be able to do the problem solving. You may not be up to this, or even like it, so the suggestion to try a couple classes at a CC is sound. The last thing you want is a degree in a field doing something you hate.

Have you tried job shadowing some people in the field first? Talking to them in person, watching what they do, asking them how they got started?

edit: Another route to take would be if your campus or nearby campuses have a student run CS club or something similar, or just a local programming group you could hit up and get some advice/feedback. You can learn a lot about a program by talking to recent grads.

I work hand in hand with a lot of our programmers. I'd say 70% of the job is fixing/modifying old code that someone else before you wrote. Stepping through it all figuring out their thought process and how it actually functions and then moving forward.

Quote from netsfan549 : If anybody can refer me a good college for cs in new Jersey please let me know

I would look into Stevens, NJIT, and Rutgers.

If you're thinking of getting more into the IT side, you might also look at IT/MIS/IS programs in addition to CS. MOST CS programs cater to coding, while the others are more on the hardware & user interaction level. I would strongly recommend a 4 year program - that will open more doors than a 2 year degree.

4 year degree, internship, work and get work experience.... it is simply as that, you go cheap with your education now you will end up paying for it later. You will learn more and received more opportunities working at job that related to your degree than anything get in college.

This thread created some concerns in my head, so I made my own thread.

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Quote from travathian : Agreed. Programming is more than just typing code into a window on the computer screen. The hard part is the problem solving. I need my program to do X. Well there are ten different ways to do that, which one is best? Most intro classes teach you how to type in the window, but to be an actual CS major you need to really be able to do the problem solving. You may not be up to this, or even like it, so the suggestion to try a couple classes at a CC is sound. The last thing you want is a degree in a field doing something you hate. Have you tried job shadowing some people in the field first? Talking to them in person, watching what they do, asking them how they got started? edit: Another route to take would be if your campus or nearby campuses have a student run CS club or something similar, or just a local programming group you could hit up and get some advice/feedback. You can learn a lot about a program by talking to recent grads.

some schools have their cs curriculums online, u could look at the what the classes cover and check out some of the notes and assignments to see if they interest you. on a broader note, u can do tht with other subjects too. mit ocw ftw

Don't change your major. Get your Bachelor's degree as quick and as little debt as possible. Employers look to see it you have a/any degree. Any 4 year degree and you can apply for PT, law school, substitute at public schools.....
Get a job in an entry level position, where you want to work, and work your way up.
Your associate CJ would transfer into a Forensic Accounting degree. (It's catching embezzler)
Good luck