Help with College (High School Senior)

[JamesBrown]

It may be helpful to us if you tell us exactly what kind of software you would like to write.

Buisiness Apps, Web Apps, Games, Embedded Software, OS ... etc

There are some differences between Comp-Sci, Comp-Eng, and Software Eng. What schools are you looking at, the programs vary between schools. Also it is worth looking into concentrations within the majors.

[flyingcrayons]

im a senior too haha. i think if you want to be a software developer you should probably go into computer science. My dad is a software developer and he was a computer science major in college

[davidthefat]

Now I honestly plan on making my own major which combines Computer Engineering, Computer Science, physics and math all in one. I want to be in the research field and work on quantum computers, parallel processing, a whole bunch of cool stuff like that. While getting a doctorate of comp sci and become a professor when I get old.


You know you can always change it, and or make your own major if your school allows. Your options are not limited.

[mplanchard]

We are a company of software engineers. The title is given to a variety of engineering, computer science, math and physics majors.

Go visit colleges. Talk to college students. You are in Ohio. Find a SolidWorks users group in your area and attend a local meeting to see what professionals do with software.

Also remember you can chance your mind. Today one of my colleague told me he started outing comp science and switched to chemical engineering. Not easy but possible.

Marie

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

Now I honestly plan on making my own major which combines Computer Engineering, Computer Science, physics and math all in one. I want to be in the research field and work on quantum computers, parallel processing, a whole bunch of cool stuff like that. While getting a doctorate of comp sci and become a professor when I get old.


You know you can always change it, and or make your own major if your school allows. Your options are not limited.

I think that's kind of silly - you don't need to be a physics major to take physics courses, and CS is going to be doing a lot of higher math anyway. "Custom majors" really, really don't work the way you think they do.

[winglerw28]

Thank you very much!

This has been very helpful, and I think I'm going to look at some colleges to apply for summer semesters now lol.

[JamesCH95]

Look into Electrical Engineering programs with a software/programming concentration. Look for colleges with automatic full-tuition scholarships like Olin and Cooper Union.