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How many physics majors do we have here not working in the field of physics? At least four. everynametaken Send a noteboard - 13/01/2011 01:47:27 AM
Others have pointed out the reasons you should choose CS so I won't reiterate. Two of those four physics majors have spoken out but I know the other two would or will probably say the same thing. BTW, I work for a Fortune 500 company in a division that brought in 10 billion in work last year. I know plenty of programmers knocking down good money in the company, I know of no physicists in the company at all. In fact, I can't think of a single physicist I've ever met in 34 years outside of academia. The field is very wide with what can be done with a degree in CS. I have friends who have traveled the world for different projects and I know guys and girls who have chosen to find local companies to work with because they weren't interested in the money and travels. CS is constantly ranked as one of the best paying jobs every year by people at Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, etc.
Those are my two cents.
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Physics FTW Joel - 12/01/2011 05:34:33 AM 624 Views
Re: /NSSP: Alright, internet, I have a major decision to make. Zeeb - 12/01/2011 09:39:23 AM 800 Views
Go with physics, if you can make the cut Birdeye - 12/01/2011 01:23:57 PM 697 Views
If you want to be a software developer, major in CS Clover - 12/01/2011 01:43:09 PM 650 Views
It is so weird to see you talking about a fiance. TaskmasterJack - 13/01/2011 12:51:32 AM 543 Views
I don't understand why you would major in physics when you know you want to work in CS. Sareitha Sedai - 12/01/2011 01:56:48 PM 610 Views
Don't bother with physics, it's a waste of time for what you want to do. Macharius - 12/01/2011 02:09:30 PM 612 Views
I work for a high tech company and we hire a lot of software engineers random thoughts - 12/01/2011 02:23:31 PM 530 Views
Physics degrees are aimed at graduate work, and minors are rare in my experience Isaac - 12/01/2011 03:08:49 PM 613 Views
as someone who has majored in both (two separate stints at school).... moondog - 12/01/2011 04:03:41 PM 664 Views
Re: as someone who has majored in both (two separate stints at school).... Macharius - 12/01/2011 04:17:16 PM 563 Views
Clearly I wasn't paying close enough attention. Joel - 12/01/2011 05:59:42 PM 539 Views
Honestly, CS (major) and Math is a better option. jh - 12/01/2011 07:07:59 PM 584 Views
Choose Comp Sci! Sports_Gambler - 12/01/2011 09:57:13 PM 608 Views
How many physics majors do we have here not working in the field of physics? At least four. everynametaken - 13/01/2011 01:47:27 AM 563 Views
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