People will tell you... "Don't do this" or "Don't do that", but if you really want to do what you want, then don't listen to them. Listen to what your heart says and go from there.
A doctor says dont do it all the residency is not worth it...a lawyer says dont do it cos of the years of hierarchy before u hit partner...a teacher will say dont do it cos of being drained off kids..a chef says dont do it cos of the military kitchen setting. So who do u listen?
Naw computer science is one of those majors that if you weren't already messing with it before college it won't come easy to you so let your heart want it all it wants your brain won't keep up
micajah cobbs I don’t think it’s hard. Just use your resources. TH-cam math topics. Read the textbook. Just grind out problems you don’t understand. Computer engineer here but it’s same same.
Khan academy study a lot, and always stay a couple of chapter ahead as the teacher may not evaluate on the topics you struggle on. For me math is so much easier than English! Remember Theirs only one right answer!
I think it's pretty misleading to frame this specifically toward computer science. All of these points are also true about most other STEM fields. In fact I'd argue that computer science doesn't require as much math as other popular engineering fields. Also, computer science classes don't have mandatory labs that take a ton of time like other STEM classes do, so your schedule is more free to hangout with friends. Computer science is hard, but imo it's not any harder than most other STEM majors, and the upsides (job availability, pay, work from home, different industries to work in, teaches a skill you can use to start a business, etc) are so much higher :)
So true. Have friends out of STEM, or the majority of your friends out of STEM, make it difficult to explain the countless hours on assignments and tests.
I was a chem major while in college and we had to take differential equations and up to calculus 3 and countless of weekly formal lab reports (6-20 pages). Every major requires sacrifices; have you seen how many hours architecture students pull off in their studios?
@@arovas27 I'm an English major and our sacrifices are actually minor unless you are only referring to STEM majors. Had I do it all over again I would have definitely done CIS instead.
I agree. I majored in Aerospace science engineering and I can tell you personally it was a shit load of mathematics and advanced applied mathematics, plus physics and chemistry, which I grew to love eventually. Also throw in probability and statistics as well. made it easy to overcome the hard stuff bu being passionate about the field. This field is no joke and the labs are annoying as hell to.
I actually dropped CS my second semester of college because of math. I was amazing at math in HS graduated Valedictorian of my class. However, I had an incompetent Calc professor and just dropped the course. I switched to Information technology. I only had to take two math classes and learned more about object oriented programming, databases management systems and various programming languages. Also graduated with a 2.8 and I feel you I was definitely proud of that too because man it was hard. Luckily, after college I started my career as a database administrator and I've been sticking with it since then. Best decision of my life to switch majors.
No way man that's exactly what happened to me and my path. Information systems was the best choice I chose in my college career. My cousin was a programmer and warned me about the math requirements which scared me. And some senior in my freshman class informed me that IS (IT in your case) dealt with computers than solely code everything. It satisfied my click of being a programmer but also at the same time took some classes that introduced me and opened my eyes in the world of networking. I graduated college in May of 2020 and here in August of 2020 I started my job as a Telecom technician, IT/IS is an amazing field.
This is spot-on. I am currently wrapping up my last semester as a junior. My route with math was exactly the same, it's grueling but rewarding(gets way easier). It is a huge sacrifice so be prepared to put your social life on the back burner. What he meant about failing is 100% accurate, once you get to upper-level courses, you will feel like you are going to fail week in and out.
Marina B In my opinion, the hardest part was the fact that the professors never teach you how to actually code, they only taught us the theory behind it. As mentioned in the video, studying Computer Science does not teach you how to be a software engineer even though you are most likely studying CS with the goal of becoming a software engineer. I think this does have a benefit though because it really forces you to learn how to research concepts/problems on your own, use your resources and pick up languages quickly and problem solve without someone holding your hand. The other hardest thing is the actual interviews for a software engineering position. These are the most intense, grueling interviews I’ve ever had and I had no idea of this until I started researching before my first interview awhile back. If you are starting out, my #1 tip to you is START PRACTICING ON LEETCODE NOW!!! Even if you struggle to do the easy questions starting off, push yourself to do them! Eventually you will be able to tackle those hard problems which will be asked during the interviews. It really does help and you will be way more prepared for your coding interviews.
I like the job versatility and diversity of the field and you can always work from home, but I am not tech savvy and not the best at math so I don’t think I’ll enjoy it. Of course some people will say just work hard but there’s no point working so hard for something you’ll most like not like. Insightful video man, love from Ghana 🇬🇭
I just changed my major from computer science over to advertising/mass comm, since I realized that I only enjoy coding as a side hobby and would hate to have it as my career. This video is spot on with my reasons for switching, so thank you for your tips and reassurance!
This is me and I realized that too late. Now I'm stressed, depressed, and stuck learning something I don't find any interest at all. I should've changed major to geography because I love nature and learning it. I just hope I can pass at this point because my coding skill is honestly embarrassing
Same Reasons I switched majors from CS to Information Systems. didn't find my self loving to code for hours and too much math had started with College algebra and gave up after Calc 1 lol & realized I could make Just as much money and had more of a passion to lthe Business side of technology and become a PM
@@alyssaq4025 i found cs to me a better major in my opinion, if you dont like math you might just have to bite the bullet and study hard for the class, maybe worth it in the long run
I switched from Pure Computer Science to Applied Computer Science specializing in Software Development to dodge retaking calculus. Calc wa definitely a nightmare. Only math I have now is Discrete Mathematics, Matrix Algebra and some sort of Statistics course. This major is stressful, but I'm sure it's worth it.
Many good points. I am currently in my Senior year as a CS major, and I can absolutely confirm the deluge of homework awaiting a would-be CS student. I, myself, returned to college after originally having a career in art and design, and had to start with intermediate algebra (and the rest of the introductory courses). It took a couple of years to get through the required math courses, but I did it. My math professor thought that I naturally "got" math, but I didn't. I just spent hours working on the homework and the practice questions, trying to figure how to solve these equations. Really, you are going to have to want the CS degree if you are going to do it. There is just no way to phone it in.
Couldn't help but notice that you just posted this video. I literally just searched "computer science" and your video was at the top of the list. Good Stuff!!
I'm a techie and I've always been interested in coding and what not, because of my genuine love for it. Of course I know when it comes to pursuing a job you have to have a balanced approach and find a job that pays good enough for you to be financially stable and all that. But yeah technology is one of my many passions.
I’m a 17 year old teenager who has found a love for programming. I watch your videos and other tech channels and programming channels. I am going to purse a job in the field of computer science. That may be development or any other job. I’ve worked hard for my grades so I can get into a good college. Honestly I know that computer science will be a hard major, but if it’s hard it’s probably worth it🤷🏿♂️. I love channels like urs, keep giving good information bro 💯💯
I’m a 14 year old who is really interested in computer science but I don’t know how to get into it😅 By any chance, is there any courses that anyone can recommend to me?
@@Whatadreamfr learn to program as a hobby to get a feel for it (if you havent already) and speak to your counselor about just that lol, I'm taking a dual credits computer science class in the senior year of hs but it's just for seniors, at your age you wont really get academic opportunities for cs that early
ImSoBored Ahaha I’ll say figure out what field you want to purse in computer science and look up a course for that. Code academy has good courses and udemy 💯
When I was studying music in college (my 2nd time in college), I took a CS programming course in C++ just for fun. One day, I was in the computer lab and the guy next to me said, "I see that you're in CS 101, and I just want to say I feel for you." I explained to him that I was actually a music major and that I was taking the class for fun. He couldn't believe it. I enjoyed the class and got a good grade in it, and then went on to do other courses and get As. When I was a high school student, my parents asked me what I was thinking of majoring in. I first said music, and my father told me to be serious. Then I sad computer science and my mother said, "Oh, there's a lot of math in that. You don't want to do that." So I studied German and International Studies. I went back later to get my music degree and somehow got a lot more work with my music degree. I am now an English teacher for foreigners, but I do some web developing on the side. I never stopped programming. I have thought about getting a CS degree. I know that the math would be a struggle but not impossible. The funny thing is, I thought the CS classes were a lot of fun, and I heard some other people saying that they were studying CS just to make money and that they really did not like computers that much. That was baffling to me. The only thing is, I wonder if I could be happy staring at a screen for 8 hours a day every day -- although I sometimes do it by choice when I have a personal project I am working on.
This is why I chose IT (Information Technology) over Computer Science, cause it allows me to focus in areas like Web, Mobile, Development. If you like areas such as AI, Data Science, Machine Learning etc. then Computer Science would be fine.
I agree. I just graduated with a degree in Computer and Information Science, Information Systems Track. That track allowed me to focus on making project and web development. The school I graduated from has two tracks CS and IS. The CS track is more so if you want to do AI and if you wanna go to grad school. IS is the more practical approach. Both of the tracks at my school take alot of the same classes. CS just has more math classes, and IS has more business classes. I had to take Financial Accounting, Intro to Management, and Economics.
@@MT-rg2qz Well congrats on the degree! The only thing I don't like about IS is the business classes, it would be great if we could just focus on IT instead. Yea Computer Science and IT generally take similar courses, it's usually only a few courses different from each other.
I took an introductory computer science at my community college and loved the class but loathed the professor. I basically had to teach myself through StackOverflow and countless videos. I also didn't test into calc 1 and had to retake college algebra 3 times before passing. I'm starting to question my choice of majoring in computer science and this video helped. I don't like quitting so I'm not giving up on it yet.
I was the exact same at a CC and loosing hope but just stuck with it, and now I’m about to finish at UCLA with 3 internships, and it’s really just a marathon! Be gentle with yourself and always watch your mental health, but you just always get stronger and better from everything thrown at you
Dude me and you both, that being said it's if you're willing too fight or not at the end of the day. As the Brotherhood of steal Says Ad victorium. Which means for victory.
Get mentality of: Failure is not an option. Im a computer science major and my current GPA is 3.48 going strong 💪 if you put your mind to it then you shouldn't settle for failure, succeed at all costs
I’m hesitant wether to choose CS or not, currently I’m a senior in college and I literally don’t know what to study, I’m considering CS and option because In school we programmed an app and I really enjoyed doing it so, however I’m afraid that if I choose CS I won’t be smart enough to deal with it
@@Lariascst I’m the sameeee way. It was either Mechanical Engineering or this, but I realized my drive is to be able to self create whatever I want on certain programming systems. A big step in choosing the major is that throughout my child hood I played allot of creative games that involved integrated scripting like Minecraft and Roblox, and realizing that I could have the potential to make what ever I am capable of. I’m a senior rn and my math class is Pre-Calc and I’m not too terribly worried about the academics as I am figuring out what I want to do with my life lol
Tbh the money, stability, and work-life balance is my number one reason for pursuing a CS degree. I'm 29, married, have an 18-month-old, and about to have a baby in 9 weeks. I hate living paycheck to paycheck. I look into my boy's eyes, and I know I have to give him a better life. It's not even about making SV money; I would be content with 85k (live in chiraq). I'm also really attracted to the idea of not having to work over 50 hours a week and still bring in some good money. I'm not interested in making apps or websites. I know they're important, but I just see it as kind of pointless. I don't hate math? I'm not good at it lmao always have struggled but Idk if I know math good enough to hate it. I graduated in 2011 and currently at a CC. I tested low and had to start at the beginning. I've passed both beginning and intermediate algebra and about to take College Algebra next semester. I did get A's in both classes, so I guess that's good. I have to take a shit ton of more math courses, but their difficulty and challenge are strangely attractive to me. Like I want to be really good at math, I just don't have the skills atm. I'm not trying to be a mediocre developer/engineer either. I'm a Marine Corps vet, so that shit isn't even in my dictionary. I don't want to get a CS degree, be average, and then coast. I'm trying to be the subject matter expert wherever I land. I was initially going to become an attorney, but the pay isn't too different than cs grads, but the work-life balance is shit. Would appreciate any advice or push back.
I hope it's not too late , but I would recommand you is start to learn coding now. I know that you stated that you dislike web and app but mostly the position that you would take if you live in the U.S or any other tech country would be related to web or app , for AI it would be another story and I doubt they would take a C.S Bachelor major for those position. Anyway you would end up with a Bachelor in C.S and would have to practice for interviews position , that mean implementing some of the algorithm that you learn during C.S , those interviews are really hard so that alone is another story. You could check the FANG interviews video on youtube and check for yourself. What I would advise you is: 1-Decide wether you want to build web(fullstack) or app 2-Search a roadmap here on yotube for the learning. 3-Start learning coding on your own , they are plenty of ressources here or online(CodeAcademy , Udemy, SkillShare , Head First Books....) 4-Build a portfolio 5-Start applying for freelancing locally (with local business or networking) 6-Start practicing Interview Questions 7-Apply for those $70k-$100k job you were talking about. As a Marine Corps I know you are probably a disciplined person , so you could learn all of that on your own , but if you think it's too much time to put all of these together , I could try giving you specific ressources for learning. Otherwise if learning all of that on your own is too much , I would definitely recommand you integrating a coding Bootcamp instead of a C.S degree. You'll get experience , and a structure , when you are out , you would probably be able to either build a fully functional app or web app and get some intership. You could start then start freelancing and practice those interview questions and apply for jobs in your area. In 2021 you don't need any degree to become Software Engineer. You did need SKILLS!
Everything you commented is my life, I got out of the Marine Corps in 2018 and started studying psychology the year after and I hated it so I just stopped recently I’ve been looking into degrees that would pay well in the long run and push me mentally but I have 2 children a 2 and 3 year old and wondering now if I can even pursue it with how hard and time consuming people are saying it is with two little ones running around all the time.
@@danielmcdougall5624 MSc Artificial Intelligence or Master in Computer Science. You could also apply with a Master in Applied Math(or Math/Stat with some deep learning project in your portfolio)
I got into it because it seemed like a great option that could lead to a successful career. Despite knowing that countless people in college make the mistake of pursuing something their heart isn't in, I made the same mistake.
Thanks Mr. Gyasi for the info. Although I live in England, I do know I’m gonna experience most of these liabilities when I choose CS as a major. My journey to become a software engineer is gonna be a long one but with this video, I feel a little bit closer.
Im currently a nurse, switching careers and going back to school this fall (August) as a transfer student to start my B.S. CompSci program; though I'm scared/nervous as HELL, going to try to give this my all and come out on top in about a yr and a half. Thanks for this vid (and all of your other vids) bro, good to hear some solid advice coming from a person that looks like me. Def gonna keep your vids on repeat during my program for some motivation
As a second year computer science student from South Africa, he's not lying about maths though, but you don't need to be genius. You need discipline and hardwork, most likely sacrifice your social life... I've seen and still see a lot of my classmates and friends that are smarter than me getting averages, if not failing because they leave their academics for the last minute...my hard work paid off (I'm a member of the Golden key society), and still pushing...
This made me feel so much better lmao. I'm not afraid of not knowing things.. like at all. Now I am worried about failing but there is also something different I put in the effort every single minute of every day. I'm fighting... though I'm also not afraid too admit defeat and receive help that I need too pass. I'm not afraid too abuse tutors. I'm not afraid too abuse stackoverflow. I'm not afraid of not knowing every single problem, if anything I look forward too finding out that said awnser...
Dude This is so much like the life of an engineering student. Social life is non-existent and you have to make sacrifices. CS and engineering are some what similar except we have more math courses. It took me five years to finish my engineering degree with a minor in physics. At the end of the day, I enjoyed what I was doing in school and it helped to overcome some of the challenges. Especially when you fail an exam or two. I had to really adjust the way I approached information and problem solve. Engineering is no joke. I do recall seeing some of my fellow CS majors in my chemistry and calculus classes.
Hey, I'm a rising senior considering majors like engineering, physics, or computer science. I was wondering if you got a job in the engineering field after graduating?
Got like a 3.2 or something right now. Im taking online course where we take 1-2 course for two months a term. Let me say this. Everything Gyasi said is pure facts. By the time I finish this program idc what the gpa say lol. As long as I get that degree. Im convinced that anyone with a 4.0 in C.S. either cheated or literally have nothing else to do outside of school. I salute anyone who finish a C.S. Degree. I will say this tho. I have learned throughtout this program that it is better to fail and retake a course than to cheat and get all A's. If you fail, ok you have a better chance of mastering the material a second time around. One thing Gyasi did not stress enough is problem solving. Even outside of the Math course you have to be able to problem solve. In another degree program some courses would be much easier but when you take those same course in C.S. the course is 2x harder because its not just learning the information as you would in most degree programs. In C.S. learning the material and then learning how to apply it is two seperate things and you will be required in every course to apply what you have learn. At least that ia how it is in the program I am in.
Who are you to assume that the person that achieves a 4.0 GPA at the end of the college semester cheated or have nothing to do outside of school? If you love something, you’re going to do good in that particular field.
@@Majestee.04 Im a person with an opinion, and at the end of the day I am sure that there is someone who has or will acheive a 4.0 while working a part-time or full time job. I tip my hat off to those people. Also I speak from personal experience. I work a full-time job and I am a youth minister. I am currently pursuing C.S. With that being said, I make A's on 95% of the assignments I turn in. The keyword being "turn in"! The problem is not how intelligent I am, however it is the amount of effort required to master each course and every assignment of each course. One could assume, "Oh, your just a slow learner." But none of my professors or even grade school teacher would say that. I have never been a slow learner, in fact I learn faster than the average person. I think everyone who has taken C.S. courses can agree that it takes a lot of focus and effort. My main point was this, "In order to have a 4.0 in C.S. you will have to put in a lot of time and effort. If you lack the time or if you lack the effort then I don't foresee you being able to get a 4.0" I personally know a lot of people in the field and I still dont know one of them who graduated with a 4.0. And most of them only focused on studies. There are so many brilliant people in this field, and a lot of hard workers, but without both time and effort. You will struggle to make A's.
Going into my second year in a week from now and this video portrays nothing but the truth lol. Can’t wait to choose between working on a formula that I can’t figure out or trying to figure out why my code works.
I could say the same thing about engineering. You cannot do it for just the money. Trust me. You have to have a passion and love for science and mathematics.
Thank you for sharing.I agree with the failure aspect. I had to learn a new concept of failure. Failure can also be an acronym that stands for First Attempt In Learning.
Even though I’m only a sophomore in high school , I tried out programming around the age of 4-6 with my dad cause he is a tech geek. So I got interested and started doing some programming for example those websites that let you try it out and over time I took some small classes in summer camp and now started a tech based class . I wanted to pursuing computer science as a career cause it seemed plausible to me , and wel it was cause I understood the basics of handling things such as programming a small mini video game to understand the esthetics of FAT32 or NTFS for example , if your feel as if your career belongs with computer science based jobs then start as early as you can so you can learn easier later on . Also DONT SLACK , it’s one of those types of classes where each lesson falls upon one another like a brick when your building an estate , you miss one lesson . The rest won’t be easy till you catch up
1) if you're majoring in a feild you dont like, you're not going to like it 2) if you don't like programming you're not gonna like it 3) if you dont try you're not gonna like it 4) if you dont like working you're not gonna like it 5) if you dont try, you're gonna fail and not like it
I actually love all these things because I’m genuinely looking forward to the challenge but the overall knowledge and to have the ability to apply that knowledge. I feel like college should be about learning a challenging subject something that will challenge something that will make you feel accomplished once you graduate with the degree.
I chose to a computer science with a focus on data science because I rather take 2 300 level stats class over a calc 3 and 4. And I failed my first stats class so I took a online class over the summer and didn't fail.
If you are going to pursue computer science be prepared to fail. Just keep moving on. In a senior in college now and had all As in high school. You might just get some Cs in math. 🤷🏽♂️ Try your hardest.
Thanks Gyasi for this honest post. I did NOT major in CS in college but I was able to get a job in software via doing QA ( in college, I was a business major). Long story short, I could not find work after graduating in the mid-1990s so I switched careers. I really liked working with computers and I enrolled in computer classes at my local community college. I'd like to stress that community college is NOT a step-down. For some of us, community college is a way to "try out" different careers without having to spend an obscene amount of money (i.e., 74K+ a year for a private four-year university). I enrolled in computer classes at community college and online and I found that I enjoyed them. So, long story short, enroll in computer classes (whether they be at your local community college or online). You might find a lucrative career without having to take on exorbitant amounts of student debt. :)
I watched this and I still want to be a software developer It will definitely not be easy and if you want something you have to work hard for it and you have to make sacrifices you cant expect to live ur usual life if you want something
I graduated highschool in 2018 and since then I've taken an EMT course and worked in the field for the past few years but, it recently occurred to me that I didn't want to move forward with the Healthcare career path. I have always loved technology, ever since I was a kid. My friends and I would actually build our own computers, and I know that to most of you watching that's not that impressive, but it always felt great working with computers. I'm 22 years old and just now starting college I'm sure I'll be older than most of my class but I feel like I have a strong understanding on how the real world works. I haven't gone to school in around 4 years and I start again on Monday, wish me luck.
Interesting video people who are in the tech field came from cs major, coding bootcamps, certificate programs,and even self taught, so you should not let this post discourage you, if you want to learn to code and do something with it go for it.
Another thing I'd add. If you don't love to learn. The reason being that not only does the technology change (been doing it for 30+ years and always have to learn to keep up), but customers don't want a "link-list" they want a solution to a real world problem. I've had to learn about scientific measurements, telecommunications (phone system), biology, image analysis, sales, etc. You get the opportunity to learn about most everything because computers are used for everything.
I am freshman of CS. I literally doubt my decison of continuing to major in CS whenever I stuck at my assignments especially I am learnign data structure.
Hey Gyasi -- I really appreciate this video. For me, I'm not entirely sure what other major I'd be interested in studying -- I definitely am someone who wants to work with web/app development and software engineering, but I ran into a lot of those same reasons you mentioned...I really want computer science to be for me, but I do struggle with math and quite frankly, fear of failure is something I've struggled with for as long as I can remember. If you or anyone else has any advice on where I should go from here, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again, Gyasi! 🙏🏾
As a CS student I have found two types of students who do great: 1) those who are math wizards and can spend all their time learning to code; and 2) those who already know how to code and can spend all their time working on the math. People who fit into both categories are the superstars, but if you are a good coder when you start (and I mean C/C++ and Java not CSS, PHP, Javascript) who can live on the Linux command line then you should be able to focus on the math and get through.
@@notahn I would say that someone will struggle. They will be trying to master Linear Algebra (or maybe even Differential Equations depending on the program) while they are also trying to figure out how the Linux Kernel turn Python objects into C objects so you can try and build a cache replacement policy based on a bizarre tree structure that was proposed in a 3-page paper at a conference for a chip design class or using parallelization in C++ in order to write a program that brute forces a 32-bit key (not horrible in C++ but advanced, and effectively not doable in Python) in a reasonable amount of time for a Cryptography class. I would say to the person try becoming a front-end coder and stay away from the math involved in theoretical CS if you are really interested.
Great point about web development in college. None of my classes focused on web dev except one and that was by luck and timing. The department needed a new website so one of the professors created a class for one semester.
I’m currently an electrical engineering student and have gotten through calc 1 and calc 2. I’m thinking about making the change to computer science because I like the coding aspect much more.
Ngl I'm actually exited to get in CS in uni, I wanted to go into med school but I love math and I'm far better at than I am in bio, honestly to say if it requires you to take lots math courses with it I'm completely down for that, I'm currently in g 12 rn and I feel like it's a joke with how easy it is but hopefully if it is as challenge as it's depicted to be I'm more than thrilled to be a partaker of that, anything math oriented is welcomed
A college degree isnt for experience for any major, doing CS doesn't mean that you will DO CS. It shows that you stuck it out, passed your classes, and learned problem solving abilities.
You just gave me hope on the last comment about failing. I was thinking computer science was not for me because I got a 78/100 in my computer programming class 😂😭 literally was about to change majors but uhhh. Great video tho ! 👏🏻
I loved this video. I agree with just about all of it. I entered college in 1974 as an EE major and switched to a CS major after finding computer programming my first semester and thinking "This is it.". I've been a computer programmer my entire career and also program for my own enjoyment outside of work. Perhaps that's the positive flip-side of "shouldn't": You have to enjoy it and that's hard to tell without trying it first. So how would you know that? 1) Keep watching Gyasi's videos 2) Musicians seem to have a knack for programming and it is a knack - it just clicked for me. 3) Try it out. It's so much easier to get into programming these days with the internet (if was difficult to get on a computer in the 1970's). And I think the tie-in to the sponsor works very well here. But - again, on the flip side - it's largely a creative occupation which helps with it being rewarding. But the pressure doesn't go away. When you get into support and I think just about all programmers do, someone will find an error late in the day (this happened yesterday to me) and you have to get it fixed before tomorrow. And sometimes that takes all night. Or there is a problem with an equity trade for several million shares and it needs to be fixed NOW. And then there was the time when I corrupted a disk and had to fix the corruption. But I actually like that kind of pressure at this point in my career. So my summary is that you have to enjoy it. Otherwise, find something that you do enjoy. Thanks for this video - the title was quite provocative!
I started college at 34 with a GED. Sure, some classes are hard but I'm glad I waited until I was older. If you're planning on starting college now then you'll do fine.
In my university, we studied programming, software engineering, web development, fundamentals of networking as a CS student. But yeah I sucked on the technical side like the hardware details and troubleshooting
I have no friends I rather program for 8 hours :) I love math :) Party who? I’m loving the pandemic cause it’s my only excuses to say no to hanging out. Failing is nothing to fear -millennial life
Bruh I'm all good, the only thing is I have a hard time learning stuff myself so I need someone to teach stuff to me (going to university). I wanna be able to use these skills and navigate the whole environment and be able to pursue my own projects.
You got me laughing, because these are all so true. Got my CS degree in 2002. I played basketball in college, and was automatically signed up for Communications, and proceeded to get on academic probation. Realized, I needed to change my path and went into CS. Struggled real bad at first, but was given tutors and finally managed to do well. You're dead on, you have to really have a passion for it, and I found out I did. But yeah, I remember linear algebra, computer automata theory , data structures, and living in computer lab, hahaha, glad they still make it hard.
Did you find that it was a good choice? As far as job stability, job availability and pay? I know 2002 was a long time ago for computers and CS, but I’m interested in your experience as I’m looking to join a university to major in CS soon, and want to make sure it’s not a bad idea. I do have a passion for programming and I find that I enjoy math. Thanks for any feedback!
@@MaxilentProductions CS has been very good to me. I started a company and have recently sold it. I don't know the university system now, but it seems like you can do alot of free, online learning that wasn't available to me at the time. I'd start there and then look at going to a university.
@@re-tire985 I have already been taking math courses online to get a head start, and I’ve been studying programming at a hobbyist level for years on and off now through yt and various other websites. I still feel like you definitely need that degree to get into any decent companies, and be taken seriously as a professional. I’m definitely preparing myself for all of the math work, as I know they’re going to load it on HARD at university, but I’m okay with that. Khan Academy has been a great online resource for freshening up my math skills, and they also have some college level courses that I plan on completing before heading to university. I feel like as long as I prepare, I’ll do just fine. I feel like it’s the right choice for me, because I still get excited when I think about going into this field. Eventually, I’d like to go into programming for a bigger game studio(Rockstar, Naughty Dog etc etc) but even the thought of less lucrative positions excite me. Working for a bank or machine automation, or even back end things that no one realizes is happening but me! I think it’s the degree for me. Thanks for the reply and insight!
i’m majoring in comp science and i literally cannot do math.. i sued to be so good but i cant process anything anymore :(( i’m taking the easy way out and i’m just gonna do criminology
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You have Ghanaian name, Gyasi
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People will tell you... "Don't do this" or "Don't do that", but if you really want to do what you want, then don't listen to them. Listen to what your heart says and go from there.
Preach 💯
🙏🏼🙏🏼 needed that. Appreciate it.
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A doctor says dont do it all the residency is not worth it...a lawyer says dont do it cos of the years of hierarchy before u hit partner...a teacher will say dont do it cos of being drained off kids..a chef says dont do it cos of the military kitchen setting. So who do u listen?
Naw computer science is one of those majors that if you weren't already messing with it before college it won't come easy to you so let your heart want it all it wants your brain won't keep up
Just started my journey in a computer science and everything in this video is right. I have started with math courses.
Are the math courses that difficult?
micajah cobbs I don’t think it’s hard. Just use your resources. TH-cam math topics. Read the textbook. Just grind out problems you don’t understand. Computer engineer here but it’s same same.
@@Ccxbbs no the math isn't hard I finished calculus 1 and 2 this year. You just need to study a lot. The first maths are weed out classes honestly.
micajah cobbs I think calc II is very hard I’m in linear algebra now.
Khan academy study a lot, and always stay a couple of chapter ahead as the teacher may not evaluate on the topics you struggle on. For me math is so much easier than English! Remember Theirs only one right answer!
I think it's pretty misleading to frame this specifically toward computer science. All of these points are also true about most other STEM fields. In fact I'd argue that computer science doesn't require as much math as other popular engineering fields. Also, computer science classes don't have mandatory labs that take a ton of time like other STEM classes do, so your schedule is more free to hangout with friends. Computer science is hard, but imo it's not any harder than most other STEM majors, and the upsides (job availability, pay, work from home, different industries to work in, teaches a skill you can use to start a business, etc) are so much higher :)
So true. Have friends out of STEM, or the majority of your friends out of STEM, make it difficult to explain the countless hours on assignments and tests.
I was a chem major while in college and we had to take differential equations and up to calculus 3 and countless of weekly formal lab reports (6-20 pages). Every major requires sacrifices; have you seen how many hours architecture students pull off in their studios?
@@arovas27 1?
@@arovas27 I'm an English major and our sacrifices are actually minor unless you are only referring to STEM majors. Had I do it all over again I would have definitely done CIS instead.
I agree. I majored in Aerospace science engineering and I can tell you personally it was a shit load of mathematics and advanced applied mathematics, plus physics and chemistry, which I grew to love eventually. Also throw in probability and statistics as well. made it easy to overcome the hard stuff bu being passionate about the field. This field is no joke and the labs are annoying as hell to.
I actually dropped CS my second semester of college because of math. I was amazing at math in HS graduated Valedictorian of my class. However, I had an incompetent Calc professor and just dropped the course. I switched to Information technology. I only had to take two math classes and learned more about object oriented programming, databases management systems and various programming languages. Also graduated with a 2.8 and I feel you I was definitely proud of that too because man it was hard. Luckily, after college I started my career as a database administrator and I've been sticking with it since then. Best decision of my life to switch majors.
You could have done Bachelor of Arts. Ba don’t have math requirements
Hey man I’m trying to get into this kind of thing , does it pay really good ?
Is the math that bad?
Should i be good in math to do computer science
No way man that's exactly what happened to me and my path. Information systems was the best choice I chose in my college career. My cousin was a programmer and warned me about the math requirements which scared me. And some senior in my freshman class informed me that IS (IT in your case) dealt with computers than solely code everything. It satisfied my click of being a programmer but also at the same time took some classes that introduced me and opened my eyes in the world of networking. I graduated college in May of 2020 and here in August of 2020 I started my job as a Telecom technician, IT/IS is an amazing field.
This is spot-on. I am currently wrapping up my last semester as a junior. My route with math was exactly the same, it's grueling but rewarding(gets way easier). It is a huge sacrifice so be prepared to put your social life on the back burner. What he meant about failing is 100% accurate, once you get to upper-level courses, you will feel like you are going to fail week in and out.
Why am I watching this when I just graduated with my degree in CS just a few weeks ago... 😂
Cause you know the struggle is real lol
😂😂 same here
what was the hardest part?
Uh huh, that's a good one.
Marina B In my opinion, the hardest part was the fact that the professors never teach you how to actually code, they only taught us the theory behind it. As mentioned in the video, studying Computer Science does not teach you how to be a software engineer even though you are most likely studying CS with the goal of becoming a software engineer. I think this does have a benefit though because it really forces you to learn how to research concepts/problems on your own, use your resources and pick up languages quickly and problem solve without someone holding your hand. The other hardest thing is the actual interviews for a software engineering position. These are the most intense, grueling interviews I’ve ever had and I had no idea of this until I started researching before my first interview awhile back. If you are starting out, my #1 tip to you is START PRACTICING ON LEETCODE NOW!!! Even if you struggle to do the easy questions starting off, push yourself to do them! Eventually you will be able to tackle those hard problems which will be asked during the interviews. It really does help and you will be way more prepared for your coding interviews.
I like the job versatility and diversity of the field and you can always work from home, but I am not tech savvy and not the best at math so I don’t think I’ll enjoy it. Of course some people will say just work hard but there’s no point working so hard for something you’ll most like not like. Insightful video man, love from Ghana 🇬🇭
1: Money
2: No web programming course
3: Math
4: Sacrifices
5: Afraid of fail
I just changed my major from computer science over to advertising/mass comm, since I realized that I only enjoy coding as a side hobby and would hate to have it as my career. This video is spot on with my reasons for switching, so thank you for your tips and reassurance!
This is me and I realized that too late. Now I'm stressed, depressed, and stuck learning something I don't find any interest at all. I should've changed major to geography because I love nature and learning it. I just hope I can pass at this point because my coding skill is honestly embarrassing
@@anxiousseal556what do you do for work now?
Same Reasons I switched majors from CS to Information Systems. didn't find my self loving to code for hours and too much math had started with College algebra and gave up after Calc 1 lol & realized I could make Just as much money and had more of a passion to lthe Business side of technology and become a PM
I’m stuck between cs and information systems. Would you say information systems is a good major?? Are their good opportunities?
@@alyssaq4025 i found cs to me a better major in my opinion, if you dont like math you might just have to bite the bullet and study hard for the class, maybe worth it in the long run
I switched from Pure Computer Science to Applied Computer Science specializing in Software Development to dodge retaking calculus. Calc wa definitely a nightmare. Only math I have now is Discrete Mathematics, Matrix Algebra and some sort of Statistics course. This major is stressful, but I'm sure it's worth it.
Many good points. I am currently in my Senior year as a CS major, and I can absolutely confirm the deluge of homework awaiting a would-be CS student. I, myself, returned to college after originally having a career in art and design, and had to start with intermediate algebra (and the rest of the introductory courses). It took a couple of years to get through the required math courses, but I did it. My math professor thought that I naturally "got" math, but I didn't. I just spent hours working on the homework and the practice questions, trying to figure how to solve these equations. Really, you are going to have to want the CS degree if you are going to do it. There is just no way to phone it in.
Practice practice practice
Couldn't help but notice that you just posted this video. I literally just searched "computer science" and your video was at the top of the list. Good Stuff!!
That's awesome and thank you!
I'm a techie and I've always been interested in coding and what not, because of my genuine love for it. Of course I know when it comes to pursuing a job you have to have a balanced approach and find a job that pays good enough for you to be financially stable and all that. But yeah technology is one of my many passions.
If the degree wasnt hard we wouldnt get $80k as a starting salary
I’m a 17 year old teenager who has found a love for programming. I watch your videos and other tech channels and programming channels. I am going to purse a job in the field of computer science. That may be development or any other job. I’ve worked hard for my grades so I can get into a good college. Honestly I know that computer science will be a hard major, but if it’s hard it’s probably worth it🤷🏿♂️. I love channels like urs, keep giving good information bro 💯💯
Im in the exact same boat!
@@tafadzwachigwada5799 I hope your journey is filled with good things
I’m a 14 year old who is really interested in computer science but I don’t know how to get into it😅 By any chance, is there any courses that anyone can recommend to me?
@@Whatadreamfr learn to program as a hobby to get a feel for it (if you havent already) and speak to your counselor about just that lol, I'm taking a dual credits computer science class in the senior year of hs but it's just for seniors, at your age you wont really get academic opportunities for cs that early
ImSoBored Ahaha I’ll say figure out what field you want to purse in computer science and look up a course for that. Code academy has good courses and udemy 💯
When I was studying music in college (my 2nd time in college), I took a CS programming course in C++ just for fun. One day, I was in the computer lab and the guy next to me said, "I see that you're in CS 101, and I just want to say I feel for you." I explained to him that I was actually a music major and that I was taking the class for fun. He couldn't believe it. I enjoyed the class and got a good grade in it, and then went on to do other courses and get As. When I was a high school student, my parents asked me what I was thinking of majoring in. I first said music, and my father told me to be serious. Then I sad computer science and my mother said, "Oh, there's a lot of math in that. You don't want to do that." So I studied German and International Studies. I went back later to get my music degree and somehow got a lot more work with my music degree. I am now an English teacher for foreigners, but I do some web developing on the side. I never stopped programming. I have thought about getting a CS degree. I know that the math would be a struggle but not impossible. The funny thing is, I thought the CS classes were a lot of fun, and I heard some other people saying that they were studying CS just to make money and that they really did not like computers that much. That was baffling to me. The only thing is, I wonder if I could be happy staring at a screen for 8 hours a day every day -- although I sometimes do it by choice when I have a personal project I am working on.
This is why I chose IT (Information Technology) over Computer Science, cause it allows me to focus in areas like Web, Mobile, Development. If you like areas such as AI, Data Science, Machine Learning etc. then Computer Science would be fine.
I agree. I just graduated with a degree in Computer and Information Science, Information Systems Track. That track allowed me to focus on making project and web development. The school I graduated from has two tracks CS and IS. The CS track is more so if you want to do AI and if you wanna go to grad school. IS is the more practical approach. Both of the tracks at my school take alot of the same classes. CS just has more math classes, and IS has more business classes. I had to take Financial Accounting, Intro to Management, and Economics.
@@MT-rg2qz Well congrats on the degree! The only thing I don't like about IS is the business classes, it would be great if we could just focus on IT instead. Yea Computer Science and IT generally take similar courses, it's usually only a few courses different from each other.
Would I be able to double major in IT and CS
@@lc-hd6bd wait really? why?
@@mandyg9119 ahhh okay lol. i don’t know anything about CS or IT so i wasn’t sure😅
I took an introductory computer science at my community college and loved the class but loathed the professor. I basically had to teach myself through StackOverflow and countless videos. I also didn't test into calc 1 and had to retake college algebra 3 times before passing. I'm starting to question my choice of majoring in computer science and this video helped. I don't like quitting so I'm not giving up on it yet.
I was the exact same at a CC and loosing hope but just stuck with it, and now I’m about to finish at UCLA with 3 internships, and it’s really just a marathon! Be gentle with yourself and always watch your mental health, but you just always get stronger and better from everything thrown at you
Dude me and you both, that being said it's if you're willing too fight or not at the end of the day. As the Brotherhood of steal Says Ad victorium. Which means for victory.
Man who cares about a party. Those aren’t sacrifices. They’re investments. ♥️ good luck y’all
Hit the nail on the head lol I'm entering my senior year as a Computer Science major.
Get mentality of: Failure is not an option. Im a computer science major and my current GPA is 3.48 going strong 💪 if you put your mind to it then you shouldn't settle for failure, succeed at all costs
I’m hesitant wether to choose CS or not, currently I’m a senior in college and I literally don’t know what to study, I’m considering CS and option because In school we programmed an app and I really enjoyed doing it so, however I’m afraid that if I choose CS I won’t be smart enough to deal with it
@@Lariascst I’m the sameeee way. It was either Mechanical Engineering or this, but I realized my drive is to be able to self create whatever I want on certain programming systems. A big step in choosing the major is that throughout my child hood I played allot of creative games that involved integrated scripting like Minecraft and Roblox, and realizing that I could have the potential to make what ever I am capable of. I’m a senior rn and my math class is Pre-Calc and I’m not too terribly worried about the academics as I am figuring out what I want to do with my life lol
@@GiveMeTheHam good luck!! 🤍🤍
Bro you just gave me motivation
Bro you just gave me motivation
I just got through calc 2 and it was the hardest class of my life! Then I got hit with linear algebra... I'm so ready to be done with math haha
Tbh the money, stability, and work-life balance is my number one reason for pursuing a CS degree. I'm 29, married, have an 18-month-old, and about to have a baby in 9 weeks. I hate living paycheck to paycheck. I look into my boy's eyes, and I know I have to give him a better life. It's not even about making SV money; I would be content with 85k (live in chiraq). I'm also really attracted to the idea of not having to work over 50 hours a week and still bring in some good money.
I'm not interested in making apps or websites. I know they're important, but I just see it as kind of pointless.
I don't hate math? I'm not good at it lmao always have struggled but Idk if I know math good enough to hate it. I graduated in 2011 and currently at a CC. I tested low and had to start at the beginning. I've passed both beginning and intermediate algebra and about to take College Algebra next semester. I did get A's in both classes, so I guess that's good. I have to take a shit ton of more math courses, but their difficulty and challenge are strangely attractive to me. Like I want to be really good at math, I just don't have the skills atm.
I'm not trying to be a mediocre developer/engineer either. I'm a Marine Corps vet, so that shit isn't even in my dictionary. I don't want to get a CS degree, be average, and then coast. I'm trying to be the subject matter expert wherever I land.
I was initially going to become an attorney, but the pay isn't too different than cs grads, but the work-life balance is shit.
Would appreciate any advice or push back.
I hope it's not too late , but I would recommand you is start to learn coding now.
I know that you stated that you dislike web and app but mostly the position that you would take if you live in the U.S or any other tech country would be related to web or app , for AI it would be another story and I doubt they would take a C.S Bachelor major for those position.
Anyway you would end up with a Bachelor in C.S and would have to practice for interviews position , that mean implementing some of the algorithm that you learn during C.S , those interviews are really hard so that alone is another story.
You could check the FANG interviews video on youtube and check for yourself.
What I would advise you is:
1-Decide wether you want to build web(fullstack) or app
2-Search a roadmap here on yotube for the learning.
3-Start learning coding on your own , they are plenty of ressources here or online(CodeAcademy , Udemy, SkillShare , Head First Books....)
4-Build a portfolio
5-Start applying for freelancing locally (with local business or networking)
6-Start practicing Interview Questions
7-Apply for those $70k-$100k job you were talking about.
As a Marine Corps I know you are probably a disciplined person , so you could learn all of that on your own , but if you think it's too much time to put all of these together , I could try giving you specific ressources for learning.
Otherwise if learning all of that on your own is too much , I would definitely recommand you integrating a coding Bootcamp instead of a C.S degree.
You'll get experience , and a structure , when you are out , you would probably be able to either build a fully functional app or web app and get some intership.
You could start then start freelancing and practice those interview questions and apply for jobs in your area.
In 2021 you don't need any degree to become Software Engineer.
You did need SKILLS!
Everything you commented is my life, I got out of the Marine Corps in 2018 and started studying psychology the year after and I hated it so I just stopped recently I’ve been looking into degrees that would pay well in the long run and push me mentally but I have 2 children a 2 and 3 year old and wondering now if I can even pursue it with how hard and time consuming people are saying it is with two little ones running around all the time.
@@ivoriankoua3916 What degree would you need for an AI position?
@@danielmcdougall5624 MSc Artificial Intelligence or Master in Computer Science. You could also apply with a Master in Applied Math(or Math/Stat with some deep learning project in your portfolio)
Dont do it if u only care about money
I'm currently 7 weeks into my first Programming class and I hate it. It's only intro to Java but it has me reconsidering...
so why are you doing it?
What got you into computer science?
I got into it because it seemed like a great option that could lead to a successful career. Despite knowing that countless people in college make the mistake of pursuing something their heart isn't in, I made the same mistake.
money is the ONLY THING that drives me out my comfort zone
Thanks Mr. Gyasi for the info. Although I live in England, I do know I’m gonna experience most of these liabilities when I choose CS as a major. My journey to become a software engineer is gonna be a long one but with this video, I feel a little bit closer.
I joined computer science only for the money and no passion and it turned me into a soulless creature. Not a fun thing.
Im currently a nurse, switching careers and going back to school this fall (August) as a transfer student to start my B.S. CompSci program; though I'm scared/nervous as HELL, going to try to give this my all and come out on top in about a yr and a half. Thanks for this vid (and all of your other vids) bro, good to hear some solid advice coming from a person that looks like me. Def gonna keep your vids on repeat during my program for some motivation
Thanks for keeping it real and talking about what the actual experience is. Great video.
5:40 Honestly math ain’t that hard once you take a look at the physics class you’re required to take
As a second year computer science student from South Africa, he's not lying about maths though, but you don't need to be genius. You need discipline and hardwork, most likely sacrifice your social life... I've seen and still see a lot of my classmates and friends that are smarter than me getting averages, if not failing because they leave their academics for the last minute...my hard work paid off (I'm a member of the Golden key society), and still pushing...
I'm in Kenya and I failed in Math in secondary school so I'm not sure if this course is for me. I hate math and even with tuition I still failed.
It's ok, I was blessed with not having a social life 😉👍
same 😄
Same😥
This made me feel so much better lmao. I'm not afraid of not knowing things.. like at all. Now I am worried about failing but there is also something different I put in the effort every single minute of every day. I'm fighting... though I'm also not afraid too admit defeat and receive help that I need too pass. I'm not afraid too abuse tutors. I'm not afraid too abuse stackoverflow. I'm not afraid of not knowing every single problem, if anything I look forward too finding out that said awnser...
Dude
This is so much like the life of an engineering student. Social life is non-existent and you have to make sacrifices. CS and engineering are some what similar except we have more math courses. It took me five years to finish my engineering degree with a minor in physics. At the end of the day, I enjoyed what I was doing in school and it helped to overcome some of the challenges. Especially when you fail an exam or two. I had to really adjust the way I approached information and problem solve. Engineering is no joke. I do recall seeing some of my fellow CS majors in my chemistry and calculus classes.
Hey, I'm a rising senior considering majors like engineering, physics, or computer science. I was wondering if you got a job in the engineering field after graduating?
Plot twist…he made this video so the market is not saturated with wannabe programmers
I was able to get my bachelors in CS this summer. I almost wasnt able to major in CS because of math but I made it
Watching this my last semester in college majoring in CS 😂
is it that bad as he said .......? after watching the video i got really anxious hh
Seo Haneul dont be! I love my major, and I’ve loved my academic journey so far
What should you do before going to college? What are some really useful resources you used to have a more steady landing when entering college?
@@niquasv9582 how has it went?
Got like a 3.2 or something right now. Im taking online course where we take 1-2 course for two months a term. Let me say this. Everything Gyasi said is pure facts. By the time I finish this program idc what the gpa say lol. As long as I get that degree. Im convinced that anyone with a 4.0 in C.S. either cheated or literally have nothing else to do outside of school.
I salute anyone who finish a C.S. Degree. I will say this tho. I have learned throughtout this program that it is better to fail and retake a course than to cheat and get all A's. If you fail, ok you have a better chance of mastering the material a second time around.
One thing Gyasi did not stress enough is problem solving. Even outside of the Math course you have to be able to problem solve. In another degree program some courses would be much easier but when you take those same course in C.S. the course is 2x harder because its not just learning the information as you would in most degree programs. In C.S. learning the material and then learning how to apply it is two seperate things and you will be required in every course to apply what you have learn.
At least that ia how it is in the program I am in.
Excuse the typos. I was typing fast
Quisee Or that person is a genius in this field.
damn this is making me scared
Who are you to assume that the person that achieves a 4.0 GPA at the end of the college semester cheated or have nothing to do outside of school? If you love something, you’re going to do good in that particular field.
@@Majestee.04 Im a person with an opinion, and at the end of the day I am sure that there is someone who has or will acheive a 4.0 while working a part-time or full time job. I tip my hat off to those people.
Also I speak from personal experience. I work a full-time job and I am a youth minister. I am currently pursuing C.S. With that being said, I make A's on 95% of the assignments I turn in. The keyword being "turn in"!
The problem is not how intelligent I am, however it is the amount of effort required to master each course and every assignment of each course.
One could assume, "Oh, your just a slow learner." But none of my professors or even grade school teacher would say that. I have never been a slow learner, in fact I learn faster than the average person.
I think everyone who has taken C.S. courses can agree that it takes a lot of focus and effort. My main point was this, "In order to have a 4.0 in C.S. you will have to put in a lot of time and effort. If you lack the time or if you lack the effort then I don't foresee you being able to get a 4.0"
I personally know a lot of people in the field and I still dont know one of them who graduated with a 4.0. And most of them only focused on studies.
There are so many brilliant people in this field, and a lot of hard workers, but without both time and effort. You will struggle to make A's.
Going into my second year in a week from now and this video portrays nothing but the truth lol. Can’t wait to choose between working on a formula that I can’t figure out or trying to figure out why my code works.
I think that learning to accept failure is an important aspect of life to adapt to, especially in adolescence.
I could say the same thing about engineering. You cannot do it for just the money. Trust me. You have to have a passion and love for science and mathematics.
Thank you for sharing.I agree with the failure aspect. I had to learn a new concept of failure. Failure can also be an acronym that stands for First Attempt In Learning.
wow you right, this video made me realize that it isn't for me. Too much math and too hard anyways
Even though I’m only a sophomore in high school , I tried out programming around the age of 4-6 with my dad cause he is a tech geek. So I got interested and started doing some programming for example those websites that let you try it out and over time I took some small classes in summer camp and now started a tech based class . I wanted to pursuing computer science as a career cause it seemed plausible to me , and wel it was cause I understood the basics of handling things such as programming a small mini video game to understand the esthetics of FAT32 or NTFS for example , if your feel as if your career belongs with computer science based jobs then start as early as you can so you can learn easier later on . Also DONT SLACK , it’s one of those types of classes where each lesson falls upon one another like a brick when your building an estate , you miss one lesson . The rest won’t be easy till you catch up
1) if you're majoring in a feild you dont like, you're not going to like it
2) if you don't like programming you're not gonna like it
3) if you dont try you're not gonna like it
4) if you dont like working you're not gonna like it
5) if you dont try, you're gonna fail and not like it
Casually watches vid and ill still leave here unfazed litterally stated the obv and math isn't hard if you out in the time
You and math better get real friendly lol😂
Foreal tho
@@GyasiLinje my fav line to the freshmen lol
All you should do...investigate your major before going to school...it's like, if you want to be a musician don't take art history
I actually love all these things because I’m genuinely looking forward to the challenge but the overall knowledge and to have the ability to apply that knowledge. I feel like college should be about learning a challenging subject something that will challenge something that will make you feel accomplished once you graduate with the degree.
Preach!!! Goosebumps all over me. I couldn’t agree more.
Really useful video Gyasi, thanks for making it!
I chose to a computer science with a focus on data science because I rather take 2 300 level stats class over a calc 3 and 4. And I failed my first stats class so I took a online class over the summer and didn't fail.
If you are going to pursue computer science be prepared to fail. Just keep moving on. In a senior in college now and had all As in high school. You might just get some Cs in math. 🤷🏽♂️ Try your hardest.
Great points all around!!! Well presented
Love the honesty. Thanks man.
Thanks Gyasi for this honest post. I did NOT major in CS in college but I was able to get a job in software via doing QA ( in college, I was a business major). Long story short, I could not find work after graduating in the mid-1990s so I switched careers. I really liked working with computers and I enrolled in computer classes at my local community college. I'd like to stress that community college is NOT a step-down. For some of us, community college is a way to "try out" different careers without having to spend an obscene amount of money (i.e., 74K+ a year for a private four-year university). I enrolled in computer classes at community college and online and I found that I enjoyed them. So, long story short, enroll in computer classes (whether they be at your local community college or online). You might find a lucrative career without having to take on exorbitant amounts of student debt. :)
I watched this and I still want to be a software developer
It will definitely not be easy and if you want something you have to work hard for it and you have to make sacrifices you cant expect to live ur usual life if you want something
I graduated highschool in 2018 and since then I've taken an EMT course and worked in the field for the past few years but, it recently occurred to me that I didn't want to move forward with the Healthcare career path. I have always loved technology, ever since I was a kid. My friends and I would actually build our own computers, and I know that to most of you watching that's not that impressive, but it always felt great working with computers. I'm 22 years old and just now starting college I'm sure I'll be older than most of my class but I feel like I have a strong understanding on how the real world works. I haven't gone to school in around 4 years and I start again on Monday, wish me luck.
This is solid advice. Thanks!
Interesting information and very informative. Your hard work paid off and I'm glad you didn't give up and kept excelling and graduated from college.
Interesting video people who are in the tech field came from cs major, coding bootcamps, certificate programs,and even self taught, so you should not let this post discourage you, if you want to learn to code and do something with it go for it.
I'm in the process of dropping out of CS and tbh I swear I will not regret it
Another thing I'd add. If you don't love to learn. The reason being that not only does the technology change (been doing it for 30+ years and always have to learn to keep up), but customers don't want a "link-list" they want a solution to a real world problem. I've had to learn about scientific measurements, telecommunications (phone system), biology, image analysis, sales, etc. You get the opportunity to learn about most everything because computers are used for everything.
Great video! dope :-) background clean palette fresh look
I am freshman of CS. I literally doubt my decison of continuing to major in CS whenever I stuck at my assignments especially I am learnign data structure.
Awesome video. Very informative thank you
Hey Gyasi -- I really appreciate this video. For me, I'm not entirely sure what other major I'd be interested in studying -- I definitely am someone who wants to work with web/app development and software engineering, but I ran into a lot of those same reasons you mentioned...I really want computer science to be for me, but I do struggle with math and quite frankly, fear of failure is something I've struggled with for as long as I can remember. If you or anyone else has any advice on where I should go from here, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again, Gyasi! 🙏🏾
I’d like to wish you good luck on finding out! Just remember there’s other jobs in the area such as ux design, web designer, ui design, etc etc
As a CS student I have found two types of students who do great: 1) those who are math wizards and can spend all their time learning to code; and 2) those who already know how to code and can spend all their time working on the math. People who fit into both categories are the superstars, but if you are a good coder when you start (and I mean C/C++ and Java not CSS, PHP, Javascript) who can live on the Linux command line then you should be able to focus on the math and get through.
@@MSneberger what would your opinion be if someone doesn't fit in either of those buckets? Ie. Not necessarily strong in math + a novice in coding?
@@notahn I would say that someone will struggle. They will be trying to master Linear Algebra (or maybe even Differential Equations depending on the program) while they are also trying to figure out how the Linux Kernel turn Python objects into C objects so you can try and build a cache replacement policy based on a bizarre tree structure that was proposed in a 3-page paper at a conference for a chip design class or using parallelization in C++ in order to write a program that brute forces a 32-bit key (not horrible in C++ but advanced, and effectively not doable in Python) in a reasonable amount of time for a Cryptography class. I would say to the person try becoming a front-end coder and stay away from the math involved in theoretical CS if you are really interested.
Im starring classes next semester. I suck with being social. So, I have promoted you all to be my friends for the next 4 years lmfao
Working at McDonald’s and then Ubering people around just so you can pay your bills can also “affect your social life.”
I’ve been coding for 5 years currently a junior in Highschool
Love how it’s the guys with the degrees telling you not to get the degrees 🤔
they don't want competition
Another dope video 🔥🔥🔥
Great point about web development in college. None of my classes focused on web dev except one and that was by luck and timing. The department needed a new website so one of the professors created a class for one semester.
Your videos are fantastic!! Keep it up!!
I’m currently an electrical engineering student and have gotten through calc 1 and calc 2. I’m thinking about making the change to computer science because I like the coding aspect much more.
Thanks, man.
Can you make a video on how a less endowed college can affect a job placement.
All i’m trying to do is get through CALCULUS II because it’s the last math course I have to take for CS
Ngl I'm actually exited to get in CS in uni, I wanted to go into med school but I love math and I'm far better at than I am in bio, honestly to say if it requires you to take lots math courses with it I'm completely down for that, I'm currently in g 12 rn and I feel like it's a joke with how easy it is but hopefully if it is as challenge as it's depicted to be I'm more than thrilled to be a partaker of that, anything math oriented is welcomed
Coming back to this video to look at my comment, currently a freshman. You better be making 100k or more
Lmaoooooooo coastal kayaking...lowkey wish I had similar options at my school...
A college degree isnt for experience for any major, doing CS doesn't mean that you will DO CS. It shows that you stuck it out, passed your classes, and learned problem solving abilities.
loved the kayaking hand gestures... I see that college course paid off. :)
haha it did tho
You just gave me hope on the last comment about failing. I was thinking computer science was not for me because I got a 78/100 in my computer programming class 😂😭 literally was about to change majors but uhhh. Great video tho ! 👏🏻
7:24 people who still play the N64 are my kind of people. Maybe I don't need to make that many sacrifices.
I loved this video. I agree with just about all of it. I entered college in 1974 as an EE major and switched to a CS major after finding computer programming my first semester and thinking "This is it.". I've been a computer programmer my entire career and also program for my own enjoyment outside of work. Perhaps that's the positive flip-side of "shouldn't": You have to enjoy it and that's hard to tell without trying it first. So how would you know that? 1) Keep watching Gyasi's videos 2) Musicians seem to have a knack for programming and it is a knack - it just clicked for me. 3) Try it out. It's so much easier to get into programming these days with the internet (if was difficult to get on a computer in the 1970's). And I think the tie-in to the sponsor works very well here. But - again, on the flip side - it's largely a creative occupation which helps with it being rewarding. But the pressure doesn't go away. When you get into support and I think just about all programmers do, someone will find an error late in the day (this happened yesterday to me) and you have to get it fixed before tomorrow. And sometimes that takes all night. Or there is a problem with an equity trade for several million shares and it needs to be fixed NOW. And then there was the time when I corrupted a disk and had to fix the corruption. But I actually like that kind of pressure at this point in my career. So my summary is that you have to enjoy it. Otherwise, find something that you do enjoy. Thanks for this video - the title was quite provocative!
Challenge accepted my man. I’m 32 with some job experience so I have an upper hand. But I am also in my 30s and will probably have to keep up.
I started college at 34 with a GED. Sure, some classes are hard but I'm glad I waited until I was older. If you're planning on starting college now then you'll do fine.
In my university, we studied programming, software engineering, web development, fundamentals of networking as a CS student. But yeah I sucked on the technical side like the hardware details and troubleshooting
“How computer science can affect your social life”. Me who has little to no social life 😂
I have no friends
I rather program for 8 hours :)
I love math :)
Party who? I’m loving the pandemic cause it’s my only excuses to say no to hanging out.
Failing is nothing to fear -millennial life
Bruh I'm all good, the only thing is I have a hard time learning stuff myself so I need someone to teach stuff to me (going to university). I wanna be able to use these skills and navigate the whole environment and be able to pursue my own projects.
Great video man helped a lot
I’m ready to take on the challenge 💪🏽
same. information technology sounds interesting too.
ok no math for me thank you for saving time and energy
Getting into tech for the paper is horrible... it will show up when you're in the industry
Why else do you think people get into computer science?
I dunno man, cs sounds pretty fun with what they teach. My passion is programming which is probably why I don’t find this boring.
You got me laughing, because these are all so true. Got my CS degree in 2002. I played basketball in college, and was automatically signed up for Communications, and proceeded to get on academic probation. Realized, I needed to change my path and went into CS. Struggled real bad at first, but was given tutors and finally managed to do well. You're dead on, you have to really have a passion for it, and I found out I did. But yeah, I remember linear algebra, computer automata theory , data structures, and living in computer lab, hahaha, glad they still make it hard.
Did you find that it was a good choice? As far as job stability, job availability and pay? I know 2002 was a long time ago for computers and CS, but I’m interested in your experience as I’m looking to join a university to major in CS soon, and want to make sure it’s not a bad idea. I do have a passion for programming and I find that I enjoy math. Thanks for any feedback!
@@MaxilentProductions CS has been very good to me. I started a company and have recently sold it. I don't know the university system now, but it seems like you can do alot of free, online learning that wasn't available to me at the time. I'd start there and then look at going to a university.
@@re-tire985 I have already been taking math courses online to get a head start, and I’ve been studying programming at a hobbyist level for years on and off now through yt and various other websites. I still feel like you definitely need that degree to get into any decent companies, and be taken seriously as a professional. I’m definitely preparing myself for all of the math work, as I know they’re going to load it on HARD at university, but I’m okay with that. Khan Academy has been a great online resource for freshening up my math skills, and they also have some college level courses that I plan on completing before heading to university. I feel like as long as I prepare, I’ll do just fine. I feel like it’s the right choice for me, because I still get excited when I think about going into this field. Eventually, I’d like to go into programming for a bigger game studio(Rockstar, Naughty Dog etc etc) but even the thought of less lucrative positions excite me. Working for a bank or machine automation, or even back end things that no one realizes is happening but me! I think it’s the degree for me. Thanks for the reply and insight!
I just wish more universities offered a software engineering degree that focus more on programming and less on the math.
i’m majoring in comp science and i literally cannot do math.. i sued to be so good but i cant process anything anymore :(( i’m taking the easy way out and i’m just gonna do criminology
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