u/FoundHerFoundation

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Is now a bad time to be a CS major? My other option is finance 💀(diff universities)

I have a couple of weeks left to choose whether to be a CS major or a Finance major.

Originally I thought STEM would be safer but everyones talking about how CS is cooked 😭😭 On the other hand though my parents told me id be unemployed as a business major....

My options rn are:

Cognitive Science + AI concentration + CS double major at Carnegie Mellon

Business double concentration in Finance + Computing and Data Science and then Double Major in either CS or Applied Math at NYU Stern

Im super greateful ofc, these are amazing schools and options, but also I do wanna know which would be a smarter choice financially and emotionally.

Gonna ask the finance subreddit too i think but a little more about me, I'm pretty academically inclined but I love talking to people and want to work something like that. My family mostly works in tech so they have more expertise there. Honestly though I don't really have a deep passion for any major 😭😭😭😭 im good at math and sciences and yapping and i wanna make money so I can buy delicious food and volunteer and go shopping💀💀

Lwk worried tho bc i keep hearing cs is dead, entry roles are gone, AI takeover, and im gonna be fighting for the last bed in the homeless shelter

On the other hand finance is a business major and my asian parents are convinced I won't even have a shot at the homeless shelter 💀 Also its not like finance is getting spared either (AI's erasing my excel monkey intern dreams)

Thank u for any advice!!

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u/FoundHerFoundation — 18 hours ago

CMU CS vs NYU Stern Finance

Originally I thought STEM would be safer but everyones talking about how CS is cooked 😭😭 On the other hand though my parents told me id be unemployed as a business major....

Super grateful to have these amazing schools as options tho!!

My plans are

Cognitive Science + AI concentration + CS double major at CMU

Stern business double concentration in Finance + Computing and Data Science and then Double Major in either CS or Applied Math at NYU

Thank you for any help!!

Edit:

A little more about me, I'm pretty academically inclined but I love talking to people and want to work something like tgat. My family mostly works in tech so they have more expertise there. Honestly though I don't really have a deep passion for any major 😭😭😭😭 im good at math and sciences and yapping and i wanna make money so I can buy delicious food and volunteer💀💀

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u/FoundHerFoundation — 22 hours ago