College Major

[Anonymous 7]

Right now I am tittering between computer science and electrical engineering.

Both would probably be equally as challenging and I would like to start studying on my own before I start my classes.

I am attracted to computer science because of the ability to work from home, entrepreneur opportunities, interest in internet, and some minor experience.

Electrical engineering on the other hand is appealing to me because when s~~~ hits the fan an electrical engineer will be vastly imperative in any tribe of people or even on your own. Love the security of knowing how to get power on and going and its a skill that will always be useful.

Pay grades are similar but EE a little more, main con of electrical engineering would be making to harder to be self employed from home. Main con of CS is if the grid goes down Im useless.

Thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

I might possibly do a major and a minor of the two. That would just be ridiculously challenging.

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Do both.

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[TuneoutParticipant]

Self employed electrical contractor could be very lucrative,besides I get the impression the job market is already flooded with CS grads.

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[BoarParticipant]

I think the best approach to job security these days is anything that gets your hands dirty. More and more, people do not want to do the scut work, which creates opportunity.

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[Silverstone the SecondParticipant]

I’d go into computers, dude. There’s a huge future in it, plenty of money in it, and you can do very well for yourself. I’d do whatever means the most to you. Maybe money, maybe one’s your passion, who knows. Do what makes you fulfilled in life, man.

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[RoyDalParticipant]

Boar wrote:

think the best approach to job security these days is anything that gets your hands dirty. More and more, people do not want to do the scut work, which creates opportunity.

I agree. It is not possible to outsource plumbing, electrical, and general handy man work.

I have a long story about this. I once worked for a corporate giant in one if its STEM divisions (think E Corp from Mr. Robot). My immediate boss ran a department of over 100 people — meaning he was in the top 1% of the company. I happened to know his salary.

One day, I was looking at the employment wanted ads in the newspaper. There was an ad for a mechanic to work full time at the local Ford dealer. They were offering the same salary as my boss made.

‘Nuff said.

Maybe not enough said. Look at it this way. My boss had to get a Masters Degree in some STEM field, then pay off a mountain of student loan debt, and then work at E Corp for about 15 years. All this he had to do to make the same money as a 25 year old who went to the local community college for trade school courses while working at local dealerships in entry level jobs.

Do the math.

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[Anonymous 42]

Electrical engineering!

How much to fix my brand new CAT-GE 200 kv generator, all expenses paid including air fair! Those are the kind of questions you want to hear!

[Sam FisherParticipant 206]

There’s a fair bit of overlapping with Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. So I’d suggest doing CS first to get a taste of things, but I digress, do rigorous research into both programs, and then decide whether or not college is for you. STEM degrees overall are interesting ones, and it doesn’t hurt to have one, but a CS degree will be about as useful as a degree in Underwater Basket Weaving unless you code, or build computer labs in your spare time or on the side. So just remember, a fair number of CS grads are doing nothing outside of their education and wondering why they can’t get a job with it. Also remember, in tech, it’s more about what you can do – not what degree you can earn. The degree is just to get your foot in the door with old world employers.

Engineering is different, however. Because you are essentially designing, building, and maintaining utilities for use by the public, employers need to ensure that their engineers aren’t dumbasses, hence the rigorous learning and licensing process to become a good ol’ P.E. (professional engineer), so that they don’t end up with some idiot who designs systems, structures, or devices that will end up killing people.

As far as entrepreneurship goes… if you have a killer idea or invention, having the knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineering can make you well versed in how to put it together, and make sure it works. But it also takes a stroke of genius and passion to achieve that too (like the G.O.A.T. MGTOW Nikola Tesla). Entrepreneurship within the realm of computers, however, can be cheaper to start-up, and depending on what it is (software) can allow you to work remotely, with minimal resources.

Whatever decision you come to, I wish you the best of luck. I hope my long ramble was of some help.

[hollowtipsParticipant 681]

They’re both vastly valuable. You could do computer science first, work from home and get your second degree for the other.

[Anonymous 3]

The simple answer – just do what you want. Which would you rather study? EE or CS? If it’s CS, then study CS. If it’s history, then study history. If it’s Ancient Greek, then do that.

If society collapsed tomorrow, people would figure out how to generate electricity whether they had EE degrees, gender studies degrees, golf course management degrees or had just managed to complete Mrs Floppy’s English class in high school.

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