Computer Science

The class quality is not bad, it's pretty good and definitely manageable. However, they have almost the bare minimum of a CS curriculum. They've recently started getting more variety of classes like computer vision and compiler construction, but it's still missing a lot of different topics like security or networking. Since Emory's not a target school, it's difficult in the job market. Emory also lacks a huge CS community or alumni network that can be helpful during recruiting. On the flip side, this means every student has a ton of opportunities to make great impact through club leadership or research labs because there's always space for more CS students. The people are great and very supportive. Essentially, it's really what you make of it and you can succeed in this field from Emory.

Machine Learning and Data Mining were some of the most demanding classes I’ve taken at Emory because understanding the math behind each model took real effort. It was rewarding to apply that work in a project where I used decision trees and random forests to predict which courses would fill up with waitlists.

Emory University's computer science department focuses heavily on concepts and theory rather than real-world applications. If your goal is to enter the tech industry instead of attending graduate school, you must actively seek out practical experience on your own.

A lot of CS programs focus on the algorithms and theory, but less so on important skills that are necessary for working in industry (if that's your goal). You can learn basic CS theory independently without going to university. The upsides of CS are the communities and connections you make, but less so the classes that you're going to take.

Regardless of major, you're going to have to do math (with some exceptions, but not many). Computer Science will have you learning several coding languages (like Java and Python for me) and the rest of your major is understanding how those languages work and the math behind what you're going to be modeling from the real world.

Honestly, Emory CS has been very enjoyable. Although my math classes got stressful, I adapted and learned so much. All the CS professors at Oxford and Emory want you to succeed, and if you put in the effort for a class, it will reflect. My advice would be to form relationships with professors and just have fun! You will learn so much, just do your best.

I wouldn’t recommend it at this school. They don’t invest in CS, all post grad prospects were by me, not by the school.

having to learn a lot of things outside of class is challenging but once you find out what exactly you want to do with your degree, It is more enjoyable to learn about it.

I think that it is one of the most dynamic fields to study. Especially with how fast the development of AI is, it is always changing and I love that about it.

AI has made the course work much easier. You need to supplement all you learn in classes with projects and independent learning.

Math comes up most in the foundations of computer science like the speed of an algorithm

BA is very results-driven, where everyone cares about making money. Many of the work has little meaning to daily life, but more of how to make more money. There are no strong technicals learned, which makes college more of a place to social and build connections instead of learning. Giving time to yourself is a sin, because we want group work, extroverts, highly-energetic people, and people that lie and brag, even though the product itself is not even built up. I can do business after I am tired of other work, because I already gain industry experience, but it would be very hard for me to go from business to another jobs, because I lack so many technicals and my observation of the market may be outdated or not mature enough, or not realistic and straight to pin point compare to professional people who have dig into the area for years.

Make sure to build your skills and get certifications

Get to working on projects immediately. Don’t wait till you’re in your third year like I did, regardless of how uncomfortable writing code may feel. It’s best to just start.

In my experience, math has shown up the most when calculating the time and spatial complexity that some algorithms have, denoted in O(n) format. Most of the time it is easy to tell what the time complexity would be depending on the amount of loops in a function. However, using different variables and conditions within the loop can make figuring out the complexity more challenging.

Yes its hard but im into mathematics and find a good mental challenge enjoyable. Plus its more of a major where your skills dont get overshadowed by your ability or lack of ability to sell yourself

Emory is a great place to learn. I think the career center useless. And you really gotta try to make it out

A lot of computer science graduates at Emory either pursue continuing education or end up at an industry software engineering or information technology role, usually within the Atlanta metro area.

Computer Science is better for me because I don't do well with qualitative work and prefer to work more with mathematics and logic.

The initial workload and assignments is high per week and the minimal support makes the time spent on each task much longer.