Computer Science

In a landscape where AI is replacing more and more SWE roles, unless you do research the job market is rough.

In a landscape where AI is automating more and more work, job prospects in CS is rough unless you do research.

In an era where so much of our workflow is being replaced by AI the job market is super rough and CS honestly might not be a good future to go down unless you are at the frontier of the field and do research. Other than staying ahead of the curve, you are going to be behind and replaced.

It’s pretty mat heavy so I’d recommend brushing up on math prep in high school. Not as cutthroat as everyone says.

It’s pretty math heavy, I’d recommend doing some logic/math prep in high school

I particularly enjoy the intersection into a diversity of areas, such as software engineering, AI/ML, quantitative finance, research, or startups.

work hard play hard, difficult but definitely doable if you put in the work

If you're dedicated enough to this major, you will find massive career success. Especially with a school with name such as Berkeley, it will be much easier- but not easy- to find a good job.

really interesting to learn, good career aspects, e

Computer science is one of the most popular majors with high learning potential, but the workload is also higher than most majors.