What students report
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- Freshman327%
- Sophomore545%
- Junior19%
- Senior218%
What stands out
- Less writing-heavy. Writing & analysis is 0.6 points lower than the same major at other schools.
- Heavier workload. Workload is 0.5 points higher than the same major at other schools.
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The most challenging parts of computer science exist outside of classwork. Honestly, if you go to class and discussion, study a bit every day, classes are completely manageable and deterministic in how you’ll succeed for the most…
Careers & next steps
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.
Careers & next steps
It’s pretty math heavy, I’d recommend doing some logic/math prep in high school
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Student reviews
11 reviews
The most challenging parts of computer science exist outside of classwork. Honestly, if you go to class and discussion, study a bit every day, classes are completely manageable and deterministic in how you’ll succeed for the most part. The more difficult things are recruitment and clubs, where resources are much harder to find and your effort does not necessarily correlate to how well you’ll succeed.
- Interested in Tech & software
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.
It’s pretty math heavy, I’d recommend doing some logic/math prep in high school
It’s pretty mat heavy so I’d recommend brushing up on math prep in high school. Not as cutthroat as everyone says.
In a landscape where AI is replacing more and more SWE roles, unless you do research the job market is rough.
Switched from Statistics
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.
Switched from Statistics
In a landscape where AI is automating more and more work, job prospects in CS is rough unless you do research.
Switched from Statistics
work hard play hard, difficult but definitely doable if you put in the work
I particularly enjoy the intersection into a diversity of areas, such as software engineering, AI/ML, quantitative finance, research, or startups.
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.
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