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Anonymous student
Fantastic major for people who aspire to become a software engineer. Enough CS core requirement to get internships and be ready for the workforce.

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Anonymous student
Good balance between linguistics and CS, with multiple career pathways in research and software engineering.

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Anonymous student
Switched from Linguistics
This major is unique to UCLA, which contributed to my decision to commit here.

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Careers & next stepsPositive

Fantastic major for people who aspire to become a software engineer. Enough CS core requirement to get internships and be ready for the workforce.

Anonymous studentSenior
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Good balance between linguistics and CS, with multiple career pathways in research and software engineering.

Anonymous studentJunior
Career
4.0/5
Mar 2026
Advice & things to knowPositive

This major is unique to UCLA, which contributed to my decision to commit here.

Switched from Linguistics

Anonymous studentFreshman
Apr 2026

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