What students report
Review sample
- Freshman110%
- Sophomore440%
- Junior330%
- Senior220%
What stands out
- Stronger career outlook. Career prospects is 0.4 points higher than the same major at other schools.
Student voice
Why students feel that way
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Representative perspectives
The theory-heavy classes (DSA, ML, etc.) are extremely mentally demanding, but the application classes make up for it by throwing you into real world scenarios that help stack your resume and prepare you for post-undergrad life
Courses & teaching
It's very challenging and will kick you to the ground but the problems that are being solved and tackled with Computer Science are the most interesting problems in the world and worth it if you are into that.
Enjoyment & fit
It surprised me how little we used tests and written exams.
Courses & teaching
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Student reviews
10 reviews
The theory-heavy classes (DSA, ML, etc.) are extremely mentally demanding, but the application classes make up for it by throwing you into real world scenarios that help stack your resume and prepare you for post-undergrad life
It's very challenging and will kick you to the ground but the problems that are being solved and tackled with Computer Science are the most interesting problems in the world and worth it if you are into that.
It surprised me how little we used tests and written exams.
It’s been a fun experience! I kind of wish I could do more on the engineering side though, and not just software. It’s a lot of theory classes :(
It will kick you down but the toughness is worst it and builds a strong foundation
It’s challenging but good because it yields good career prospects.
I quite like the fact that now I can think algorithmically. I used to not be able to do that.
It’s challenging but good and results in stable jobs.
Computer science is an extremely fun major as it is challenging and is useful.
I was surprised little exams we are given that are written.
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