Don't Major in Computer Science - by Varun

I wrote this piece during my second year of college as an introspective way to navigate my career. Hope to respond to this in a few months as a soon-to-graduate senior! Metropolis 2221 by @TommyTaw Throughout my junior and senior year of high school, I was certain that I'd primarily study computer science in college. After all, I enjoyed coding apps, building games, and generally geeking out with others about technology. It wasn't until my first quarter at Stanford that I formed my opinion against studying computer science. "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates I don't have anything against those who study CS in college. I have no doubt the skills you pick up are invaluable and well worth the long nights of studying. However, I urge those who are majoring in computer science to deeply revaluate if that is really the best option for them, especially if pay and/or "this seems cool" are the primary factors for their decision1. Thanks for reading Public Experiments! Subscri

I wrote this piece during my second year of college as an introspective way to navigate my career. Hope to respond to this in a few months as a soon-to-graduate senior! Metropolis 2221 by @TommyTaw Throughout my junior and senior year of high school, I was certain that I'd primarily study computer science in college. After all, I enjoyed coding apps, building games, and generally geeking out with others about technology. It wasn't until my first quarter at Stanford that I formed my opinion against studying computer science. "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates I don't have any