Any game devs/ computer science majors here?

Qazreddit99 · 2018-09-21T01:52:35+00:00

Not a CS major, but know a good bit about that industry.

Yes. You need at least Calc II and then something called "Discrete Mathematics". According to my CS major friends, this is the hardest math course you can take in college.
CS is counted as engineering-yes. It is time consuming. All college majors are. You will need to make time.
CS is one of the best degrees to get right now. Assuming you did well (3.0+ GPA) and did regular internships/co-ops, you gshould be good.
This will vary company to company.
Network. Study and get related work experience. Don't expect 100k+ your first year out of school. NETWORK.

rwenceslau · 2018-09-21T03:15:21+00:00

I've got both CS bachelor's and masters degree. Math and computational thinking will be heavy specially during the first couple of years. After that you get it and things will be slightly easier (but never comfortable).

The whole course is very demanding and time consuming. Stay away from LTRs like it was the plague. Take your off time to develop your social skills. It will help you a lot with women and networking as well.

Don't be the nerdy guy that sits in front of the computer the whole weekend (like 90% of the Cs students) and make yourself visible. LOTS OF opportunities will come naturally so as money. I firmly believe the industry will be like this for the next 10-15 years.

arousey97 · 2018-09-21T04:35:09+00:00

I am currently a CS Major in college and a senior. Yes , the math classes like Calc 1 and 2 and Statistics are required in the major. I suggest taking AP Calc 1 in high school if your school offers it and if your desired college will accept it cause it is usually easier in high school. Yes this major is a lot of work. You spend a lot of time looking at code that won't compile and you will spend a lot of late nights contemplating whether or not to switch majors to something easier and useless.... like gender studies. As long as you keep a good schedule and to-do list and update it every week, then you shouldn't be overwhelmed. As for lifting and my personal work, I usually schedule my classes with a gap big enough to go lift and then maybe do some homework or plan the rest of my workday after class. Again, if you keep up a good schedule and to-do list of work and stick to it, then you will have time for friends and whatever else. Just don't sacrafice your study time or work time for plates or parties. That can really jack you up. And idk about other schools, but my college does thursday night parties as well as weekend parties. If you have class the next day, don't go. Though you may think that you only may be a bit tired in the morning, you will most likely feel like absolute shit and be useless in class, if you even go. If you finish all your woork for that day, then go hangout with friends. That's what still gets me to finish my work. I just think "ok. If i finish this quiz and worksheet, I can go play soccer." And then it gets done and i get to go play soccer and be social. Its a balance you have to find.

__uwotm8__ · 2018-09-21T08:15:37+00:00

Best advice I can give you, is get an internship or a part time early on, as soon as possible. Work experience >> grades (assuming you can still get decent grades while working). And you’re almost guaranteed to have at least one option immediately after you graduate (assuming you don’t fuck up your internship), which gives you a lot of leverage.

It’s relatively easy to get an internship at a top 5 company, and they make it super easy to continue there afterwards. But getting in as a full time engineer without any experience? Much, much harder.

Title	Any game devs/ computer science majors here?
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