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Whats better to invest in: Computer science degree vs Buisness degree
blakfyahking
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either one is good...you should just consider what you are good at, and what you like to do
you need to have passion for whatever lane you choose, cause ultimately that is the deciding factor for achieving success
"success" is not about solely having money.....it's about being able to look back and being able to appreciate/value what you spent you spent your time doing
nobody wants to be 40 and have money in the bank and feel like they've spent the last 20yrs giving their precious youth up to do some shit they don't even like to do.......that's ultimately why college can be considered overrated........because mofos don't go to school to get educated, they go there hoping to gain entry to a job the conventional way
1st you need to figure out what success means for you cause at the end of the day you have to enjoy whatever it is you do.........and if you are considering business or computer science, the only way you will really stand out wit a degree in those saturated fields is by stepping your mathematics game up, there ain't no avoiding that shit
otherwise figure out the best way to work for yourself, if you run ya own business you can just hire mofos with degrees to work for you haha
me personally I have 3 degrees myself and I'm debating between getting 2 more (maybe 3 more)
but I'm only pursuing the higher education because I personally value education and not necessarily for the job prospects
you need to have passion for whatever lane you choose, cause ultimately that is the deciding factor for achieving success
"success" is not about solely having money.....it's about being able to look back and being able to appreciate/value what you spent you spent your time doing
nobody wants to be 40 and have money in the bank and feel like they've spent the last 20yrs giving their precious youth up to do some shit they don't even like to do.......that's ultimately why college can be considered overrated........because mofos don't go to school to get educated, they go there hoping to gain entry to a job the conventional way
1st you need to figure out what success means for you cause at the end of the day you have to enjoy whatever it is you do.........and if you are considering business or computer science, the only way you will really stand out wit a degree in those saturated fields is by stepping your mathematics game up, there ain't no avoiding that shit
otherwise figure out the best way to work for yourself, if you run ya own business you can just hire mofos with degrees to work for you haha
me personally I have 3 degrees myself and I'm debating between getting 2 more (maybe 3 more)
but I'm only pursuing the higher education because I personally value education and not necessarily for the job prospects
sr_the_freshman
New member
I peeped someone called a Computer Science degree limited... wha?
OP, don't listen to these niggas, B. @Sion is right; Business Degrees aint shit in 2014. The concepts you'd otherwise pick up in Business School can be easily gained with simple real world experience. I graduated with a minor in Computer Science. I was never that good at math, but I know several computer languages from my experiences in school, and in the field post-graduation.
You pick up a Computer Science degree, you will have options.
1. You can get into the web business like me, and build websites, IOS and Android apps ect. using a variety of languages, such as HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, and PHP (which I'm almost pretty sure the IC is primarily handled with), constantly on the precipice of the evolution of communications.
2. You can become a software engineer, utilizing a number of languages such as raw Java, C++ ect. and build practical shit that businesses, helmed by said business degree majors need in order to run efficiently. Or get into the gaming / entertainment business and bring your wild imagination to life.
3. You can get real hot, and get into more abstract fields such as artificial intelligence, and breathe life into the husks of steal that will travel to other planets. You can fuck with NASA, and get wavy on the moon.
4. You can get into the nitty gritty, and fuck with the real zeroes and ones working for a company like Intel to build actual hardware behind all of this shit.
Think of it this way my nigga. For every hoe that takes a selfie and posts it to IG; for every fucketry post on the IC, for every tweet, rover landing, new Xbox game, foreign whip with push-to-start ignition, weather forecast...
...a nigga with a Computer Science background is getting payed. We are assets in this technological age.
Niggas with Business degrees pay and need us. Not the other way around and I'm just keepin' it a bean.
OP, don't listen to these niggas, B. @Sion is right; Business Degrees aint shit in 2014. The concepts you'd otherwise pick up in Business School can be easily gained with simple real world experience. I graduated with a minor in Computer Science. I was never that good at math, but I know several computer languages from my experiences in school, and in the field post-graduation.
You pick up a Computer Science degree, you will have options.
1. You can get into the web business like me, and build websites, IOS and Android apps ect. using a variety of languages, such as HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, and PHP (which I'm almost pretty sure the IC is primarily handled with), constantly on the precipice of the evolution of communications.
2. You can become a software engineer, utilizing a number of languages such as raw Java, C++ ect. and build practical shit that businesses, helmed by said business degree majors need in order to run efficiently. Or get into the gaming / entertainment business and bring your wild imagination to life.
3. You can get real hot, and get into more abstract fields such as artificial intelligence, and breathe life into the husks of steal that will travel to other planets. You can fuck with NASA, and get wavy on the moon.
4. You can get into the nitty gritty, and fuck with the real zeroes and ones working for a company like Intel to build actual hardware behind all of this shit.
Think of it this way my nigga. For every hoe that takes a selfie and posts it to IG; for every fucketry post on the IC, for every tweet, rover landing, new Xbox game, foreign whip with push-to-start ignition, weather forecast...
...a nigga with a Computer Science background is getting payed. We are assets in this technological age.
Niggas with Business degrees pay and need us. Not the other way around and I'm just keepin' it a bean.
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silverfoxx
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blakfyahking;7481827 said:either one is good...you should just consider what you are good at, and what you like to do
you need to have passion for whatever lane you choose, cause ultimately that is the deciding factor for achieving success
"success" is not about solely having money.....it's about being able to look back and being able to appreciate/value what you spent you spent your time doing
nobody wants to be 40 and have money in the bank and feel like they've spent the last 20yrs giving their precious youth up to do some shit they don't even like to do.......that's ultimately why college can be considered overrated........because mofos don't go to school to get educated, they go there hoping to gain entry to a job the conventional way
1st you need to figure out what success means for you cause at the end of the day you have to enjoy whatever it is you do.........and if you are considering business or computer science, the only way you will really stand out wit a degree in those saturated fields is by stepping your mathematics game up, there ain't no avoiding that shit
otherwise figure out the best way to work for yourself, if you run ya own business you can just hire mofos with degrees to work for you haha
me personally I have 3 degrees myself and I'm debating between getting 2 more (maybe 3 more)
but I'm only pursuing the higher education because I personally value education and not necessarily for the job prospects
Music. That's all I care about to be quite honest with you. Also arts, just any form of expression. I was trying to get certs for finiacial security. But the more I spoke with Sion and y'all, the more I wanna stick to what I'm passionate about and build structure in that.
Its just society and family pressures man. U see the bad bitches hoping out the Audis, having convos and they working on their neuroscience degree. Niggas passing you up and owning shit at a young age. The whole concept of "black excellence" needs to change with me. The whole idea of success. Its a growing lesson I'm assuming. When you come from nothing like me, you only wanna win and come up. Being a bottom nigga gets old.
silverfoxx
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Aite after being patient for a minute, things are about to start motioning again for me. Thank God lol its been tough but it made me a more humble person. Ill be attending University of West Georgia in the fall. Only thing is im a current CS major and they CS program excludes any transfer credits and offer virtually no flexibility based on the program being a 2 year "spring summer fall" yearly thing. I'll be working my ass off with no time off, although im young and have time to do this, im not sure my level of commitment to a degree and program is worth the end result of money. My love for CS is a 6 out of 10 a this point, and im not sure if all of that will be worth it just for the dollar game.
If the CS program wasn't as cut throat as it is, then i would have strongly considered, but at this point IDK man.
At this point i have courses taken in computer engineering, informatics, basic shit, but is there any other degrees or programs you guys would consider? Im not to great at math, and I been looking at business admin, , civil engineering, sports agency, etc.
I know its a fucked up situation to be choosing so late, but im just playing my cards that dealt at this point lol
If the CS program wasn't as cut throat as it is, then i would have strongly considered, but at this point IDK man.
At this point i have courses taken in computer engineering, informatics, basic shit, but is there any other degrees or programs you guys would consider? Im not to great at math, and I been looking at business admin, , civil engineering, sports agency, etc.
I know its a fucked up situation to be choosing so late, but im just playing my cards that dealt at this point lol
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Inglewood_Fatty
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I have my Network + cert and currently working on my A+ and CCNA. I hate school so i been doing self study to achieve my certs so i won't have to deal with the degree at this point lol i know i will sooner or later but man later sounds better lol
scorpio4lfe
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I don't know how it is at your institution but where I went to college your degree was in Business Administration but you had to choose a major and minor. My major happened to be finance and minored in International Law. I don't think you could major in General Business but I could be wrong. Good luck in your endeavors nevertheless. Something is better than nothing at all.
EmM HoLLa.
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I was in your same exact shoes during my Sophomore year in undergrad. I was planning on majoring in Computer Science and the first program we learned was Java.. It was pretty cool.. But that high level calculus killed me.. I was on the bus one day talking to a classmate.. And she told me about the Management Information Systems degree my school offered. It was under the business track.. I switched my major to business.. With a concentration in M.I.S. and I added finance to it since I wouldn't finish school on time (4 years). The finance concentration added a year of coursework but I got everything done in 5 years..
One of the best decisions I ever made in life.. In corporate America at least in my experience.. A lot of the real technologically advance folks arent in 'business conversations'. I find myself in meetings with folks in the C-Suite often because I can speak thier language but I am also technically inclined.. Look into M.I.S. or any of the technical concentrations under business to see if you like it..
Side note: I need to find homegirl that gave me that advice. I owe her many thanks man.. I don't even remember her name smh..
One of the best decisions I ever made in life.. In corporate America at least in my experience.. A lot of the real technologically advance folks arent in 'business conversations'. I find myself in meetings with folks in the C-Suite often because I can speak thier language but I am also technically inclined.. Look into M.I.S. or any of the technical concentrations under business to see if you like it..
Side note: I need to find homegirl that gave me that advice. I owe her many thanks man.. I don't even remember her name smh..
silverfoxx
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zzombie;8074128 said:A computer science degree seems like a lot of work for no reason when you can get certs and be just as knowledgeable.
I agree but i just wanted to go back to university in general. Also my apartment is structured to where i have to attend UWG, also i wanted to for networking and my passions in music and art.
Trying to get Certs are expensive AF lol unless im looking at the wrong places.
King Erauno
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you cant go wrong with both, really. i got a CS degree and it was a lot of work.. but i always loved computers. def paid off.
i know cats with history degrees who work in IT. you can get a bs degree and get certified.
certifications >>> degrees in IT. no degree, a company may make an exception for you if you got a ton of experience
i know cats with history degrees who work in IT. you can get a bs degree and get certified.
certifications >>> degrees in IT. no degree, a company may make an exception for you if you got a ton of experience
silverfoxx
New member
EmM HoLLa.;8074136 said:I was in your same exact shoes during my Sophomore year in undergrad. I was planning on majoring in Computer Science and the first program we learned was Java.. It was pretty cool.. But that high level calculus killed me.. I was on the bus one day talking to a classmate.. And she told me about the Management Information Systems degree my school offered. It was under the business track.. I switched my major to business.. With a concentration in M.I.S. and I added finance to it since I wouldn't finish school on time (4 years). The finance concentration added a year of coursework but I got everything done in 5 years..
One of the best decisions I ever made in life.. In corporate America at least in my experience.. A lot of the real technologically advance folks arent in 'business conversations'. I find myself in meetings with folks in the C-Suite often because I can speak thier language but I am also technically inclined.. Look into M.I.S. or any of the technical concentrations under business to see if you like it..
Side note: I need to find homegirl that gave me that advice. I owe her many thanks man.. I don't even remember her name smh..
Grateful for that post homie. Ill definitely consider it. @scorpio4lfe as you can see my knowledge of MBA is low lol im going to research specific majors under the degree to choose. This whole CS world is amazing, but how my life is moving, i feel like God is telling me "nah bruh" lol but then again im not sure. Its just alot of commitment im not sure i would like for something im not sure i even enjoy. The tedious hours of algoritms, programming, complex math, etc. all for something im not even into or grown out off is starting to make me questioned dropping it. The strict program at UWG was icing on the cake for me to reconsider degrees....
silverfoxx
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King Erauno;8074162 said:you cant go wrong with both, really. i got a CS degree and it was a lot of work.. but i always loved computers. def paid off.
i know cats with history degrees who work in IT. you can get a bs degree and get certified.
certifications >>> degrees in IT. no degree, a company may make an exception for you if you got a ton of experience
How do you guys obtain them certs when the overall price of admission are crazy? Im aware of grants with fasfa and community colleges/universites, but strictly Certifications courses? Im not even aware of how to pay for that accept loans, which I AM NOT TRYING TO DO right now since im already 20k in loan debt at this point in my life smh lol
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silverfoxx
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_Lefty;8074179 said:Your own business.
That's the future plan, right now is acquiring the knowledge, resources, networking partners, and overall polished plan i would like to model a business for.
King Erauno
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silverfoxx;8074180 said:King Erauno;8074162 said:you cant go wrong with both, really. i got a CS degree and it was a lot of work.. but i always loved computers. def paid off.
i know cats with history degrees who work in IT. you can get a bs degree and get certified.
certifications >>> degrees in IT. no degree, a company may make an exception for you if you got a ton of experience
How do you guys obtain them certs when the overall price of admission are crazy? Im aware of grants with fasfa and community colleges/universites, but strictly Certifications courses? Im not even aware of how to pay for that accept loans, which I AM NOT TRYING TO DO right now since im already 20k in loan debt at this point in my life smh lol
self study really. those courses are a grip and a waste of time. if you can study math or science you can do that too. the key is to get the hands on experience i.e. buy equipment, software etc or rent.
i finished my degree but if i could go back and do it all over again i wouldnt. id get certified way sooner and make way more money.
silverfoxx
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King Erauno;8074223 said:silverfoxx;8074180 said:King Erauno;8074162 said:you cant go wrong with both, really. i got a CS degree and it was a lot of work.. but i always loved computers. def paid off.
i know cats with history degrees who work in IT. you can get a bs degree and get certified.
certifications >>> degrees in IT. no degree, a company may make an exception for you if you got a ton of experience
How do you guys obtain them certs when the overall price of admission are crazy? Im aware of grants with fasfa and community colleges/universites, but strictly Certifications courses? Im not even aware of how to pay for that accept loans, which I AM NOT TRYING TO DO right now since im already 20k in loan debt at this point in my life smh lol
self study really. those courses are a grip and a waste of time. if you can study math or science you can do that too. the key is to get the hands on experience i.e. buy equipment, software etc or rent.
i finished my degree but if i could go back and do it all over again i wouldnt. id get certified way sooner and make way more money.
Good advice, but lets exclude the courses, the overall testing admissions for obtaining a average Cert is still pricey. Did u have to pay a large price to obtain yours? If so, did you take out a loan?
PapaDoc223
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Im a recent Biology major college graduate what can I do with this degree. I dont have the grades for med School tho. @Sion
Inglewood_Fatty
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silverfoxx;8074526 said:Good advice, but lets exclude the courses, the overall testing admissions for obtaining a average Cert is still pricey. Did u have to pay a large price to obtain yours? If so, did you take out a loan?
when I took my Network + exam it was only about $189. It only gets pricey when you don't pass the first time since you'll have to pay each time you retake the exam lol i passed first try thank God. Some websites if you order the study guide will give you a voucher that'll knock the price down a little bit.
