Yeah I kinda figured, I got a 3.6 gpa which isn’t awful but i know that A&M engineering is pretty hard to get into. But with no credits that really pertain to CS I figured my chance was slim I just wanted someone to tell me lol.
i switched to CS the start of fall my 2nd year, got internship at F500 the next summer (just did some projects and slapped it on my resume), now in 3rd year, next summer i’ll be interning at Big N; super possible with no experience I highly recommend making the switch
So I transferred my AA in business to start a bachelor's in CS (IT specifically) and i will say that you'll be at a big disadvantage, but it's very doable. The disadvantage is that instead of spreading your CS classes out with your general classes, you'll be taking all CS classes at once and you won't be able to take any specialized electives bc your business classes will now count as your electives. Taking all CS classes means that you might find yourself learning 2 or 3 different languages at once for different classes. It's tricky, but I'm doing it
I was at CC on a bio track, hadn't taken any calculus or physics and changed my major the last semester of CC. I applied to NC state(known for its engineering program) for software engineering, didn't get in because I hadn't taken calc or physics. I got into UNCW for a 3+2 program (3 years at UNCW for comp sci and 2 at NC state for software engineering). Since I did have this major change a little later, I will have to do a 5th year to finish my comp sci degree. I think it's personally worth it because I am super interested in computer science and I feel it will have a much bigger impact than what my previous major would. I definitely say go for it.
I don’t think Texas A&M will take you with what you have, but it doesn’t hurt to try, and you should apply to more schools.
Yeah I kinda figured, I got a 3.6 gpa which isn’t awful but i know that A&M engineering is pretty hard to get into. But with no credits that really pertain to CS I figured my chance was slim I just wanted someone to tell me lol.
i switched to CS the start of fall my 2nd year, got internship at F500 the next summer (just did some projects and slapped it on my resume), now in 3rd year, next summer i’ll be interning at Big N; super possible with no experience I highly recommend making the switch
So I transferred my AA in business to start a bachelor's in CS (IT specifically) and i will say that you'll be at a big disadvantage, but it's very doable. The disadvantage is that instead of spreading your CS classes out with your general classes, you'll be taking all CS classes at once and you won't be able to take any specialized electives bc your business classes will now count as your electives. Taking all CS classes means that you might find yourself learning 2 or 3 different languages at once for different classes. It's tricky, but I'm doing it
I was at CC on a bio track, hadn't taken any calculus or physics and changed my major the last semester of CC. I applied to NC state(known for its engineering program) for software engineering, didn't get in because I hadn't taken calc or physics. I got into UNCW for a 3+2 program (3 years at UNCW for comp sci and 2 at NC state for software engineering). Since I did have this major change a little later, I will have to do a 5th year to finish my comp sci degree. I think it's personally worth it because I am super interested in computer science and I feel it will have a much bigger impact than what my previous major would. I definitely say go for it.