computer science or graphic design?

juls 07/11/20

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hihi everyone!

i probably asked this question in the past, but i'm still

kind of conflicted about what i should major in.

so some bg context, during my sophomore yr of hs i

told my counselor that i wanted to major in computer

science, and i took reasonable classes that fall

under the math/business category. but then during

my junior yr (aka last school year), i told my

counselor that i wanted to major in graphic design

and minor in computer science, and i'll be taking

more art classes this school year (aka

my senior yr of hs). for a while now i've always

been debating on whether i should take on

programming as a career or art, since i'm

interested in both (though i'm leaning more

towards art).

my conflict is this: i don't know if i should go back

to majoring in cs and maybe minor in graphic

design or if i should continue with majoring in

graphic design and minor in cs; or if i should

double major in both??

if i do revert back to computer science, i just

hope that i can tell my counselor before having

to apply to colleges. i also haven't taken the sat

yet, and i'm signed up for it around mid-august,

but i can no longer edit my form, more

specifically the part where it states what i plan

on majoring in. aaaa this is probably me

overthinking things but i just tend to worry a lot

anyways— back on topic-ish

my dream career is to do something related to

creating video games. i've always wanted to be

a character designer since that's what i'm

more ionate in when it comes to art, and i

wouldn't mind being a level designer depending on

the game and whether or not i have the ion

for it.

so yeah,, i'd like to hear your guys' thoughts

and opinions on my situation. anyways- that'll

be all for now,, stay safe and have a good

day/night!

computer science or graphic design?-[C]
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Comments (4)

wrath

If it were me, I would probably try to double major, bc that's just kinda who I am, but I'm also extremely under qualified so you probably shouldn't consider this comment to help you make your decision

0 Reply 09/01/20

The Crimson Fuckr

If it were me I would do CS because it’s a safer route. Based on my understanding, game design is really competitive and you could gain the skills to do it with a CS major but you’d also have a really strong fall back that would get you a good salary.

Don’t take my word as absolute though, as I haven’t researched Graphic Design majors much. Also it seems like you’re putting too much stock in what classes you take in high school. Take what you find interesting and fun.

4 Reply 07/11/20

juls Author

aaa i kinda have been taking certain classes that fall under what i wanna major in since thats what my counselor has been advising me to do :pensive: :point_right: :point_left: ,, but the classes ive been taking have been fun since i like programming (to an extent), math, and drawing qvq

0 Reply 07/12/20

Midnight15

Id say go for majoring in graphic design and minoring in cs. You would probably need as much knowlegde about deg video games in gd, and cs can help/teach you about computers (cs could then be incorporated/used to make video games). Sorry this may not make sense. :sweat_smile:

0 Reply 07/11/20