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[culley96]

I'm studying Computer Science right and I like it just fine but I'm not exactly sure what I'd like to do in my future.

there are several things I'm considering after I get my bachelor's:

1) go to grad school for a Master's Computer Science, Computer or Network or Software Engineering, or Systems Security (I think the field will become more clear to me as I continue undergrad)
2) go to law school ...which means I would have to start getting ready for the LSAT not just GRE and do pre-law

I am interested in governmental and security positions, but not neccessarily for the US, and am perhaps interested in migrating to another English speaking country such as the UK or Australia and work there, as I know my degree field is in demand and I would be able to pass through the immigration process if I get at least a year of work experience in the US. If I got a Master's degree, it wouldn't be a problem even more so. If possible, I want to do graduate school abroad, though I am not going by country, but rather schools that are strong in Computer Science.

I am really unsure about how to proceed and I feel like I don't want to miss out on doing anything in my undergrad years so that when I graduate I won't be able to pursue those goals.

So I feel like I'm blindly getting a degree when I know I don't want to follow the traditional path that my peers and the university network lay out..aka find a job in our state.
The only thing I can think about postponing this^ , as I don't want to stay in this state, is to go to graduate school elsewhere (rather than grad school here)

Advice..?

[advent]

you could try to take the classes and see if you like them, or if it's not for you. that's what i would do. you could try job shadowing someone that works in those jobs you are considering. getting the degree, you will have more potential at getting a higher paying job rather than minimum wage. you could try taking both law courses and computer courses and see which suits you more or if you can handle them. Maybe you could like work the security cameras or computer security or computer investigation part of goverment or something along those lines that combines them both. People change their majors alll the time. i know a lot of people that have changed their major 4 times. most the ppl i know changed it three times.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh i also don't want to work in the same state as i am in now.

You could graduate from your state, then after that move to another state and THEN get a job =D

Or you could move to a certain state you want to live in, then live there for atleast a year or two, depending on their definition of a resident, THEN enroll in school, buttt you mighttt lose your momentum of being able to handle school work.


you could study the first two yrs in one state then last 2 at a diff one, or undergrad one state, grad a diff state.