@rojo Having no further information, yes!

Misconception: a programmer works alone. Teamwork is everything.

Here's my longer essay on How To College:

https://sites.google.com/a/lclark.edu/drake/courses/drakepedia/plan-change-evaluate

@rojo Go for it, but plan for other jobs. If you think you're going to break the bank find a good low experience job(construction, welding, so on and so forth pay about $20/hr out of HS), a apply for every damn scholarship under the sun, or join one of the services(AFROTC is for the big brain scrawny kids, little PT; AROTC is for normal guys that don't mind getting shit on a tad but like having a good time(cyber got setup recently too); NROTC is if you want to be the gay(Navy) or MuhREENS(jarheads) and is pretty fucking fun if you get the right job(never do shit to do with the reactors, fucking soulsapping from what I've heard) and some of them let you draw dicks and shit with the ship). National Guard is pretty chill, yeah you're a weekend warrior but you only do drill once a month and get a fuckton of scholarships alongside your drill pay. Also, AF gets a lot of chicks and if you go Army you look like fucking Ryan Gosling to AF. The math is really only a bitch when it comes to Cal2 and once you're past that you're golden. Programming itself is comfy, but you gotta find your zen and be prepared for a rocky relationship with your computer. Circuits and logic are no problemo.

@rojo if you like computers and solving problems then CS would be good for you. Don’t neglect your “soft skills” though. Good technicians are rare but good technicians who can work in and help build teams are gems

@rojo College: Learning cannot happen without failure of some sort (think about it). Computer Science Misconception: CS can be learned by having a good lecture or reading a book! Reality: CS is a way of trained behavior (of the mind), like a sport, and requires practice. Good luck! Have fun! Try new things!

@rojo wingmakers.com also study every single talk by Richard M Stallman

@rojo my only suggestion as a CS major myself is to make sure coding is something you actually enjoy doing in your free time. The field is heavily saturated with people who came in for the money but lack passion, leading to countless stories of job interviewers being unable to find CS graduates who can pass a simple fizzbuzz test.

Also, being familiar with git is really attractive to recruiters and isn't taught in most colleges.

@rojo It depends. What do you want to do with your life when you are done with your degree? There are specialist degrees within the field for certain career paths too. For example cybersecurity. Maryland has a good department for that.

http://www.cyber.umd.edu/education/undergrad

It's a really good idea to really think carefully about what you want to do and see if you can find a university that offers something that will fit your needs.

Sorry if I am telling you something you already know:) Good luck with your college hunting, you will really enjoy yourself, I promise!

@rojo From my perspective (although I am from the UK) if you're going to pursue a degree Computer Science is definitely up there with the most employable and well paid degrees rn. So it's more of an investment into your future in my opinion at least. I would absolutely reccomend it.