Re:Ask HN: Your thoughts on returning to college to “refresh...
by crwalker on Sunday October 08, 2017 @10:21PM
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I agree with other commenters that if you want to do aerospace CFD, I wouldn't start with CS (if you want to build compilers, sure).
This conversation makes me think of physics, which I'd consider the liberal arts of scientific degrees.
Perhaps the graduates are annoying, but I think there is an assumption that if you can do physics you can succeed in other areas (which may not be assumed in reverse).
Either way, much of the value of a degree is signaling and there are other ways to signal competence, e.g. open source projects (might be less expensive but harder).
But what if, while you are going for your undergrad CS degree, you get internships from places doing heavy computing? I've read several accounts of undergrad students getting internships at JPL/NASA and NVidia, so it should be possible at least to get interest from these places.