Re:Ask HN: College recommendations for computer science/prog...
by tahoma on Thursday March 28, 2013 @10:25PM
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Thanks. We actually attended a "Girls in Engineering" program that they run there when my daughter was younger. I really like the effort they are making to recruit girls into technology.
So far, she just likes programming (using VB in high school this year; will have Java next year) and hasn't thought far enough ahead to consider where she might go with it. I would guess that she'd be more inclined towards an engineering track over a math/science track. I would guess she'd be more interested in building things that people use now than a more research and development orientation.
It may also be worth considering a bit which aspects different schools emphasize, if she has an idea of which areas within CS she finds particularly interesting. There are significant differences between programs more tilted to mathematics vs. to engineering, for example. Different schools also offer quite different catalogues of higher-level electives, e.g. if you're really interested in AI, the top choices might not be the same as if you're particularly interested in OS development (and vice versa). Of course, it's also okay not to have such decisions made when you're 18.