Business (Finance, Accounting...etc) vs Computer Science

[OneTwoThree]

do u like it?

how many hours a day to you spend studying outside of school?

Actually I accomplished first degree and I am on my way to finish master degree. I like studying. I spend studying about 2-3 hours per day outside university. In the same time I am learning on my domestic course ,,independent accountant". My studies also are accredited by ACCA and it means if I finish master degree then I will be exempt from exams F1-F9. The rest I will have to acquire on my own to become ACCA member.

You have to try to answer is your skills will be useful taking into account D) your labor market. I live in country where there is no problem to get a job after my studies but you should know my country does not need people who had finished chemistry, physics etc. because we are not high-tech country.

 

[bara]

Canada, I want to go into finance because I feel like its less stressful and I like the social aspect of it compared to computer science

The only reason I want to go to cs is that I searched the salaries and finance usually has 60-70k CAD compared to CS which is 80-90k CAD

Also, I don't really see myself staring in front of computer screens for hours mindlessly coding

I heard investment banker is good too, but what's the best to eventually start my own business and become an entrepreneur lol

Are you in Uni yet, I need to know this lol.

I am in Canada as well so I can be especially helpful here.

Canada, I want to go into finance because I feel like its less stressful

debatable

The only reason I want to go to cs is that I searched the salaries and finance usually has 60-70k CAD compared to CS which is 80-90k CAD

The reason for this is because the floor for finance is lower, i.e the barrier to entry, so the average gets dropped. There are much simpler jobs in finance, again, it is a very broad term. The ceiling though, is as high if not higher than comp sci.

 

[Deleted member 12413]

Are you in Uni yet, I need to know this lol.

I am in Canada as well so I can be especially helpful here.

debatable

The reason for this is because the floor for finance is lower, i.e the barrier to entry, so the average gets dropped. There are much simpler jobs in finance, again, it is a very broad term. The ceiling though, is as high if not higher than comp sci.

Nope, im in grade 12 right now and going to uni next year

 

[bara]

Nope, im in grade 12 right now and going to uni next year

Not sure where you went/going, but if you want to go into IB/PE you wanna be from a target school (UofT, Ivey, etc.), otherwise your odds are much lower for those big $$ roles.

Not to say there isn’t money in other fields within finance but if you don’t care about wlb and just want $$ IB/PE is where it’s at.

Focus on networking, career events, enter as many clubs as you can and do extra curricular to stand out for when you start applying to internships/co-ops in 2nd-4th year.

And yes, for entry roles your grades matter. Don’t have a shit transcript.

 

[Deleted member 12413]

Not sure where you went/going, but if you want to go into IB/PE you wanna be from a target school (UofT, Ivey, etc.), otherwise your odds are much lower for those big $$ roles.

Not to say there isn’t money in other fields within finance but if you don’t care about wlb and just want $$ IB/PE is where it’s at.

Focus on networking, career events, enter as many clubs as you can and do extra curricular to stand out for when you start applying to internships/co-ops in 2nd-4th year.

And yes, for entry roles your grades matter. Don’t have a shit transcript.

how much would the entry salary be, and yeah my grades are pretty good so far, I have 5 courses next semester tho since 4 courses (including calculus) + english in nightschool so that's gonna be tuff (no ib courses)

what do you think is a safe avrg grades to get into u of t

 

[jaw_is_law]

Average US software engineer makes 100k. What are you on about.

In US

 

[Deleted member 7725]

Average US software engineer makes 100k. What are you on about.

more like $80k average and $120k is a senior coder, unless u work at FAANG (good luck lmfao).

 

[NAAMAjaLLL]

do u like it?

how many hours a day to you spend studying outside of school?

I study it too and spend about 20 minutes a day jfl

 

[LooksOrDeath]

In US

He's referring to the US, he's american. Making 120k euros/pounds as a swe is much harder than 120k usd.

 

[LooksOrDeath]

more like $80k average and $120k is a senior coder, unless u work at FAANG (good luck lmfao).

Salary: Software Engineer in United States 2023

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average: 98k USD total comp . 75th percentile: 123k USD . Entry level.

you don't have to work in muh faang to make good money as a swe.

 

[Deleted member 12413]

l

I study it too and spend about 20 minutes a day jfl

what country

 

[NAAMAjaLLL]

l

what country

Finland, why does that matter though