note: I haven't read anyone else's comments, so Im sorry if this sounds like a repeat.
When I was CS, they asked us a question. (ask yourself). In this business, what is the most important language for you know? The answer is English. You need to know how to talk to people to make it in this business; ESPECIALLY if you plan on becoming a start-up. That is where the other non-cs courses come in handy. They make you a more-rounded individual. As your going through your years at school, chances are your chosen goal may change. You may finish your CS degree still, but you may choose to go on and get a masters... in business for example. Taking only cs classes gives you a narrow focus and you kinda restrict yourself in what you can do later on. Take a wide birth of classes also give you another opportunity - the option to do multiple degrees at the same time. At my institution, most of the classes (eng, phil, art hist, etc). are required by most entry-level degrees. Only the 3rd/4th year core classes were degree specific. And while you may not THINK you want to take them, I for one can say, I ended up taking Photography as my art elective and LOVED it. I ended up taking 2 more classes in it - and it was a great way to relieve my brain of CS-related stress (and there will be lots of CS-related stress, trust me).
Long story short, If you know 100% that you want to go program computers for the rest of your life, then great. I know I don't.
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note: I haven't read anyone else's comments, so Im sorry if this sounds like a repeat. When I was CS, they asked us a question. (ask yourself). In this business, what is the most important language for you know? The answer is English. You need to know how to talk to people to make it in this business; ESPECIALLY if you plan on becoming a start-up. That is where the other non-cs courses come in handy. They make you a more-rounded individual. As your going through your years at school, chances are your chosen goal may change. You may finish your CS degree still, but you may choose to go on and get a masters... in business for example. Taking only cs classes gives you a narrow focus and you kinda restrict yourself in what you can do later on. Take a wide birth of classes also give you another opportunity - the option to do multiple degrees at the same time. At my institution, most of the classes (eng, phil, art hist, etc). are required by most entry-level degrees. Only the 3rd/4th year core classes were degree specific. And while you may not THINK you want to take them, I for one can say, I ended up taking Photography as my art elective and LOVED it. I ended up taking 2 more classes in it - and it was a great way to relieve my brain of CS-related stress (and there will be lots of CS-related stress, trust me). Long story short, If you know 100% that you want to go program computers for the rest of your life, then great. I know I don't.