I graduated electrical and computer engineering 5 years ago. I think getting a CE is much more versatile in finding jobs that interest you. There were many more entry level programming jobs in embedded companies available when I started job hunting. I was more interested in ASICs, FPGAs and the like, but I just didn't find that. I took an embedded programming job, and after a little while I got the opportunity to take over more and more hardware design because I had that background. The CS majors I worked with didn't...
It just gives you more opportunity to find what you're happy doing. Employers all told me the combo software/hardware CE background made applicants more useful, they could "use" my skills in many different ways.
Looking for my second job, I could play with my resume more, focusing more on the software or hardware depending on the job.
Go CS only if that's what you really want to specialize in and you're sure about it. If not, the more engineering AND programming you pick up in school the more options you have.
I just moved from wonderfully healthy west coast to the Midwest...and if I had paid more attention to the smoking lifestyle I may not have moved.
That god-awful smoke smell is everywhere, restaurant non-smoking sections, the entrance to every store, even the lab area at work!
The lifestyle of a location does effect your life, social or otherwise...I think a lot of it has to do with the blue collar/white collar populatoin of a region.
I hope someday soon the Midwest catches up with the healtier lifestyle of the west coast and smokers realize how bad they smell to the rest of us when they come in from their smoke break.
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I graduated electrical and computer engineering 5 years ago. I think getting a CE is much more versatile in finding jobs that interest you. There were many more entry level programming jobs in embedded companies available when I started job hunting. I was more interested in ASICs, FPGAs and the like, but I just didn't find that. I took an embedded programming job, and after a little while I got the opportunity to take over more and more hardware design because I had that background. The CS majors I worked with didn't... It just gives you more opportunity to find what you're happy doing. Employers all told me the combo software/hardware CE background made applicants more useful, they could "use" my skills in many different ways. Looking for my second job, I could play with my resume more, focusing more on the software or hardware depending on the job. Go CS only if that's what you really want to specialize in and you're sure about it. If not, the more engineering AND programming you pick up in school the more options you have.
I just moved from wonderfully healthy west coast to the Midwest...and if I had paid more attention to the smoking lifestyle I may not have moved. That god-awful smoke smell is everywhere, restaurant non-smoking sections, the entrance to every store, even the lab area at work! The lifestyle of a location does effect your life, social or otherwise...I think a lot of it has to do with the blue collar/white collar populatoin of a region. I hope someday soon the Midwest catches up with the healtier lifestyle of the west coast and smokers realize how bad they smell to the rest of us when they come in from their smoke break.