Well, you've said two very different things here, that you've been interested in Computer Science from a young age and that you've been interested in being a developer. That's like saying you were intereseted in Mechanical Engineering from a young age and are interested in being a mechanic.
If you're interested in being a developer, I'm going to give you the advice that everyone will give you: get out. These days, with everybody and his/her mother/across the world/ looking for a programming job, you're going to have a tough time finding a job you enjoy, much less one that pays well. And I'll be damned if there aren't 20 guys from India who worked their asses off their entire lives that aren't willing to take that job from you for even less money. Good luck.
Computer Science, OTOH, is an entirely different matter. You're qualified to solve problems knowing computer science, not code up the same shit you've been coding all your life in this year's fad language. In that case, go for a master's or a PhD and get a job at places that make life fun again, like Google. It'll be more or less the same excitement as learning QBASIC was way back when. Development won't.
It's not likely that switching universities will help your development track. Sure, being at MIT or the likes will get you better, more secure development jobs if you'd like that, but aside from the top few universities you're still looking for the same jobs as everybody else. Go for what counts if you want to beat them all, like experience.
Do well at your university, do some research, and get into a good grad school. Whether you enter the industry or academia, you're much more likely to find a job you'll enjoy.
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Well, you've said two very different things here, that you've been interested in Computer Science from a young age and that you've been interested in being a developer. That's like saying you were intereseted in Mechanical Engineering from a young age and are interested in being a mechanic.
/across the world/ looking for a programming job, you're going to have a tough time finding a job you enjoy, much less one that pays well. And I'll be damned if there aren't 20 guys from India who worked their asses off their entire lives that aren't willing to take that job from you for even less money. Good luck.
If you're interested in being a developer, I'm going to give you the advice that everyone will give you: get out. These days, with everybody and his/her mother
Computer Science, OTOH, is an entirely different matter. You're qualified to solve problems knowing computer science, not code up the same shit you've been coding all your life in this year's fad language. In that case, go for a master's or a PhD and get a job at places that make life fun again, like Google. It'll be more or less the same excitement as learning QBASIC was way back when. Development won't.
It's not likely that switching universities will help your development track. Sure, being at MIT or the likes will get you better, more secure development jobs if you'd like that, but aside from the top few universities you're still looking for the same jobs as everybody else. Go for what counts if you want to beat them all, like experience.
Do well at your university, do some research, and get into a good grad school. Whether you enter the industry or academia, you're much more likely to find a job you'll enjoy.