CODOing out of CS - Any advice?
Hi all,
I recently decided to pursue Psychology over Computer Science, because the topic interests me more, and the career options align with my personal values a lot better. I would like to add that CS makes me crash out so bad. I previously added Psychology as a second major, because I originally came here for CS and wanted to keep my foot in the door (considering the space limit for the major), but seeing how dystopian the field is -- insufferable classmates in the major, insufferable faculty, poor quality of instruction, awful job market -- I had to realize at some point that I was completely wasting my time, considering how I was not passionate enough about CS to overlook these blatant red flags.
I plan to meet with my CS advisor to completely drop the class in about 3 weeks, and I've set my mind on doing so. I hate the classes I'm taking so bad (CS240, CS182) because the professors (Turkstra, Szpankowski) are either completely incomprehensible when lecturing, or are unreasonable about what's on the exam in comparison to what we've worked with in our coursework. Generally, I feel completely unprepared for both of the upcoming midterms, because we are tested in-depth on concepts we only briefly saw on slides, and never practiced with on our homeworks.
TLDR: Should I even bother stressing myself out to prepare for CS exams even though I'm CODOing out next semester?
EDIT: I understand that I probably shouldn’t have used such strong language when referring to the instructors as well as some of my peers in the field; At the time of writing the original post, I was very frustrated and stressed — not an excuse, just a reason for where that came from. So I apologize in hindsight for any offense taken. The primary reason for my CODO is not about them, moreso my lack of interest in the field.