My Honest Advice to Computer Science Majors

Is Computer Science easy? Does a CS degree guarantee a six-figure job?

In this video, I break down the harsh truth about CS degrees, the mistakes I made, and the exact steps I took to graduate in two years and land a $200K job—so you can do the same.

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00:00 The Harsh Reality of Computer Science

00:17 The Biggest Misconception About This Major

00:36 Why Your Degree Might Be Useless

00:55 The Hidden Gap Between CS and Software Engineering

01:23 The Brutal Truth About What Employers Really Want

01:47 My Biggest Regret as a CS Student

02:10 The Classwork That Will Never Matter Again

02:38 How I Stopped Wasting My Time in College

03:01 The Three Classes That Actually Matter

03:26 The Only Skills That Will Get You Hired

03:55 The Strategy That Changed Everything

04:19 How I Graduated in Just Two Years

04:42 The Turning Point That Landed Me a $200K Job

05:00 The Six Steps to Breaking Into Tech

05:27 The Most Important Mindset Shift

05:49 The Resume Trick That Opened Doors

06:12 How to Get Experience When You Have None

06:35 The Secret Hack to Landing More Interviews

06:57 Why Most Applicants Never Get a Response

07:23 The Best Time to Apply (You Won’t Believe It)

07:49 The Most Important Step to Stay Ahead

08:10 The Game-Changer That No One Talks About

08:32 How AI is Disrupting Computer Science

08:58 Will AI Replace Software Engineers?

09:25 The Truth About AI’s Future in Tech

09:48 The AI Skill That Pays Hundreds of Thousands

10:12 How You Can Use AI to Make Money

10:35 The Best Time to Get Into Computer Science

10:55 Are You Ready for This?