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Old 06-02-2022, 01:31 AM
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good choice maybe 3-4 years ago.

now? not so much, its overly saturated and the job market is hiring TALENTS or mid - senior devs, not average fresh grads.

so unless you're going into NUS / NTU , can get almost perfect GPA average and intern at FAANG for 2 semesters , dont bother.

when u come out u'll work at some garbage tech site pulling 3.2 to 4.6 k while your friends are all pulling 6-7k.

if ure from SIM , dont bother also lmao ask anyone working in large tech companies, ask them to check their slacks or teams or whatever messaging app they use . got anyone itro themselves saying "Hi I from SIM" ? nope, not a single one.

All NTU / NUS / SMU / SUTD / SIT.

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good choice maybe 3-4 years ago.

now? not so much, its overly saturated and the job market is hiring TALENTS or mid - senior devs, not average fresh grads.

so unless you're going into NUS / NTU , can get almost perfect GPA average and intern at FAANG for 2 semesters , dont bother.

when u come out u'll work at some garbage tech site pulling 3.2 to 4.6 k while your friends are all pulling 6-7k.

if ure from SIM , dont bother also lmao ask anyone working in large tech companies, ask them to check their slacks or teams or whatever messaging app they use . got anyone itro themselves saying "Hi I from SIM" ? nope, not a single one.

All NTU / NUS / SMU / SUTD / SIT.
Yea SIM grads have it a little tougher. I tried to refer my friend (studies some tech related degree in SIM, 1st class) directly to my boss but s/he wouldn’t even consider him for an internship not to say an interview.

My friend told me big O notation wasn’t taught in school and he doesn’t know any sorting algorithm by heart without googling them. He told me in his studies he just copy & paste can work can already. (O.O) At least I still see potential in him as he loves learning. Just that the gap can be a little big..


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Wrong question. It should be, are you interested in computer science enough to make a living for the long term? And define what is 'good'? Ur good means....$$$? Prestige? Social standing? Fulfilling your life purpose?

Every degree is a good degree because they are there due to demand and supply forces in the SG market, and there will be exceptional talents in every field, even hawkers

I have an IT diploma and it is good but it is useless to me...

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Tech, while it seems rosy now, is cyclical.

Few years down the road, there will be oversupply of tech graduates.


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Yea SIM grads have it a little tougher. I tried to refer my friend (studies some tech related degree in SIM, 1st class) directly to my boss but s/he wouldn’t even consider him for an internship not to say an interview.

My friend told me big O notation wasn’t taught in school and he doesn’t know any sorting algorithm by heart without googling them. He told me in his studies he just copy & paste can work can already. (O.O) At least I still see potential in him as he loves learning. Just that the gap can be a little big..
MNC for local uni grads, SME for private uni grads.

Hard truths.
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MNC for local uni grads, SME for private uni grads.

Hard truths.
not sure if SME even wants private uni grads

not trying to **** on them but some of them legit CMI. Like gurlsintech said, copy paste, dunno sorting algorithm, etc.

some of the private uni kids i met cant even ****ing do 3 different variations of loop. wtf how ? ask for simple fizz buzz also cannot... wtf jialat


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not sure if SME even wants private uni grads

not trying to **** on them but some of them legit CMI. Like gurlsintech said, copy paste, dunno sorting algorithm, etc.

some of the private uni kids i met cant even ****ing do 3 different variations of loop. wtf how ? ask for simple fizz buzz also cannot... wtf jialat
wah sad ehh, degree wasted.
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All wanna be swe and not interested to try other roles haha
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wah sad ehh, degree wasted.
yup 100%

dunno why people even bother with private unis for tech. waste money.

private uni for finance / business makes sense. those fields dont change that much... companies are quite lenient in hiring private uni students.

but for tech? 99% 0 chance, especially in Singapore. if in the US then maybe, since US have bootcamp people getting into FAANG with no CS degree but in Singapore? no such thing.
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Sg has higher standard for CS grad Becos there are limited GOOD positions , I mean those large tech /MNC positions not some small firm who need a tech staff. But now everyone eyeing this cake, more and more CS students each batch in recent years just driving up the competition

Also there are competitions from top graduates in China, other SEA countries, scholar studied in US/UK

I would still say CS is a good degree cos it can land u a job in the current trend for technology company success. But 10 years down the road when there are surplus of supplies of talented CS skilled workers, u need to start worrying for graduates replacing u at any moment


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