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At Bryn Mawr and Elsewhere, Computer Science is the Hot Major

February 19, 2018

Computer Science is a hot major at Bryn Mawr and beyond. Read more about "Generation CS" in this story by .

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Students are being recruited by Google, Apple, Microsoft, and other high-tech companies, as well as financial firms.

Dianna Xu, computer science department chair at Bryn Mawr, recalled a conversation she overheard among seniors last year.

鈥淥ne student said, 鈥極h, Facebook is offering me $120 or $130K a year, and they鈥檙e giving me $100,000 start-up cash. Should I take it?鈥欌 Xu said. 鈥淭he rest of the students go, 鈥楴o, no, wait for a better offer.鈥欌

The Computer Science Department at Bryn Mawr is founded on the belief that computer science should transcend being a subfield of mathematics and engineering and play a broader role in all forms of human inquiry. The Computer Science Department is supported jointly by faculty at both Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. The department welcomes students who wish to pursue a major in computer science. Additionally, the department offers a minor in computer science, a minor in computational methods, and a concentration in computer science (at Haverford College). 

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