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Girls in Computer Science

I'm getting a sneaking suspicion that I'm going to be the only girl in CS at Southampton. At the induction days at Southampton, Bristol and Cardiff (the only ones I attended) only had a spattering of female students. it's a little unnerving that I'll be in a class full of guys, not that I mind or anything. :wink:

So, just wondering if there are any female CS students lurking around the forum and if they can tell me the situation I can expect :biggrin:

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Reply 1

mmmmmmmmmmmm

I'm applying for CompSci in 2007, and I'm a boy :p:

But yeah, it does seem that way to be honest. I doubt you will be the only girl on your course, but at a guess there won't be many of you.

I was on a "headstart" course at Lancaster Uni's computing department - out of ~40 of us, all of us were male :rolleyes:

Reply 2

twisterman

You will defo be in the major minority. I went to 3 CS open days and saw about 5 girls all together.

I'll be able to tell you for sure when I start at uni in 2 weeks :smile:

Reply 3

loopymeg

I start my CS course at Loughborough in a few weeks, so if I remember, I'll let you know how many girls are on the course.

I saw a few other girls at interviews (at least one of which I saw twice!), but there weren't that many.

I wouldn't say it's a bad thing at all, since I've found that male-dominated classes can be hilarious :biggrin:

Reply 4

Jam_Cat

Thanks guys. I don't start til 1st October so at least I can know what to expect before I go. There'll be plenty of other girls to be friends with at the halls and societies at least :smile:

Reply 5

hallucination

I study A.I. at Sussex and there are about 7 girls in the Informatics department out of around 120 students. Sometimes this will increase though if girls from other subjects have chosen computing electives. It's not too bad, I generally hang around with people who I met in halls and on nights out though - the informatics lot aren't the most social.

Reply 6

AdrirDarklance

eroded

I was on a "headstart" course at Lancaster Uni's computing department - out of ~40 of us, all of us were male :rolleyes:

Ubiquitous computing ftw :wink:

- that was cool - who are you and where u ended up then :P - im mike from mike, mike, mike nd ed's group lol

I'll let y'all know if there are any girls at Brunel!

Reply 7

amie

When I did CS at Bath last year, there were about 100 people in my year and around 8 were girls. It wasn't a problem though, it was quite fun! I prefer hanging out with boys anyway :smile:

Reply 8

NViasko

Some programmes incorporate other overlapping modules from outside the department (which does not apply for straight CS) such as economics or management and these generally have a larger intake of females.

Reply 9

dragons_circle

I'm female and going to Cambridge for computer science. It was really funny - there's so few girls at the top end of computer science that I met many over and over again at different university interview days (Imperial, UCL etc.)

Reply 10

JennLlama

Think there was a thread on this last year - although that could have been in Engineering... Anyway, I'm just going into my 4th (and final!) year of a Computer Systems Engineering degree at Warwick. I'm pretty sure I'm now the only girl on the course (there was 1 other up until last year but I'm pretty sure she just did the BSc) but then there were only about 40-50 of us on the course anyway! Yeah, CS and subjects like that are pretty much male-dominated but I've never really found it a problem. You can meet plenty of people through halls, societies, etc. too :smile:

Jenn xx

Reply 11

The Undertaker

comptuing course at most levels are usally male dominated. dunno why tou. computing is not a phyical course like macnaics plumbing etc.

Reply 12

Psyk

Two of my best friends doing my CS course are girls. Girls are vastly outnumbered by boys but there are still a few. I think I counted about 10 last time I was so bored in a lecture I decided to count the number of girls. I think there are roughly 100 people doing comp sci in my year, so 10% ain't bad.

Reply 13

schick_88

lol im going 2 do computing and information technology at queens in belfast and think ill prob b the only girl but think of it this way u get 1st choice on the fit guys (if any) in ur course!!!!! lol

Reply 14

t-a-r-online

Jam_Cat

So, just wondering if there are any female CS students lurking around the forum and if they can tell me the situation I can expect :biggrin:

Hey, there's nothing wrong with lads!!

No, i used to go to a drama class, and i was the only boy, don't worry. You'll think it's worse than it actually is!

You'll be fine! :smile:

Reply 15

Jam_Cat

Thanks everyone. There's nothing wrong with being in a class full of guys, of course :wink:

, but I'd still like a little girly chat now and then when I'm supposed to be working. Ah well, there's still plenty of people in the halls and societies to meet.

Reply 16

SparkyCola

Maybe there will be some guys there in touch with their feminine side...

I'm a girl about to start Computer Science in Sheffield. The first task set is to do with a Penalty Shoot Out. Hmm. Still. The deputy head of the department is a woman I think..

Maybe we're a niche market...

Sparky

Reply 17

emilo

hmm ok.. i'll join in..
im doing CS (MComp) too :rolleyes:

.. couldn't decide between CS and Comp. system eng.
i like not being around many girls.. never had good female friends.. too much girly talk :rolleyes:

..(dont mean to offend anybody :wink:

)

Hi Sparky! you are going to Sheffield? so am i :smile:

.. so there are already two ... well actually i think i saw another girl on TSR ..

and yes, JennLlama, there was this kinda thread before :wink:

Reply 18

Navajo

There's 3 girls in my Comp Sci lectures.

2 of which look like men, which is quite funny really...

Reply 19

alex0o0

Jam_Cat

Thanks everyone. There's nothing wrong with being in a class full of guys, of course :wink:

, but I'd still like a little girly chat now and then when I'm supposed to be working. Ah well, there's still plenty of people in the halls and societies to meet.

Look on the bright side though. You will always have plenty of guys volunteering to help you if you need it :smile:

On my CS course there is like 2 out of 30~ people.

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