Computer Science and oversaturation in 2024

I'll be starting a Computer Science degree in 2024 and will expect to graduate 3-4 years after that.

I've been hearing many conflicting opinions about the value of a CS degree.. Some say that the market for graduates is extremely oversaturated. However I have noticed that a lot of these people are from the US but I still think its reasonable to assume a similar trend in the UK?

I've also heard that to excel in a field such as software engineering you need to have some profound love for coding combined with being extremely talented.

I haven't been coding since I was a child. I'm not an expert at coding. And I don't have a deep passion for computer science. But I will say that I have always got very good grades at school with minimal effort especially in the mathematical subjects. I'm not saying this to boast but I have always been good at problem solving and finding creative solutions to problems which is why I think/ thought computer science would be a good fit.

But there are many jobs that require problem solving that are not tied exactly to CS so I'm wandering if my skills may be better off applied elsewhere because I want to be useful at what I do (I don't want to just chase money.)

I guess I'm doubting my abilities because I am very very very far from being good at coding and still have so much to learn. It's also the risk of not knowing exactly what the degree is like as A-level and GCSE are completely different.

I'll be starting a Computer Science degree in 2024 and will expect to graduate 3-4 years after that.

I've been hearing many conflicting opinions about the value of a CS degree.. Some say that the market for graduates is extremely oversaturated. However I have noticed that a lot of these people are from the US but I still think its reasonable to assume a similar trend in the UK?

I've also heard that to excel in a field such as software engineering you need to have some profound love for coding combined with being extremely talented.

I haven't been coding since I was a child. I'm not an expert at coding. And I don't have a deep passion for computer science. But I will say that I have always got very good grades at school with minimal effort especially in the mathematical subjects. I'm not saying this to boast but I have always been good at problem solving and finding creative solutions to problems which is why I think/ thought computer science would be a good fit.

But there are many jobs that require problem solving that are not tied exactly to CS so I'm wandering if my skills may be better off applied elsewhere because I want to be useful at what I do (I don't want to just chase money.)

I guess I'm doubting my abilities because I am very very very far from being good at coding and still have so much to learn. It's also the risk of not knowing exactly what the degree is like as A-level and GCSE are completely different.

I'll be starting a Computer Science degree in 2024 and will expect to graduate 3-4 years after that.

I've been hearing many conflicting opinions about the value of a CS degree.. Some say that the market for graduates is extremely oversaturated. However I have noticed that a lot of these people are from the US but I still think its reasonable to assume a similar trend in the UK?

I've also heard that to excel in a field such as software engineering you need to have some profound love for coding combined with being extremely talented.

I haven't been coding since I was a child. I'm not an expert at coding. And I don't have a deep passion for computer science. But I will say that I have always got very good grades at school with minimal effort especially in the mathematical subjects. I'm not saying this to boast but I have always been good at problem solving and finding creative solutions to problems which is why I think/ thought computer science would be a good fit.

But there are many jobs that require problem solving that are not tied exactly to CS so I'm wandering if my skills may be better off applied elsewhere because I want to be useful at what I do (I don't want to just chase money.)

I guess I'm doubting my abilities because I am very very very far from being good at coding and still have so much to learn. It's also the risk of not knowing exactly what the degree is like as A-level and GCSE are completely different.

I'll be starting a Computer Science degree in 2024 and will expect to graduate 3-4 years after that.

I've been hearing many conflicting opinions about the value of a CS degree.. Some say that the market for graduates is extremely oversaturated. However I have noticed that a lot of these people are from the US but I still think its reasonable to assume a similar trend in the UK?

I've also heard that to excel in a field such as software engineering you need to have some profound love for coding combined with being extremely talented.

I haven't been coding since I was a child. I'm not an expert at coding. And I don't have a deep passion for computer science. But I will say that I have always got very good grades at school with minimal effort especially in the mathematical subjects. I'm not saying this to boast but I have always been good at problem solving and finding creative solutions to problems which is why I think/ thought computer science would be a good fit.

But there are many jobs that require problem solving that are not tied exactly to CS so I'm wandering if my skills may be better off applied elsewhere because I want to be useful at what I do (I don't want to just chase money.)

I guess I'm doubting my abilities because I am very very very far from being good at coding and still have so much to learn. It's also the risk of not knowing exactly what the degree is like as A-level and GCSE are completely different.

Everything you say is entirely true although I think thinks are slightly worse off in the US than here. The point about tech is they don't want just anyone with a degree. They are looking for very specific skills and a generic degree generally doesn't quite cut the mustard in most cases.

If I were you and if you want to get things right, why not go out into the world of work, initially in any job but use that time to try and secure some work experience in the sort of workplace you would like to end up. Then you can see what skills you require and / or degree that you need to do.

I can't help but feel that the majority of undergrads rush into a degree without thinking about the end goal and by the time you get there it is too late.

how would someone fresh out of school get into the field of work? because a lot of entry level positions in the fields im interested in require experience/ a degree and i don’t have any connections with people in these places