Ernie
Electrical engineering or computer engineering
I wish to work on a big tech company (apple, Samsung, dell, etc). What should I study?? I'm good at math so that won't be a problem.
#electricalengineering
#computer-engineering
3 answers
Elhadji Gueye
Elhadji’s Answer
Hello Ernis,
Congratulation in exploring these two options! Your math skills will help you. You can start with either Electrical Engineering or Computer Science because the 1st two years would have pretty much the same courses. By the third year you would have a good idea on what you want to specialize in. Best of Luck!
Michael Anderson
Michael’s Answer
I have a bachelors degree in electrical engineering. That is the classic discipline involving circuit analysis, power creation and conversion, and design. In my opinion, if you want a career at one of the big tech companies, you are better off getting into computer engineering or computer science.
Ben L
Ben’s Answer
My hypothesis is that early on in your career just having either degree will likely get you an internship or position with these tech companies (assuming you keep up your good studies!) and therefore it comes down to a bit of personal choice
I would take classes in both and see what gets you most excited. Ultimately what you can do now to stand out to get a job is build projects and have a portfolio of work to show off to these companies (it will happen organically don't worry!) and proactively reach out to the recruiters/companies to see about internship opportunities. For me I was really excited about embedded electronics and firmware and found myself tinkering on the side, when I saw a cool company I reached out an shared some of my projects which got me a great job. It's organic, take your time and have fun!