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by gexla 5545 days ago
Depends on your situation. It sounds to me like you would like to work more for the experience than for the money (otherwise I'm guessing you wouldn't have much of a choice.) Just start school and code in your free time. In fact, why not do your own star-tup(s)? People have this image of a start-up but really any business which could bring in many on the side is great. Build something small that could bring in $100 / month. Then keep building so that you can hit $500 / month. Keep working your way up. Maybe that's one site, maybe it's a bunch of things.

I would rather have 10 different income sources which collectively pay me as much as my day job than put insane hours into one start-up which I'm hoping will be a home run (or working for one and hoping for the same.)

You might be better off picking one major and getting out as fast as you can. I'm not sure how much extra school would be required for the double major, but it would certainly cost you in time and money. That's time you could be working or coding.

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I definitely value the experience more than the money, and I would love to start my own start-up(s). The problem with that; however, is that I don't have the knowledge to physically build my ideas. That's what the E.E. major is for.

Maybe I should stick with the E.E. major and work on CompSi&Coding in my free time.

Right, I would stick with the E.E. major if that's what you are more interested in. You don't need the CS degree to be a programmer and the E.E. degree would be enough to show that you got the brains.

As for start-up building, all the more reason to give it a go. As with anything, you learn by doing. You know nothing about building your ideas, but once you take a shot you learn a lot more about it. You don't need to shoot for the stars. Try something small.

Computer science, EE, and coding are three very different things. Make sure you really understand what each one consists of before you decide to pursue it in school.