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by dzink 4617 days ago
Combining CS and Business can work well.

1. You would be able to translate between higher levels and the execution team, so if you ever get bored of coding you can have an escape trajectory. HR staff who pigeonhole techies won't have an excuse to stop you from getting into decision-making roles.

2. Most conveniently, if you ever decide to be your own boss, or jump into another field (from making bikes to delivering flowers) you can always do that by starting a business. The degree won't help you much in the beginning, but it will give you a lingo for talking with investors, a network of classmates with money, and the basic skills for keeping your cash in order (you can learn that later too, but having that confidence in your earlier years is helpful).

On the down side, don't get yourself recruited into a warm-body role that gives you a lot of money, teaches you nothing useful, and takes away the best years of your life.

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How about an MBA?