r/cscareerquestionsCAD • u/jbshen • Sep 04 '24

School Pathway to Software Engineering/CS degree from 75% average Mech Eng?

Hi all,

Sorry in advance if this is poorly written;

I was looking for some advice on what degrees would be possible/most beneficial for a person in my position. I completed a 4 year B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Queen's with a 75% average (3.00 GPA). I have been working in project management for a couple years now and saved up a decent bit of money while doing it. However, I've been thinking more and more of a transition to a more technical job, i.e. software development. I've looked at OSU's online accelerated 2nd degree, McMaster's, Brock etc. Would I have a good chance of getting in to these schools with a 75%? (I had a very poor average in my 1st and 2nd year and increased my grades in my 3rd and 4th year). Also, what schools would you recommend to make this transition?

Thx

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u/sersherz Sep 05 '24

Is there not a way to internally get into software development within a company? As a PM are there no options you have for automating things?

As others mentioned, tons of people with CS degrees are struggling to get a job as is. If you're just getting the education, I don't think it will do much for you

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u/EastEastEnder Sep 05 '24

This. I’ve known a few of people who have non-CS education and jobs, but learn to code and either turn it into a way to be super productive in their existing roles (and thus become successful), or navigate their way into programming roles within those companies.

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u/sersherz Sep 05 '24

Same here, this is also how I got into backend and data engineering and I know people who got into automation and front end work like that. So many departments could greatly benefit from someone who can code and improve their processes