Is a Computer Science major good for what I want to do?

Want to take Computer Science major but not good at maths? Is it possible for me to study CS at college?

• The biggest problem I'm having right now is with maths! maths! maths! I don't know why I can't seem to make it easy and smooth for me! Even when I tried my best, I'm still struggling with it! .. and the only majors I'm interested are the ones that have lots of computer studies involve. I'm ok with algebra and just a bit fine with Calc but I'm horrible in Geometry!! Stats are on-and-off for me. Can any of you suggest me what should I do? Like do you really have to be exceptional and know everything maths to study CS? Is every CS student sharp-sharp in maths? Are there any other major that involves lots of computing (except ICT - this major is dying, i think)?? PS> i took ICT at high school (i know right? ict is such a lame subject), and i was a good student. @Josh = don't know... i know someone who loathed maths but took the courage to take CS for college and because he love programming, he find his way up to advance maths gradually, even though he wasn't even good with basic maths! Since he was in high school, he will do programming like no man's business. Only when it comes to programming, then he had the patience to do maths. Good for him. For me though i don't even know that much programming or any language codes!! I think if I take CS, i will be killing myself! UGh!

• Answer:

  I started college and took algebra and slowly worked my way up. I am a computer science major as well. Yes it is a lot of math. You get pounded with so much math, that by the time you graduate, you're math skills will be really sharpened by the time you graduate since a computer science major is more theoretical and philosophical in math-based algorithms. If you're just interested in programming, but you're afraid of dedicating to math, you could just major in CIS (Computer Information Systems). It's the all the computer science classes that don't require math past algebra, with all the fundamental businesses courses. Most people with a CIS advance to get a MBA, or get jobs building java-based sites, or build databases. CS usually majors go for the more advanced jobs like computer architecture, graphics, security, etc. However, if programming is something you can be passionate about, then you can learn to be passionate about math too, right?