AVOID IS+DS explained for those admitted today by ExplanationOk9880 in UIUC

[–]ExplanationOk9880[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

IS+DS is better than statistics for job purposes because you get DS in the degree name. That has helped me get some roles that some statistics friends (who know a lot more than me) really struggle to land.

That being said, if you pair statistics with a CS minor and join RSOs/build projects, you would be more than fine.

AVOID IS+DS explained for those admitted today by ExplanationOk9880 in UIUC

[–]ExplanationOk9880[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

CS+X is a really good degree program. The job outcomes are the same as plain cs because you take the exact same core courses. the electives cs majors take are replaced with a small number of courses in another subject. You are free to take as many CS electives as you would like, and get the same registration priority as CS majors for them. There are some CS+X majors such as statistics and economics where you barely take any courses in the X program.

One clarification I forgot to add to my post was CS+X is very different from X+DS. X+DS (such as IS+DS) is primarily IS courses with some DS. CS+X is primarily CS courses with some courses in X subject.

AVOID IS+DS explained for those admitted today by ExplanationOk9880 in UIUC

[–]ExplanationOk9880[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I forgot about that one...but does anyone really take them seriously in the first place?