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0 pointsmothballed7mo ago0 comments

I haven't attempted to explain why new grads are facing a worse market than 10 years ago. I've offered two possible explanations for why more students might move into computer science.

A rational actor is going to be more likely to pursue something they think they can actually pass.

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JumpCrisscross7mo ago

> I've offered two possible explanations for why more students might move into computer science

If grade inflation is happening to all degrees, that doesn't explain increased enrollment in CS. (I'm generally curious if part of the explanation is a reduction in CS education quality.)

mothballedOP7mo ago

>(I'm generally curious if part of the explanation is a reduction in CS education quality.)

Part of my explanation was a possible increase in quality of CS education for industry, as I mentioned, it is possible they geared it more towards industry than pure CS encouraging more students to go in.

>If grade inflation is happening to all degrees, that doesn't explain increased enrollment in CS.

It does because CS is (was?) a notoriously more difficult program. Since it is one of the highest paying degrees, making that difficulty of passing more accessible would naturally shift money oriented people more into CS.

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