I enrolled in 2002. The Nasdaq bottomed in September 2002, there was talk everywhere about outsourcing, but I went into it because that's where my passion was. I graduated into the 2006 job market which wasn't booming, but recovered enough. I remember chatting with younger coworkers about how we wish we saw the dot-com bubble. Then I saw the 2010-now tech industry.

Turns out I bought what's probably the largest investment in my lifetime at the bottom.

The industry will change in the next four years. What I didn't realize in 2002 was widespread broadband internet would arrive and change everything. Revision to mean is a thing, and I wouldn't expect the 2010's boom where tech moved to take over every corner of our lives, but it will still be there, and the systems take proper care and feeding. Remote work is equalizing global tech wages, but the talent's gotten better and the pie's gotten bigger.

If you don't have a passion for tech, pick a different major because you'll spend the next few years questioning your choice. If you stay with it, look for other areas in your life you enjoy so you can plan out a minor or double major. If you plan it right, you'll be able to reassess in three years and possibly pivot to math, actuarial science, electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering with only an extra year.