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I studied semiotics at Brown... but almost everyone working next to me studied CS/IT/DS for undergrad.

I often wonder if I would regret studying semiotics if I never learned to code (granted, I was writing code before college).

I do think studying semiotics is part of what got me interested in doing something meaningful with my life.

Anyone else here have an unconventional degree while also being a relative success story?

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I have two guys I work with that got their degree in Economics or Poli Sci, then they went back to school to get a degree in Info Sec. So that's kind of a success story I guess.

A friend of mine was a percussion major who ended up being a developer for a now public company, then became a sales rep for another now public company, and is now a founder at a new startup.

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