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DiamondDepth_YT

Sophomore CS student at a top school.. but no side projects or hobbies or fun CS stuff outside class

Rant

All my peers have passion projects, a favorite language, etc. I just.. don't. I have no drive to do so. Not really super interested in my classes much either. I just wanna know.. is this right for me?? Is this normal? Maybe it's just that, being at such a competitive school, I'm not aware of what's considered normal. Some of my friends have told me to switch majors, but like- not sure what I'd switch to. I go to a school that's primarily stem/research. Like I don't like math anymore, I don't like physics (so that rules out engineering), not a fan of science much, but I don't like reading a lot either. Idk, maybe I'm just burned out. Is it normal to be a whole year in and still not know what I wanna do, not having any passions outside class relating to my major? I've taken all the basics at this point already, and nothing rubbed me as super interesting.

Posted Sep 30, 2026, 3:41 AM UTC

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