Terri Burns didn’t start off as a computer science major, but she ended up not only graduating with a CS degree but running one of the largest student tech organizations in the country. She tells us what it’s like to be a computer science major, the projects and topics she’s covered in school, and the value of that degree in the real world. If you’ve been curious about the elusive CS degree, take a listen to this awesome, behind-the-scene conversation and see what it’s all about.

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Terri Burns

Terri Burns is an incoming Associate Product Manager at Twitter. She's currently the Chair of Tech@NYU, NYC’s largest student technology organization, as well as a podcast co-host and contributor for Forbes. Terri is interested in building products, programming, and diversifying the technology industry.