I saw a lot of articles making a big deal about the enrollment dip in CS at Berkeley. All of them came to the conclusion that it was a demand side issue. But this article actually looked at the data and calls out something I haven't seen anywhere else:
That Berkeley cut the number of people they are admitting to the CS major significantly, mostly due to $80/hr rate negotiated by the TAs.
Applications to the CS program are at an all time high. I thought it was an interesting counterpoint to the doom and gloom about AI making people not want to study computer science anymore.
(And I don't fault the TAs for negotiating that rate -- here in the Bay Area it's pretty much necessary to afford housing, and still less than they would get working outside the University)
jedberg•2h ago
That Berkeley cut the number of people they are admitting to the CS major significantly, mostly due to $80/hr rate negotiated by the TAs.
Applications to the CS program are at an all time high. I thought it was an interesting counterpoint to the doom and gloom about AI making people not want to study computer science anymore.
(And I don't fault the TAs for negotiating that rate -- here in the Bay Area it's pretty much necessary to afford housing, and still less than they would get working outside the University)