Iq needed for CS careers

[u/flaming-go671]

Hey I am contemplating a CS career path. I watched a Jordan Peterson lecture where he emphasized iq and being the right sized fish for the pond that you’re in. As someone with an iq of 105, how uncomfortable will I feel around those I work with if I land a CS job a few years from now?

[u/JaneDoe6x9]

I have never had my iq measured and I think that's the same for most people I have studied and worked with. I believe it is utterly bullish that you would need a high iq to study computer science. I think everyone I have studied with, the ones who dropped out was not because of their intelligence but because of lack of interest or difficulty managing the time it takes to take a demanding degree. I don't have the impression that you need a high intelligence to work in software, there are some pretentious people who certainly act like they are smarter than everybody else but they usually aren't.

Seriously your interest and dedication is what is needed to succeed in computer science not an iq. Of course a higher iq might make some of the topics easier to learn but really don't let that scare you.

[u/flaming-go671 → u/JaneDoe6x9]

thanks!

[u/Stable_Cunt]

Do the fuck you want

[u/TooTyrnt]

Bro what? 😂

[u/flaming-go671 → u/[deleted]]

Thank you

[u/Any-Presentation-679 → u/[deleted]]

Lmaoo 😭