• Declare my major
• Talk with people in the computer science department about the classes I need to take and how I can take all of them in the next two years
• Try to get a 4.0 in all of my classes in my major
• Take my calculus requirements before spring quarter of junior year
• Decide on a SIP
• Possibly get an internship after junior year

Why did you choose this particular major?  What in your background, course work and life experience has prepared you for it?  How does this major support your personal and professional goals?
 

I decided to be a computer science major during winter quarter of my sophomore year.  I took many psychology classes prior to this decision, and while I enjoyed most of these, I don't feel like psychology is something I want to pursue as a career.  I took Intro to Computer Science during my freshman year and really liked the projects that we did in that class, so I took Intro to Programming to see if CS was a major I would like.  I really liked the work for this class a lot--finishing a project is so satisfying, and they require the kind of hands-on critical thinking that I enjoy.
I feel like I have been using computer my entire life, and I have always really liked them.  Computer science seems like such a natural major for me to have given my background with computers.  I only wish that I had decided on it as a major earlier than my sophomore winter.
Computer science will allow me find a "real job" soon after graduation.  Every time I tell someone that I am a CS major they reply by telling me that I'll find a job right away.  CS also will allow me to have a career in which I can work with people on larger projects, but also have a lot time to work independently.  This is very important to me.  I don't need constant interaction with people to be happy, and this way I do not need to rely totally upon other people to do well.