Angelina YangFounder and Host, TwoSetAI · AI builder for visibility and discoverability

Did We Make the Stupidest Mistake

16 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker addresses a group of high‑school students who have been accepted into college computer‑science programs. The students worry they may have made a mistake by choosing CS and wonder what they should accomplish in the next four years. The speaker reassures them that while the industry often equates a junior engineer with a fresh graduate, it is possible to graduate with the skills of a mid‑level or senior engineer. The core advice is to use the four years of college to deliberately build capabilities beyond the typical junior level, positioning themselves for higher‑impact roles after graduation.

A bunch of high schoolers invite me to— they have a computer science club and they all got accepted to their computer science program for the next year in college. And they were just looking at me to say, like, did we make the most incredibly stupidest mistake ever? Right? What are we going to do 4 years in college? I said, no, companies now equate a junior engineer with somebody who just graduated from college. But it doesn't have to be. You can graduate from college and have the capability of a mid-level or a senior engineer today. So use the next 4 years to learn how to be that.