Most college-bound males, regardless of race/ethnicity, have a positive opinion of computing and computer science as a career or a possible major.
College-bound females are signiï¬cantly less interested than boys are in computing; girls associate computing with typing, math, and boredom.
College-bound African American and Hispanic teens, regardless of gender, are more likely than their white peers to be interested in computing, although for girls the overall interest is extremely low.
Teens interested in studying computer science associate computing with words like "video games," "design," "electronics," "solving problems," and "interesting."
The strongest positive driver towards computer science or an openness to a career in computing is "having the power to create and discover new things.