Comment Yes. The industry needs good programmers. (Score 1) 844
Yes.
I graduated from University of Wisconsin with a Bachelors degree in Computer Sciences. I had internships for two summers before graduating. I had five interviews with top tier software companies, and got five offers, ranging from $65k to $85k, and all including excellent benefits.
Do your homework. Do well in classes. Do well in an algorithms class since it gives you one of the most useful skills you'll need in an interview. Get an internship. Practice interviews with friends and share your experiences. Interview often, you have little to lose. Get a job on campus if you can't get an internship, so you can get a reference from a PhD the next year. Those references go a very long way.
Oh yea, and make sure you learn about parallel programming. It's important these days.