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> Honest question, can you claim to be a Computer Scientist if you drop out from a computer Science program ?

Yes, absolutely. Plenty of luminaries in computer science don't have actual CS degrees.

I would think many computer scientists without a CS degree would still hold a degree in a field that would provide a solid basis for CS research (engineering or mathematics, possibly other sciences that require higher maths to be completed). There are probably a few that have little to no classical education but these exceptions are likely outliers.

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