I have been interested in RE and personal finance for a while now, but was planning on majoring in something else like Engineering or Actuarial Science, but I decided that if my long term goal was to get into RE then I would probably get more out of going into something that would give me more usable knowledge in that field.

Now, you need to attract and enlist those who will see benefit in the project, add their value, and together bring the project to fruition.That may seem overly simplistic but it’s not rocket science.  

Furthermore, Bill Gates spent 2 years in Harvard taking advanced-level computer science and mathematics courses.

It's never an exact science as to whether each of those improvements would add to a Lender's FUTURE appraisal.

I would love to grow this last number substantially and the big dream is to put a lot into education charities /causes focusing on math and sciences.

Students in the sciences, engineering, computing, premed programs, and the fine arts often pay more.”

@Jill DeWit  Sounds like you've got that due diligence down to a science. 

My major is Computer Science.

I am basically Computer Science Engineer and love my gig and current work place.

This isn’t rocket science you don’t need to pay $50,000 for someone’s “secret method.”