<p>Hi everyone! I applied to Carnegie Mellon and was admitted to MCS for physics. However, I am still slightly confused on how degrees are pursued across colleges. Can I easily pursue a dual degree in computer science in SCS as well? Or must I fill out an application for SCS? I was invited to the Science and Humanities Scholars Program if that makes any difference. Also, do you think the double major is worth it? I do have interests in both physics and computer science, and I believe it would better prepare me for graduate school and computational physics applications. Thanks for any input!</p>
<p>By the way, I’m not trying to back-door my way in to SCS. I fully respect that is an extremely competitive program. However, I have intended to double major in physics and computer science for some time now and thought that I would only apply for my top choice major, ignorantly believing there would be no problem in double majoring across colleges. I do have competitive stats (36 ACT, valedictorian, computer science research at an international company, etc.) so would it be possible for me to get into SCS?</p>
<p>Computation physics here is a thing. It’s very hard to dual degree in those two majors, but you can try applying for CS as a double major. </p>
<p>Thank you so much for your reply! I did look at the computational physics program and it looked fascinating. However, I plan to go into astrophysics so I thought maybe the regular physics route with a concentration in astrophysics and the computer science double major might be better. What do you think? And how would I go about applying for the double major? Should I contact an advisor at SCS?</p>
<p>Oh! I actually know somewhere here who’s doing astrophysics here and some CS-y classes. Your department advisor is there for everything you need, so once you get here you can ask him/her. </p>
<p>Awesome! Thank you very much. What do you think of Carnegie Mellon for the natural sciences? </p>
<p>I obviously think and hear about positively, but I don’t know if I’m the right person to give you a more accurate opinion (since I’m not part of those programs)</p>