<p>So I will most likely be choosing to attend Yale in the fall (over Uchicago and Columbia SCEAS.) My four core interests (the things i would seriously consider majoring in) are physics, compsci (or the compsci/math major at yale), economics, and EECS. My career interests are essentially an even split between going into the technological/intellectual side of finance/hedgefund management (like the firm AQR) or packing up from the east coast and trying my luck in silicon valley. I have this feeling that if I don't study a social science at Yale, then I'm throwing away an opportunity, but I also feel as though an economics degree would be useless to me. What i really want to know is which combination of the 4 majors above would be able to satisfy my desire to balance these two potential career paths, a genuine interest in the physics and economics, a desire for the skill set inherent in computer science, and the desire to still enjoy the things that make Yale so special academically. I really appreciate any and all input.</p>
<p>I’m totally in the same boat as you. Interested in tech/engineering but also business/finance/consulting. I’m choosing between Yale, Cornell Engineering, and Brown. Yale seems amazing…for humanities and social sciences. I’ve read countless articles in Yale Daily News about how problematic the engineering/entrepreneurship/design culture is.</p>
<p>Here are a bunch of articles that I’ve read that are red flags to me…Read all of them if you can. I think it gave me a good impression of what major areas of concern there are for STEM at Yale.</p>
<p><a href=“Hack to the Future - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/weekend/2013/02/01/hack-to-the-future/</a></p>
<p><a href=“Yale Daily News - Part II: Evaluating STEM at Yale”>http://technology.yaledailynews.com/features/scitech/evaluating-stem/</a></p>
<p><a href=“UHLENHUTH: Making Yale comp sci relevant - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2012/04/23/uhlenhuth-making-yale-comp-sci-relevant/</a></p>
<p><a href=“JIN: Let them eat theory - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/11/22/jin-let-them-eat-theory/</a></p>
<p><a href=“LARSON: STEM at a disadvantage - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/01/22/larson-stem-at-a-disadvantage/</a></p>
<p><a href=“UP CLOSE | Salovey to pursue STEM growth - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/04/16/salovey-pursues-stem-growth/</a></p>
<p><a href=“Interdisciplinary design options are scarce - Yale Daily News”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/11/09/interdisciplinary-design-options-are-scarce/</a></p>
<p>Yes, but let’s not forget that it’s potential matriculants like you two that will (hopefully) allow Yale’s stem departments to rival those of HP within the next 5-10 years. As for stem itself, I feel like yale gets a bad rap because it just hasn’t been super stem focused (prior to the last 5 or 10 years… $2 Billion is a lot to pour into just a few departments). All in all, you’re still going to be working with some of the brightest people in the world (I mean, they got into yale). </p>
<p>@NewYorkerGuy Did you end up choosing Yale? I did. I’m happy that I can become a STEM major but also stay in touch with humanities and engage different parts of my brain.</p>
<p>@ahqb8ghs I chose Yale! One hour before the deadline! LOL</p>