<p>I was rejected SCS, waitlisted ECE, but accepted into all other majors in CIT (ie. chemical, material, etc, etc, engineerings). I want to major in Computer Science from CMU, so I understand I have 3 options assuming I will not get of the waitlist into ECE.</p>
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<li><p>Get a good GPA the first semester and transfer to SCS
How realistic is this? Anyone have a %? What GPA if any is good enough to guarantee<br>
SCS?</p></li>
<li><p>Get a good GPA first semester and transfer to ECE. Then double major with Compsci
In the waitlist letter they said to exactly not do this, but again, is this possible? How
much of a guarantee do I have of transferring to ECE with a decent GPA? Anyone have
1st hand experience? </p></li>
<li><p>Major in biomedical engineering in CIT and take all the computer science classes to get a
double major in Compsci and biomed eng (I understand you have to double major if you're taking biomed.....)</p></li>
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<p>Let’s say I somehow get to transfer to SCS after I enroll… will I be at a disadvantage (employment wise) compared to someone who got into SCS from the begining if we have the same stats?</p>
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<li><p>I’ll let someone from SCS answer that one for you. I just know enough to get my robotics minor >_></p></li>
<li><p>This option relies on a a few things. Firstly, you have to do well in 18-100 (intro to ECE). Then you probably can get into ECE by signing up for that major. While no one can really stop you from then doubling in CS, you have to ask yourself whether or not it’s worth it. I won’t lie, but the seniors I’ve talked to say that this will probably kill most of your social life and then some.</p></li>
<li><p>Proposition: This one is impossible.
Proof: Since BME is not a single major and as a double major it requires you to be in CIT (and thus be majoring in some other engineering), you can’t double CS and BME. Q.e.d. </p></li>
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<p>addendum: You won’t really be at a disadvantage except that you will have to play catch up with your peers. Employment-wise, it really depends on your gpa and all that other stuff that has nothing to do with when you join SCS.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your help! So there’s a good chance of getting into ECE but then doubling in CS is really hard… it’ll be easier if I can transfer to SCS from CIT rather than doing the double major. One last question: let’s say I’m in CIT ECE, can I take enough classes to get a CS degree and just blatantly not get a degree from CIT?</p>
<p>If you get an A in your programming class and an A in 21-127 Concepts of Mathematics, I’d bet money that you would be able to transfer in. That said, most students who start out in SCS do NOT achieve this, so it’s definitely something that you would have to work for, but by no means impossible.</p>
<p>To be more specific:
A in programming - (with the exception of 15-123) if you don’t get it, you’re doing it wrong.
A in concepts - concepts is the reason why some SCS people go to IS. You’ve been warned.</p>
<p>Also:
No, you can’t do sneaky things like what you mentioned above. If you’re not in SCS, then you’re not getting a degree from SCS. Just get the double major if you think you’re up to it. If you aren’t, then there’s always the minor.</p>
<p>bco09 or Anselmo: Who is in charge of internal transfers into SCS? Im asking because I might visit CMU and I’d like to speak to him/her now that I know its possible…</p>