<p>I know the Computer Science department in the SCS at CMU is very good. I am avidly interested in computer science, but with its 6% acceptance rate, find it unlikely that I should get in. However, at about 3x the chance, I also like engineering, with a 17% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>If I indicate as my first choice on Common App as SCS, and my second as CIT (CoE), would it hurt my chances of getting into the CoE? Would they see me as an applicant not as interested in CoE and not give full consideration as they would have if I applied with CoE as first choice? I say this because getting into CMU SCS is no easy task, and although I really want to, I do not want to jeopardize a possible chance of getting into the CoE at least.</p>