<p>Is it possible for a SEAS student to minor in Financial Engineering? I plan on majoring in Computer Science.</p>
<p>^financial engineering, like ems, is considered a concentration within IEOR, so no, you can't minor in fe, can only minor in operations research or in industrial eng. You might want to try to major in fe and minor in cs but this would be pretty difficult considering that fe has many requirements.</p>
<p>you can get a concentration in FE only if you major in Operations Research. you can't major in FE.</p>
<p>So a SEAS student can add a minor in operations research with a concentration in FE? Did I get it right?</p>
<p>No....
I don't go to SEAS, but based on this thread, I'm think That you have to <em>major</em> in IEOR to concentrate in FE. It seems that IEOR minors can't be FE concentrators. You apparently could theoretically major in IEOR, concentrate in FE, and minor in CS, but that might be a bit cumbersome.</p>
<p>what wmmk said is correct. a common path is major in OR, minor in Econ, concentrate in FE. you can only concentrate in FE if you major in OR.</p>
<p>also the FE concentration isn't the holy grail or anything. you can definitely get an internship through regular OR and often times the more difficult FE classes can pull down your GPA</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. Being and enrollee into Columbia SEAS 2012, what path should I take to for the best financial income future? I love and excel at Computer Science, Physic & Math.</p>
<p>^applied math is actually a good intersection of those three, it's also a very employable major. There's more math and physics than comp sci, but the curriculum is very flexible and comp sci minor courses could count towards fulfilling tech electives. It's really straightforward to major in apma and minor in cs, you can probably pull off a second minor in econ, stat or OR.</p>
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Ain't that the truth. I had so much room for electives I was practically at Brown. I felt like I was cheating.</p>
<p>"best financial income future" probably means working in finance, so you'll want to minor in Econ - and probably major in something in the IEOR department. On the other hand, you may decide that that means you hate your life, so my recommendation is to do whatever you will enjoy for at least your first 3 semesters, and then decide how serious you want to get.</p>
<p>So a SEAS student who majors in CS can minor in Economics and get a job in Finance? What is the pay of current graduates?</p>