<p>Well, if one got into CMU (Information Science), Northeastern (computer science) and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (computer science)-would prefer computer science major, but CMU is such a great school. Where would you go? None of the schools are local, so that's not a factor.</p>
<p>if youāre really focused on CS, if i were you, I would go to CMU and earn a high gpa to try and transfer to SCS. It is the #1 CS school in the nation anyways.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice (it is for my son). It just seems like it would be very hard to transfer to SCS, and not something that one could count on.</p>
<p>IS is definitely Top 3-5 in its field as well and a much better choice than at the other two schools.</p>
<p>My son majored in IS and picked up CS as a second major.</p>
<p>Switching to CS is difficult here. Not only it is difficult to switch in by the fact that it is the #1 CS school in the nation, we have a bunch of people in ECE internally applying to switch to CS. Because ECE students generally have a very strong CS background, they are looked much more favorably upon than other students.</p>
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<p>did you sayā¦northeasternā¦?? not Nw U ?
cmu definitely kicks both of those schools butts. so iād pick cmu~</p>
<p>233aclk, did your son have to spend many extra semesters picking up CS as a second major? Also, did he have to apply to get accepted to the SCS to do that, or can anyone choose a double major? Thanks to everyone for their opinions.</p>
<p>@busdriver, no extra semesters. He did, however go for a fifth year but that was, basically, for his masters in IS.</p>
<p>He didnāt start CMU in IS. Switched in second semester freshman year. To get CS double, he took the math and computer science core courses that CS majors take. The cs required courses included 211 and 212 which are rigorous courses. He did well in those courses, and his adviser OKed the double major plan. </p>
<p>His adviser was helpful and encouraging. It should be noted some of his friends in various majors tried the same thing and couldnāt make it through 211 and 212 specifically. Some even made it through the first course, only to be bogged down and eventually ālostā in 212, dropping out at that late date.</p>
<p>IS at CMU is top ranked and well recruited, at least before this recession :(. Regardless of his major your son would have plenty of access to CS courses. I think CMU is much stronger than Northeasternā¦know nothing about Cal Poly.</p>
<p>Thank you for that great information, 2331clk! That is very, very useful and I will pass it on.</p>
<p>It is difficult to transfer into SCS, I knew someone that tried for about 3 years and never made it in. However, I donāt know what his specific grade situation was.</p>
<p>On the other hand, Iām betting you donāt know this, but a great deal of CS majors end up transferring INTO IS. Itās highly employable and has more flexible possibilities in the job marketāitās also less demanding academically. Now if you really love CS, sure you can study hard and attempt to transfer in. If you really love CMU, I would give IS a chance.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, alumdoll, I will pass it on. I just heard that it is doable to transfer into CS if you do well in 2 or 3 specific CS and math classes, that they use to weed people out. My son decided to major in logic and computation, which apparently works really well to do as a double major with CS, can take alot of the same courses and you donāt need to get into SCS to do that. So it sounds like if you canāt transfer, you can at least double major or minor. He looked at it alot closer and realized he likes the technical/programming aspects of CS more than the management/business aspect of IS. Of course, I guess people change their majors all the time and all you can do is take your best guess. It sounds like CMU is a phenomenal school, and heās definitely going to be there next year, I think itās heads and tails over the others heās considered.</p>
<p>My understanding is that itās not hard to switch to CS if you can do very well in 211 and 212, the problem is that they arenāt easy courses.</p>
<p>Yep, thatās what I heard too. At least if someone has that information going into it, perhaps plans to take a lighter load and focus on those classesā¦just knowing what they have to do certainly helps. Information is power-this website has been invaluable.</p>
<p>Is it almost impossible or at least very difficult to transfer from H&SS or Information system to Computer Science? caz I know they have nothing in common.
What if you take a bunch of math and science classes while u in H&SS or Info system?</p>
<p>Is there a criteria for transferring between colleges?</p>
<p>Bruce Lee-e, I have heard that there are some majors that are compatible within H&SS and MCS (math) because you can take alot of the classes youād have to take for SCS. But you should definitely look at the requirements closely. You have to do well on a couple of specific challenging classes to transfer. They have to have openings in the SCS dept also, as it is limited </p>
<p>My thought is that if one ends up being unable to transfer into SCS, at least with a compatible major it wouldnāt take too many extra classes to double major or minor (and for that you donāt need to get accepted into SCS). One of the postings on here was from a parent whose kid double majored in CS/IS and I think a double major is common at CMU. Of course, along the way you may decide that SCS isnāt the right program for you anyways, but it sure does look like there are alot of options. Seems like if you are certain that computer science would be the best option for you, you could try to line up classes the first year that would be applicable to your major and comp sci also.</p>
<p>are you kidding me? </p>
<p>of course go to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo thatās the best one</p>
<p>Becauseā¦?</p>
<p>Twice now (in this comparison and CMU vs UCLA here: <a href=āhttp://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1062331518-post21.html[/url]ā>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1062331518-post21.html</a>) youāve just said āof courseā to the Californian school.</p>
<p>Well, my son already decided to go to CMU (though actually, I think he had that completely decided last October-if he got in). We just wanted him to look carefully at the other options, making sure it was the right thing. And from everything weāve heard and seen, CMU is DEFINITELY the right place for many, many reasons. Just reading these forums and reading posts from students who are/will be going to CMU has really reinforced that he will be very happy indeed! No seconds thoughts, whatsoever.</p>
<p>Whatever you do avoid Pattis. XD Is the best advice I can give you for those intro CS courses. You will learn a lot if you can actually figure out the programs, Pattis will challenge you. However, in terms of teaching Iām not so sure heās the best. I donāt know if Cortina is still there, but he was great, you learned a great deal and got a firm footing for 212.</p>