<p>Walden hit the nail on the head.</p>
<p>I have a quick question:</p>
<p>I'll be entering as a freshman at MCS, although I'm interested in majoring in CIT as well, however I was not admitted (because I did not apply) to CIT. Will I have to apply to CIT for a double major?</p>
<p>Also, would it be unusual for me to major in chemistry at MCS and also in some sort of engineering science at CIT (since they are both very hardcore science majors, and that they might be "too" related?) If I am able to double major at both CIT and MCS, will I be able to fulfill all requirements (including those from SHS) reasonbly--or will it be at the expense of sleep, free time, etc.? Is it rare to find someone taking these loads of classes?</p>
<p>An "application" for a double major should not be called so. It is more of a "declaration" of your double major. Take the required classes and then declare the major by filling out the form. You are guaranteed it with a 2.0 GPA and even if you don't have this you can bargain with your advisors to let you do a double major.</p>
<p>It is not unusual at all to double major in WIDELY different fields at CMU. I am doing a business/CS double and am in the right classes for CS (not official yet) since I am only a freshman. </p>
<p>Yes, you can fulfill the SHS requirements (I'm on the SHS floor right now). They are not very demanding and many of it is grade boosting stuff like Interp/Seminar/Language/etc. </p>
<p>Like Walden said, you start with an empty plate and take the courses you are interested in. Double majors are recommended and many students decide to do so in fields that are both similar and vastly different.</p>
<p>We had just the opposite "advice" regarding double majors in SCS. At the parent reception on family weekend, the CS freshman advisor mentioned that they discourage double majors!!! His reasoning was that by double majoring, you are restricting your course selections, and they would prefer that you experiment with courses in many areas of interest rather than restrict yourself to only two (or three).</p>
<p>"His reasoning was that by double majoring, you are restricting your course selections, and they would prefer that you experiment with courses in many areas of interest rather than restrict yourself to only two (or three)."</p>
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<li>You proved my original point in that CMU wants you to experiment with "many areas of interest".</li>
<li>CS majors are REQUIRED to have a minor. If CS is your PRIMARY major most people just do a minor and spread their interest around but many do CS/ECE doubles or CS/Tepper/Econ doubles. It all depends on you. If you want the OFFICIAL double major, go for it. If you want to try everything once or twice (as apparently this CS student advised), then go for it. Either way, CMU does encourage DABBLING in other fields, whether they be double majors, minors, or just random stuff.</li>
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<p>Hey Walden, i was planning on doing the biomed/mech engineering track. Was there anything in particular about the program you disliked, or was it just a stronger interest in your current major?</p>