<p>is carnegie mellon any good for economics and ds it give financial aid to international students</p>
<p>Most colleges (even top ones) do not give financial aid to internationals and Carnegie Mellon is one of these. I do believe there is other forms of aid and scholarships for internationals. </p>
<p>Job Network: Economics is now in the Tepper Business School once you declare the major after your first year. The Tepper School has only been around for a few decades and already has six nobel laureautes in Economics (the most recent were two professors in 2004). The school sends a majority of its kids to the Northeast and NY. The mode companies (with mode defined as the companies that students get hired by the most) are Lehman Brothers, IBM, Merill Lynch, and JP Morgan Stanley. The school is quite small and does not accept transfers from other colleges. Economics, as has been assured to me by the board, enjoys about the same recruitment opportunities. The Tepper school also ties with Wharton as the highest avg base salary of 55k for U.S. business schools (base salaries do not include bonuses).</p>
<p>Education: With the reputable professors and 5:1 faculty/student ratio you are sure to learn a lot in your classes. Courses can be taken quite liberally and the Econ core itself divides itself into specialities such as Quantitative Economics. Newsweek in its latest Top 25 New Ivies list spoke of Carnegie Mellon as a school that fosters creativity with the quote: "CMU is known for fostering entrepreneurial spirit: staff, faculty, students and alumni have created or spun off more than 170 companies from the university since 1995." The courses, in my opinion, have been very interesting so far and have been taught by highly intelligent and motivated professors such as Steven Klepper and Carol Goldburg. </p>
<p>You may speak with the Economic board if you have more questions. Their emails and numbers/fax are located at business.tepper.cmu.edu.</p>
<p>Great post, thanks! I also want to major in business and I was looking into Carnegie Mellon. It seems like they do not offer a lot of different majors for business. But, I am not sure what I want to major in yet besides in the field of business. Would it be risky to go to this school because it only offers econ??</p>
<p>There are no "majors" for business. It is just "business administration" but I believe students are required to take a speciality such as "Finance", "Accounting", "Management", and "Marketing". These specialities are mainly to help the student learn what they are interested in as the Business Admin. degree and the Tepper diploma is more than enough for the employers and recruiters. </p>
<p>Like I said you may take courses freely and the business core includes economics, statistics, and others. You may also take what you are interested in with your electives. </p>
<p>To answer your original question: No it is not "risky". I don't know what you mean by "only offers econ" as Economics and Business Administration are different majors and there are several specialities WITHIN each of these majors. I would suggest you look at the business and economic courses/cores at the business.tepper.cmu.edu website for more information.</p>
<p>In my opinion it is impossible to do anything "risky" at CMU as we are known for our job networking and great recruitment (shown by our postgrad salary reports). Newsweek and the old Princeton Review (as well as other magazines and listings) have repeatedly listed Carnegie Mellon for its job recruitment so I'll reiterate I doubt Econ/Business of any kind at CMU can be "risky".</p>
<p>PS: Double majoring is also very easy at CMU and it is quite popular to double in Econ + something else. Make sure you understand that Economics and Business Admin are two different majors because I am a bit unsure of your quote "go to this school because it only offers econ".</p>
<p>what about Business Admin & EE?</p>
<p>I'm sorry I don't understand your question. What about them? Most of my posts apply to Business Admin. CMU's ECE has a great reputation with top companies such as Google and Microsoft. Once again; a look at the postgrad salary reports can answer all your questions about CMU's unmatched job networking.</p>
<p>also don't forget to check out Tepper's peers like Stern and Wharton.</p>
<p>How would you double major in theatre and business? I know that you can't get a BFA in theatre there and get an extra degree, I've asked. But can you major in say Business marketing and minor in theatre?</p>
<p>The only double major I can think of would be an unofficial one that would require approval of the CFA board. The business board is fine and open to all doubles/minors and duals. I suggest doing a business major and then taking the courses in drama and theatre. Remember that drama courses require a lot on your own skill and auditions and that it is important to use what you learn and that the actual degree of "Drama" is quite meaningless. </p>
<p>Marketing is a specialty in Business (all students have to take on a specialty) so yes it is easy to do a Business Marketing and then take courses in drama (though some courses may depend on your own ability through auditions).</p>
<p>This is expected though as if you wanted to do Drama itself at CMU (which is highly competitive) you would need to go through the audition process.</p>
<p>There is also courses and minicourses for theatre/drama that help you improve in the areas and can be easily put in your electives. Like I said the "Drama" degree itself is quite useless and it would be much more impressive to have studied under one of the nation's best drama programs rather than taking drama at some school where it is not quite known. The reason is because CMU's CFA faculty have the connections and the know-how to genuinely help you improve and get where you need to go. That is why I'd recommend a minor or just replace your electives with drama/theatre courses and then use the faculty for your improvement/career/recommendation. You can also participate in plays and shows at CMU despite what school you are at (I had a few HSS friends do so). </p>
<p>If you truly want Broadway (like some crazy kids over here) and nothing else then I suggest you do a full on Drama major which requires an audition and intense competition (a handful are accepted out of hundreds).</p>
<p>How is Tepper's study abroad programs? I'm interested in international finance but I could not find an international business specialty in Tepper.
And what is the the acceptance percentage of ED vs the acceptance percentage of normal decision?</p>
<p>About the theatre-double major stuff:</p>
<p>they have a program called Bachelor of Humanities/Sciences and Arts, either BHA or BSA depending on your course of study. I don't think that applies to Tepper though. Contact the admin department.</p>
<p>However, I just checked the website and econ isn't offered through Tepper. It's in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences to the best of my knowledge.</p>
<p>If you get into BHA or BSA you can do econ. However, the "A" part of that, the arts--in your case theatre--cannot be acting. You can be production and whatever else they offer for theatre, but not acting. Dunno why.</p>
<p>Hope I helped. :D</p>
<p>Tepper Business Tracks---</p>
<p>--Computing and Information Technology
--Entrepreneurship
--Finance
--Gen Mgmnt
--Graphic Media Mgmnt
--International Management <--
--Mfg and Mgt Consulting
--Marketing</p>
<p>So yes there's the international track.</p>
<p>http:<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/cmac/Downloads/TSB.pdf%5B/url%5D">www.cmu.edu/cmac/Downloads/TSB.pdf</a></p>
<p>They make it quite clear study abroad is encouraged.</p>
<p>I don't think CMU lists admit rates for ED for each individual school. However last year's Tepper acceptance rate was about 14% (3063 applied, 425 accepted).</p>