Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering? HELP!?

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<p>So I looked through the colleges I want to apply to curricula's for Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. I'm glad to say that the courses all seem really intriguing and interesting, and I can't wait to take these classes. However, my main goal with my "future/career" is to create autonomous robots, creating bigger and better robots, also, I'm highly interested in artificial intelligence, programming and such, and like I said before, build robots, and do electrical related things. </p>

<p>The problem is, I don't know what to do for undergrad... I really want to double major in electrical engineering and computer science because between the three electrical engineering comes first, and very closely, computer science, and I'm really interested in both Electrical Engineering and Computer and I really can't choose between the two. The only reason why I was even considering computer engineering is because I thought it was basically the marriage of electrical engineering and computer science. </p>

<p>So what should I do?
- Double major in: EE & CS
- Major & Minor: EE minor in CS
- Single Major: CE </p>

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<p>You don’t need to make that decision now. Just apply to some really good schools that have all those majors(like Georgia Tech):slight_smile: and decide later.</p>

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<p>If i’m not mistaken MIT spearheads world advances in the field of AI. If that’s your primary interest I can’t think of a better place to be. If you can get in that is :D</p>

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<p>I was visiting a friend at MIT and they had robots doing this thing and that, walking around, etc. In 1989 *-:slight_smile: </p>

<p>CMU is also exceedingly good at robotics. Don’t worry about which major to go to, they’re all interweaved.</p>

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<p>One thing I would THINK (I am most certainly NOT an expert - just a parent :stuck_out_tongue: ) could be a factor is that deciding on a major could be beneficial. Some universities have computer engineering /electrical engineering in a completely different “school” than computer science. I’m not sure how big of an impact that would make in your courses so perhaps someone who does know could shed some light on whether or not it’s a big problem/hassle to change from one “school” to another within a university.</p>