<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm interested in both biology and computer science, so Course 6-7 (Computer Science and Molecular Biology) interests me. However, I wonder if this kind of "hybrid" major won't be looked upon as favorably as double majoring in Course 6-3 and 7? How much extra work would it be to double major vs. taking 6-7?</p>
<p>Doubling in 6-3 and 7 would be a lot of extra work, but it’s doable. You can check out the course catalog and compare requirements:
[MIT</a> Course Catalog](<a href=“Welcome! < MIT”>Welcome! < MIT)</p>
<p>Honestly, don’t worry about it now. Wait until you get in. This is the type of question many freshmen are asking right about now. You’re not at that point yet. So just worry about what’s important: the application.</p>
<p>I was a double-major myself, so I feel comfortable advising you not to be misled by thinking that completing a double major is useful in and of itself, or that it impresses grad schools/employers unduly. </p>
<p>What’s useful in terms of grad school/employment is to know things, and to know how to do things, and to know how to access, process, and synthesize information in your field(s). A double major is not very useful as a credential – it’s useful in terms of the breadth of knowledge it implies you’ve obtained in two different fields. In that sense, majoring in 6-7 is not any less useful than doubling in 6 and 7, and seems to be rather logistically simpler.</p>