<p>Is it possible to double major in those fields at Cornell without overwhelming myself? I am applying with CS as my intended major, but I am also very interested in physics and I heard that a physics background can greatly complement CS. But I also know that both majors are difficult, so I'm wondering how much overlap/extra courses will I need to take to pull this off, and whether or not I'll end up drowning in schoolwork.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone who did that, so I can’t say for sure. You can look up the requirements for both majors on their websites easily enough. </p>
<p>I just wanted to say you should also consider the physics minor, which was just added this year. That would give you less pressure to take a lot of credits, but you’d still get a good organized series of physics courses.</p>
<p>Yup, I know a couple of AEP/CS double majors. It’s possible. I’m not sure about Physics/CS though.</p>
<p>It is possible, I am in arts and considering it.</p>
<p>Definitely possible, I know a couple people doing that.
Depends on what you’re capable of. It is certainly feasible taking 5 classes a semester, but for some people that’s a lot. Some people can handle more.</p>
<p>This is only possible in Arts because you can’t double major across two schools. Use google. I’m a freshman Engineer in CS at Cornell and I can tell you that double majoring in Physics and CS is possibly the dumbest thing a person could do. Both are incredibly cool fields. And both are insanely hard here. If I were you I’d do CS in Engineering and then fill up your election science requirement with a third physics class. You then could also use some of you liberal arts elective spots to do physics if you so wished. And then once you graduate you have a CS Engineering degree so you’ll get a job. There isn’t much benefit in double majoring in physics and CS. just take some physics classes as a CS major and you’ll get your fill and graduate with a job offer, not to say physics majors don’t get jobs it’s just essentially guaranteed if your CS plus you will prob get paid better. Those fields are very different and it would make for an impossible workload. Plus as a high school student you have no metric of understanding how hard the work is here. Don’t go into college with an impossible goal. Be reasonable and prepare to be surprised by the brave new world here.</p>