<p>Will I die?</p>
<p>yes 10char.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Definitely, unless you are truly brilliant when it comes to Economics, Math, and Chemistry…</p>
<p>Otherwise, you can probably kiss your social life goodbye because you won’t be seeing the light of day for a few years 
(unless you open up the blinds in your dorm room). LOL</p>
<p>Okay. Math and Chem with a concentration in Econ. (Or as many Econ classes I can take even with the Core.)</p>
<p>Am I alive again?</p>
<p>only someone like CCNY can handle the double major you suggested</p>
<p>Aye. I looked over the Columbia FAQs and it turns out that even double majors were discouraged.</p>
<p>What I’m really asking is: Does having a major really matter? I know that at CC, all I’d need to graduate, other than the Core, is a concentration. I’ve been considering just doing three concentrations.</p>
<p>Maybe I’m sacrificing depth for breadth, and I might not even do this. But it’s something I want to think about.</p>
<p>I plan on going to graduate school. Will it hurt me in admissions to not have a major from Columbia?</p>
<p>@collegeftw</p>
<p>Hell no, I want a social life. I won’t do anything more difficult than chem with a concentration in math or physics.</p>
<p>LockLockBoy, I know you’re excited about college (as you should be), but you have about two years to decide majors and/or concentrations. (I’m assuming you’re a high school senior admitted ED to attend Columbia.) College is all about exploring, so don’t decide on anything until you’ve spent time on campus checking out the options. My Columbia son listed two potential majors on his application, but plans to major in neither.</p>
<p>As an employer, I can tell you a double major earns you no extra points, so why bother?</p>
<p>A. They won’t let you double-count credits, so the calculus you’d take for chemistry would have to be replaced with additional upper level math courses for the econ-math concentration.</p>
<p>B. I’m a chem major. It’s intense. Most people who come in intending to do chem don’t actually do it. I think it’s ~70 credits, plus your ~40 for the Core. To put this into perspective, a history major is somewhere ~30 credits.</p>
<p>What about in seas?</p>
<p>I applied for the 3-2 program. I’m currently a math major and physics minor in my junior year.</p>
<p>Is a computer engineering major and an industrial engineering minor doable?</p>
<p>The reason I ask is because I’ve started to look for summer internships in finance/accounting/anything else, and although a lot of them want finance and accounting majors which is understandable, the random ones i’ve seen would really like someone with experience in statistics. Its too late for me to take any stats courses though, or any finance/accounting courses.</p>
<p>@pbr
Actually, I applied RD. And since I don’t know if I got in, I’m feeling that I’ve been getting ahead of myself. I should wait for results before going crazy. ):</p>
<p>@schmivy
Oy, I should have applied for Chemical Engineering at SEAS. I just learned that the SEAS core is slightly different and more suited to my interests than the CC core. </p>
<p>Would it be stupid to email admissions now and ask them to switch my application to SEAS?<br>
Is it a better idea to wait till (if) I get in, and then internally transfer from a Math major to ChemE?</p>
<p>OK. As you don’t know whether you’re going to Columbia, I heartily endorse the idea of going outside to play (even in the snow at midnight). Nothing will be gained by trying to map out your single/double major/concentration at this point. Wait until you actually spend some quality time (up to two years) on campus, in classes, talking to classmates/advisors/professors, before you begin thinking about a discrete academic path. Seriously, with all affection, go outside and play.</p>