<p>If I go to Penn and get a B.S.E./B.A.S. in Comp. Sci. plus a B.A. in philosophy, and I end up deciding to get a comp sci job in industry (instead of going into academia as intended), would that be better than having a single B.A. with double majors in Comp. Sci./Cognitive Science from another school, such as UC Berkeley?</p>
<p>Also what are the impacts of having a B.A.S. and B.S.E.? Would the comp. sci./ cog. sci. dual-degree program prepare me if I wanted to get a PhD in cognitive science?</p>
<p>“If I go to Penn and get a B.S.E./B.A.S. in Comp. Sci. plus a B.A. in philosophy, and I end up deciding to get a comp sci job in industry (instead of going into academia as intended), would that be better than having a single B.A. with double majors in Comp. Sci./Cognitive Science from another school, such as UC Berkeley?”</p>
<p>As long as you have a degree in computer science and then want to get a CS-related job, I wouldn’t say any other degree or major makes any significant difference.</p>
<p>“Would the comp. sci./ cog. sci. dual-degree program prepare me if I wanted to get a PhD in cognitive science?” </p>
<p>I’m not an expert in cognitive science, but in general yes. Read what sort of preparation top PhD programs in cognitive science expect, and then decide.</p>
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Also what are the impacts of having a B.A.S. and B.S.E.? "</p>
<p>The impact is more in the preparation that the extra courses that you take in the BSE give you. Resume-wise it may not make such a big impact, but it will definitely impact in terms of overall amount of concepts you’re familiar with, as well as practical programming experience.</p>