<p>if i apply for ece and i dont make it, do they still allow me to be admitted to cit?</p>
<p>Yes, you can still get into CIT, and you can even go for a double major in ECE if you'd like (From what I've heard..if someone could confirm, that'd be great). A lot of kids interested in robotics go for MechE/ECE for example.</p>
<p>Let me clear some stuff up about double majoring:
You cannot double major in two <em>core</em> engineering majors:
Core engineering majors include:</p>
<p>Civil
Mechanical
Electrical/Computer
Chemical
Materials Science</p>
<p>If you're in CIT you MUST be studying one of the above majors, but in addition to the above majors you can double with one of the following:</p>
<p>Engineering and Public Policy</p>
<h2>Biomedical Engineering</h2>
<p>Here's the deal with admittance to ECE and what not:
If you arent admitted to ECE, you can still be admitted to CIT as a "restricted student," which means you aren't <em>in</em> the ECE program, but you're an engineer BUT, you can still studying ECE, and here's how:</p>
<p>You come to CIT as a restricted student, you take "Intro to Electrical/Computer Engineering" (you have to take one intro course each semester). Half-way through the second semester, around March, they ask all unrestricted students (kids who got into ECE) what they want to major in. I think they have around 150 slots for ECE majors each year. If they get less than 150 responses from unrestricted students... for example, if they get 120 responses, they ask all restricted students (people who didn't get into ECE) if they want to study ECE. Since they have 30 slots open they take the top 30 restricted students who want to transfer into ECE and allow them to study ECE. Last year, everyone who wanted to study ECE and was restricted was allowed in the program (just to give you an idea). </p>
<p>Hope that clears some stuff up.</p>
<p>Walden! One doubt. I have applied for ECE. i get admitted into it,say. After the first year, if performance is not up to the mark, will I be dropped out of ECE and someone -restricted but with higher GPA - allowed to get in. Does such a thing happen? A person admitted to a very competitive subject like ECE is forced to leave it after one year and go for some other course because GPA is not good, something like that?</p>
<p>That doesn't happen. The only way a non-restricted student is not an ECE major is if he/she chooses not to be an ECE major. Once you're admitted, you're admitted.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot. It puts my mind at ease. I find from these columns that ECE can be tough. Being International, I may need time to adjust as you mentioned somewhere else to me. I was getting worried somewhat. It is nice to chat with some student like this.</p>
<p>Walden a query from my side....I have applied to CIT but assume that after some bizzare series of events, like a brainwash from my friends that SCS is better, I want to goto SCS...will i be able to get a transfer since actually i am not a "restricted" student?? or if thats true then will the "restricted" students get a preference??</p>
<p>SCS is a completely different school from CIT. You would apply to the school as an internal transfer as you would any other school at the university, and you would receive no preference.</p>
<p>no i was talking about the students who were not admitted in comp science (unlike me) getting a preference...the "restricted" ones as walden said...</p>
<p>No, for the SCS, students who are not admitted are given no preference. It only works like that for ECE because students can still be admitted into CIT, just not the ECE program.</p>
<p>dexter</p>
<p>ECE = Electrical/Computer Engineering (in CIT - this is where the (non)restricted rule comes in)</p>
<p>SCS = School of Computer Science</p>
<p>Walden! You had earlier mentioned that double majoring in two core areas in Engg not allowed- like Mech and ECE for example. Can one double major in ECE and SCS? They are diff schools-both competitive. is there any selection procedure as otherwise SCS may think it is a back door entry to their dept? Thanks.</p>
<p>ECE SCS is possible and quite common. The "Computer Engineering" track of ECE has many courses that coincide with the CS major.</p>