<p>I'm a sophomore Economics major at a mediocre public college and I have been planning on transferring out since freshman year. I have close to a 4.0 and 2200+ SATs. I was going to apply to schools like Cornell and Georgetown for transfer.</p>
<p>I have taken a number of economics courses since I've been here but last semester, I took an introductory computer science course and fell in love. I have been planning on transferring to a top school and majoring in economics but I have found that I really like computer science. However, since I only have one CS class on my resume and since I have only taken calculus 1, I don't think I would be competitive to get into Cornell or any top college's Computer Science program. I think I have a decent shot at some good Economics programs though.</p>
<p>If I get into Cornell as an Economics major, could I change my major to Computer Science (it's in the same college if I do a BA in Computer Science) after being accepted? Or could I double major? I don't mind staying an extra semester or two (if they even allow that).</p>
<p>I would just stay at my current college and major in computer science but my current college and its CS program are really weak.</p>
<p>Well, you’d have to check with the school. Most will allow you to change your major, but many will not allow you to stay more than 8 semesters in school, so you need to be sure you could do it. You’d have an easier time if you weren’t already a sophomore.</p>
<p>I dont know about Econ, but for CS, I can briefly talk about. Cornell offers CS major at both the College of Engineering and College of Arts and Sciences. For transfers, College of Engineering is much more difficult to receive acceptance from (5-7%) so be aware if your goal is simply studying at Cornell rather than studying at the College of Engineering. </p>
<p>People can of course change majors in CAS, but I don’t know what’s involved, particularly for a new transfer student already coming in as a junior, which is when majors are declared. Nor do I know what standards CS employs for majors. This last, plus double majoring possibilities, should be decipherable from the university website I would think, or you could ask someone at CAS or admissions, and the CS department.</p>
<p>You can always apply, and worry about getting further to the bottom of these issues if you are accepted. You seem like a competitive candidate, however CAS transfer admissions rates have been pretty low in recent years so nothing is guaranteed.</p>