<p>Hello.
So I will be going to cmc next year and I want to double/dual major in econ at cmc and cs at hmc. Has anyone done this? How intense is the cs workload? Finally, what type of laptop should I get that should suite me for a heavy cs courseload? I am pretty open on the price range, just no macs! Thanks for your help.</p>
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<p>It seems unlikely that you can pull it off. Mudd typically only offers minors to their own students who are taking off-campus majors (usually a student who started at Mudd and then wanted to change majors to a less sciency thing). I would imagine that in order to double-major, you’d have to take all of CMC’s core for the Econ, as well as all of Mudd’s very large core for the CS. Talk to Mudd and CMC for the possibility, and come back here asking for advice when you know it can be done. 
You might also want to see if you can do it with Pomona instead of with Mudd - I don’t know Pomona’s policies, but Pomona and Mudd share a lot of their CS degree.</p>
<p>As far as “how is the workload”, well, Mudd is known as a hard school, but I don’t know how hard the CS major is compared to the others.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Try doing it under the 3-2 program.</p>
<p>[Dual</a> Degree Programs](<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/archives/catalogue-08091/otherprograms1/dualdegrees.html]Dual”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/archives/catalogue-08091/otherprograms1/dualdegrees.html)</p>
<p>I would also suggest that you call/check with cmc to see how they would treat this double major. The workload arising from the required classes is not quite as much as Mudd engineering majors – who I think have a little less flexibility in the classes they can take because more are required. But it is still pretty intense. Particularly the requirements senior year for clinic. I am guessing that the double major through Pomona may be a better option.</p>
<p>Ok so from what I have researched it seems that it is possible because CMC offers a “dual” major which allows you to receive the same double degree (one from cmc and one from hmc) but actually cuts down the number of courses required to fulfill each major. I have looked into Pomona CS but personally I think I would enjoy Mudd’s CS program a lot better (just knowing me personality, past experience with cs, and friends that are at hmc). I have definitely heard that Pomona’s CS is easier.
Do hmc students welcome cmc students in their classes? I know a major selling point of cmc was the cross registration possibilities but is it really as easy/are the other college students as welcoming as they say?
Also, suggestions on the laptop? Thanks everyone!! :)</p>
<p>So it looks like you can reasonably complete the CS “Sequence” at CMC (6 courses) plus an econ major:</p>
<p>[Unofficial</a> Degree Audit Checklist, Office of the Registrar, Claremont McKenna College](<a href=“http://www.cmc.edu/registrar/requirements/cklist.php]Unofficial”>http://www.cmc.edu/registrar/requirements/cklist.php)</p>
<p>The total comes out to 27 courses, which is fewer than the typical 32 courses for a CMCer. </p>
<p>If you want to fulfill Mudd’s requirements for a CS Major, you’ll have to add 6 more courses, plus another one if you want to do a senior thesis in both CS and Econ. That’s 34. Plus, that’s the bare minimum, and you won’t have as much depth as other Econ and CS majors, which might be to your disadvantage when finding jobs. Of course, that’s assuming you’re looking for jobs in consulting or programming. Maybe you could find a job that requires both (I’m not really aware of anything like this aside from creating own startup company).</p>
<p>It’s normal at Mudd to take 5 courses a semester (40 courses total). I’d recommend doing this if you really want significant depth in both fields. Going to CMC though, you’ll find lots of distractions and you’ll always feel like you’re working harder than your friends. That’ll make it tough to keep a 5 course load. Plus, you have to petition for an overload at CMC, which requires a 10.5 (aka a 3.5) GPA–not trivial if you’re taking classes at Mudd.</p>
<p>So I’m confident you could finish a CS Sequence with econ. It’ll be harder for you to end up with a Double Major on your degree though.</p>
<p>Also, Mudd’s CS Dept. has courses set up so your OS doesn’t matter for most coursework. Windows, Mac, Linux are all fine, and I know CS majors who use each of them. Buy whatever laptop suits your needs. As a general rule, well-written code will execute quickly on any modern laptop. There are computer labs with powerful Macs and PCs for the few cases where your laptop can’t handle it.</p>
<p>I know someone who is doing Econ major at CMC and an engineering major at Mudd. So it is doable. Even if it’s not for you, you can always minor in CS here and pick the classes that will really benefit you. Some classes teach you things that you’ll probably never use anyway. If you’re only looking to be a developer after graduation, you just have to show them you can write code and know what you’re talking about.</p>
<p>You CAN double major at Mudd. It’s just not as common as at the other schools, and you will have much less free time. I think that if one of the majors is non-Mudd, then it shouldn’t be too bad. The only problem is that you’re a CMC student. That means that you have to do all the Mudd core (which takes up most of 3 semesters for Mudd students) in addition to the general requirements for CMC. And it is probably harder for you to register for those core Mudd classes as a CMC student.</p>
<p>I’ll detract from this for a bit, but when do HMC decisions come out?</p>