<p>two schools i would recommend...</p>
<p>columbia: they have a 3/2 program in which you get degree from Columbia College in three years and then engineering degree from SEAS in 2 years. it worked out great for my brother (he eventually went to stanford engineering) and columbia is strong in humanities and relatively strong in engineering. but you have to apply to the columbia college, get in, and then apply from within college to the 3/2 program...</p>
<p>claremont mckenna: they also have 3/2 program where you can do a humanities degree at mckenna and then get engineering degree at stanford, columbia, or harvey mudd in two years (called management-engineering major). mckenna is one of the best LAC's in the country so should be pretty good at humanities...i think the engineering schools speak for themselves</p>
<p>i have almost the same dilemma as you so good luck with your search! but NYC and LA are completely different, but you will get the same quality education at both schools</p>
<p>CS and English... well since many schools are fantastic in English but a fewer number have the best resources for CS, you might want to start with CS. Carnegie Mellon has an overall reputation that includes CS and English; but some of the smaller colleges (Carleton, Davidson, Furman) and schools such as Rice (which is located in a great state for CS type work/internships) also have very strong programs like that. But, like everyone else has commented, double-majoring is really, really difficult. A CS degree with a Lit or Creative Writing minor might be more practical, especially at such demanding schools.</p>
<p>and the CMC dillio that DanE mentioned is for both business and engineering, as CMC is a leadership-oriented school. You might be forced to major in business, which at CMC does ensure a delightful liberal arts education, but may not provide for the English wiggle room you want...
But, I said it before, will say it again, you can't go wrong with the Claremonts.</p>
<p>to hollyert:</p>
<p>i thought "management" meant leadership stuff as well, but looking at the mckenna viewbook it indicated you could do economics, humanities, and some other fields as well. the name is kinda misleading...
but i agree, can't go wrong with claremont colleges (my first choice currently is pomona)</p>
<p>oops. I misunderstood the name. I suppose CMC is in general management sprinkled into the regular stuff.</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon has a great CS department and they require you to minor in something else, but I don't know about a double major.</p>