<p>Okay, I want to get a combined 5 year degree in Engineering and Business (or a double major if the school doesn't offer combined degrees). I want to work in the field of advertising and it would give me an advantage in the business world if I knew something about engineering. Well the thing is, I don't know if I should apply to the business school, engineering school, or both?! </p>
<p>**ps..What do double majors apply too? How do they do it?</p>
<p>thanks guys!!!</p>
<p>Not every college makes you apply separately to different schools within it. MIT, for example, does not.</p>
<p>Why do you think being an engineer will give you an advantage in the business world?</p>
<p>Univ. of Pennsylvania has a combined program, the Jerome Fisher Management/Technology program. Pretty selective. I believe you apply directly to the program at time of admission to Penn. I’m told it is more business than engineering.</p>
<p>Are you wanting to work in the engineering field? Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering offers a minor in engineering management, their most popular minor. Students interested in this minor want to work in the engineering field, but at the business or management end.</p>
<p>The double major question is not something to approach lightly if you are applying to an engineering school. The rules differ a lot depending on the school, and on the particular engineering specialty, as well as the amount of AP or university credits you enter a school with. If your plans definitely require doing more than one major, you need to begin a correspondence with the undergraduate program directors of programs that interest you and clarify your situation.</p>
<p>FWIW, engineering is a pretty demanding field, in general. I don’t know too many people who see themselves as future advertising professionals who would be willing to give engineering studies the necessary effort. The interest level just wouldn’t be there. Take a close look at the required coursework before you leap into anything.</p>