<p>I am interested in Double Majoring - Finance with either Mathematics or Computer Science. How good are those programs at Drexel.</p>
<p>In addition, does Drexel give merit aid, and if so, about how much aid can I expect with these stats:</p>
<p>White Male From Maryland
SAT I : 790 CR, 760 M, 710 W (Retaking in the fall... I am sure I can get at least my math score to 800.)
SAT II: 800 Math II, 790 Physics, 750 World History
AP Scholar with currently all 5's on the 10 AP Tests I have taken.
Unweighted GPA 3.6, Weighted 4.35
260 Service Hours, Will Probably Get Up To 300 By The Time I apply.
EC[s Include Captain/Founder Economics Challenge Team, Vice President Of Robotics Club, Co-Captain Of The Math Team.
I was an AIME Participant, Have won numerous programming competitions, and am also a national semifinalist for the Physics Olympiad. I also got second place regionally for physics Bowl.</p>
<p>Finally, I have done a summer internship at an IT firm, and next year as part of the Superintendent Student Leadership Program, will be interning at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>Does ANYBODY have any thoughts?</p>
<p>Hi Euroazn,</p>
<p>i figure i’d chime in. i’ve seen people with your exact situation and this is what you want to major in: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/drexel-university/680451-drexels-business-engineering-major-unique-prestigious.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/drexel-university/680451-drexels-business-engineering-major-unique-prestigious.html</a></p>
<p>The B&E program is the perfect fit for you. if you attempt to double major in math/finance or finance/cs you’ll quickly realize it’s nearly impossible in a good timeframe, a waste of time and money. with the B&E program you can major in finance and it has a virtually built in math minor. You can pitch the B&E major a number of ways, but one of the popular ways to pitch it is as a financial enigneering/quantitative finance major and graduates have been recruited by the leading investment banks. just off the top of my head, i know there are many co-op positions available at SIG, goldman sachs, and chase.</p>
<p>just realize that the major is not as easy as a regular finance major, and you’ll be working your ass off taking the same core classes as engineers. there are a lot of people that end up dropping the B&E program for regular business, which is unfortunate because in the very end just having a business administration degree won’t necessarily set you apart from many other candidates competing for jobs. </p>
<p>good luck and let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks. Any Drexel web pages with employment figures for the B&E program?</p>
<p>Not sure where they are off the top of my head but grads from the B&E program have higher salaries than non B&Es. I’ll PM you with a professor to ask your questions to.</p>
<p>Drexel offers merit scholarships up to full tuition. You can find more information here: [Undergraduate</a> Grants and Scholarships | Student Resource Center/Financial Aid | Drexel University](<a href=“Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central”>Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central)</p>
<p>Drexel also has an honors college that you would seem to be a good fit for:
[Prospective</a> Students - Pennoni Honors College](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/honors/opportunities/resources/Prospective%20Students/]Prospective”>http://www.drexel.edu/honors/opportunities/resources/Prospective%20Students/)</p>
<p>How good is Drexel? No offence, but it’s overshadowed by UPenn, which is right beside it. With your stats, why don’t you apply to UPenn? Penn has the Jerome Fisher program in management and technology, which combines wharton and engineering. If you’re interested in investment banking, I would go wharton. You have some decent stats too.</p>