<p>I've seen a lot of posts about switching into other schools, and I just want to clarify some things for myself. I was accepted into Dietrich and Tech. I plan on majoring in polysci, but I also have interests in CS/ Engineering. If I commit to Dietrich, even if I can't transfer into the CS or Engineering schools, does that mean I can't do CS or engineering as a second major? For me, this is an extreme turn off, because it means I HAVE to choose one or the other. If I commit to CS, does that mean I can't minor in say philosophy. gender studies, anthro, etc?</p>
<p>You always have an option of double majoring, regardless of what school you are in. Some programs in CMU have restrictions on double majors or have special circumstances with regards to dm (i.e. Information Systems, Biomedical Engineering, etc), you have to look into those specifically. But you don’t need to transfer.
Although, I heard that when you’re double majoring it depends what’s your primary major (pretty obvious, I know) so the coursework will differ greatly and your diploma will say “B.S/B.A in Blah blah with a secondary major in Blah” (or something similar to that)
So it’s up to you whether you want to do “major in poly sci w/ secondary in CS/Eng” or “major in CS/Eng with secondary major in poly sci”.
As for minors, CS even requires a minor for graduation, so nobody will tell you “no” for any minor. You can also do multiple minors as long as you don’t kill yourself with the workload :)</p>
<p>There is definitely some way you have to apply for it, i.e. talk to your advisor and/or head of that department. CS is definitely a harder one to declare as dm, and it requires you to take a few courses (all the way up to 15-251, if you’ve heard rumors about it) first and do really well in them.</p>
<p>That is true about the enrollment (some courses might have reservations for majors) but again, if you really really want something, nobody is going to stop you. Most of the time they try to accomodate ppl on the waitlists (since some people drop in the beginning, etc) So waitlisted students still come into lectures and classes: that is no uncommon. However, waitlists <em>can</em> be long for popular classes and it’s a bit harder for freshmen to get the spots (the registration dates go by your year, seniors first, freshmen last)
I’m not sure why they did not put info about dm’s up on the website, but this is something we find out from our advisors when we ask, and from those students who have queried the CS staff (or even transferred)</p>
<p>You won’t be the only one 
Good luck!</p>