Major Trouble

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<p>Hey guys , </p>

<p>I am a freshman at Dartmouth College. I eventually want to be a CEO/VP in a technology firm. I am interested in Comp Sci., Engineering and Econ. </p>

<p>The trouble is I can’t figure out what would be the best degree for me to get. </p>

<p>I am thinking about:</p>

<li><p>An Engineering science (A.B.) major with an Econ major and a C.S. minor. This, however, is going to be really hard to fit in all those courses in 4 years and I might end up screwing up my GPA.</p></li>
<li><p>An “engineering science modified with C.S.” and econ. double major. This is not as hard as the 1st option but the modified degree doesn’t give me too much knowledge in either engineering or C.S.</p></li>
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<p>Whichever major(s) I choose I am going to see if I can get a good job ( Consulting/Banking/Software), if I can’t then I am going to stay on for a 5th year and do a B.E. in Computer Engineering.</p>

<p>This is my plan right now. I am worried abt. biting more than I can chew and screwing up my GPA or being a-jack-of-all-traits-master-of-none. </p>

<p>What do you guys think would be a good major ? Should I just just pick one of these majors(e.g. Engineering Science) and hope things will work out?</p>

2

<p>Your major does not bind you to one career path. You might be angsting too much about this.</p>

<p>Which of these are you actually interested in? Note that “all of them” is a valid answer.</p>

3

<p>I think I am more interested in C.S. and engineering than Econ. But again its hard to say since I haven’t taken any engineering courses yet.</p>

4

<p>I think econ and CS will be enough if you want to work in the technology/business side, if you are worried about your GPA.</p>

<p>Oh, I think it might be a bit too soon to say that you want to be a CEO/VP eventually.</p>

5

<p>Go straight EE. Don’t worry about Econ. You can always go get an MBA. A lot of people do not have “econ” experience before they get their MBA, and they do well.</p>