<p>To any current Stanford students or alums: can you tell me about the MS&E program? Is it similar to Penn's Jerome Fisher program? I'm interested in how this program combines business with engineering. Where do most grads end up (in business school, grad school)? Also, what type of career would this program prepare students for? I appreciate any input.</p>
<p>I was considering this program as well. Thanks for asking the question!</p>
<p>Yeah the MS&E program is for pre-business people who want to get into the top I-banking/internship positions after graduation as a final stepping stone into the top business schools like Stanford Biz and Harvard Biz. </p>
<p><em>cough</em> greedy bastards <em>cough</em></p>
<p>Is MS&E a co-term or a double major?</p>
<p>It is a regular major in the engineering school, and it is also a co-term. You can do the co-term if you major in another department.</p>
<p>If I'm interested in going to B-School, is Economics something good to major in or are programs like MS&E better? I don't really have an engineering background, but I was wondering....</p>
<p>You can go to B-school with either, I am not sure if one or the other is preferred. You should read the specific requirements for each major - they are VERY different- and see which is of more interest to you.</p>
<p>I see, isn't there some Public Policy and Economics co-term?</p>
<p>Well, you can do a dual major in political science and economics, or BS in one and co-term in another. I'm not sure if there is a special program for those two fields, though.</p>
<p>Getting back to the original topic, do most people in MS&E go on to grad school or business school? I'm considering pursuing a co-term in this major, but is it practical to get an MS, or would an MBA be more useful?</p>
<p>I was considering a double in Political Science and Economics with some higher-level math as well. In answer to you, ForeverZero, I don't think there's a special program for that double.</p>
<p>Is this MS&E BETTER for I-banking than my planned route?</p>
<p>During my vist to Stanford last month, the tour guide (who's a Senior I believe) said that a very small percentage like 6% double major.
I did remember him mentioning somethung about Politcal Science + Economics Major though, but I can't recall it right now.</p>
<p>thats weird. I have been looking through Facebook and most kids have a double major. it was rare for me to see a person with only one major</p>
<p>A lot of people have two or more "majors" on thefacebook because they include their minors or other general interests. But the stats are true, most people aren't doing multiple majors at Stanford.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman pursuing an MS&E BS degree. Please know that people can coterm in MS&E as well as do the BS. It's preferable to econ only if you're interested in going into a more technical field or want to graduate from the school of engineering. I honestly think it's much more practical than econ because you can take classes on entreprenuership and engage in projects with real companies in the bay area. But that's just me. Econ is too theoretical for me. I also like how the department is much smaller than Econ (which is one of the largest departments in the University).</p>
<p>If you have any specific questions please ask.</p>