<p>I feel sorta embarassed asking this question seeing that I am a current undergrad here at Stanford, but I thought I might as well ask it. I've been looking at the Math and Computational Sciences major for a while and I think it would put my great quantitative skills/techy mind to great use and really prepares me for a job in Investment Banking (which is my goal after graduation). The classes all look very interesting which I couldn't say about any other major really and I think this is what I really wanted to learn (ideally) when I came to college. Also, its only 75 units, roughly 90 if I go for honors, so I could still coterm in MS&E, and if I hustle, in 4 years. Finally, it doesn't require labs, which is the thing I don't like the most about engineering (I have horrible fine motor skills) Thing is, I was planning on a major in EE and a coterm in MS&E (5 years) because I know you can't go wrong with an EE degree from Stanford. So here's the question to fellow (more senior) students, is MCS highly respected and which path would you recommend to a person "like me"? I know its hard to know who I am given what I've posted, but lets say I'm like a typical student at Penn's Jerome Fisher (engineering and Wharton) program. I saw the profiles for graduates and most of them seemed to be doing really impressive stuff, but given the economic downturn I don't want to have an unmarketable degree if finance is still sour when I graduate. Furthermore, MCS is a Stanford only degree, does this hurt with employers as well? Do any of you know MCS majors and what do they have to say about it? Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>What about the finance program at Stanford?</p>
<p>The one I know about works at Google. You can’t go wrong with MCS degree if you are good at it.</p>