<p>I was accepted to NU's MMSS program and Berkeley and now have to decide between these two. One issue I'm facing is that I'm not entirely sure which direction I want to go in the future. I'm not sure whether I want to go into software engineering or finance/consulting. At both schools, I'd probably double major in CS/Econ, as I have a lot of AP credit. NU's MMSS is a definite plus for finance, while Berkeley is great for CS. Does anyone have an idea which school would be better for exploring both options? I'm planning on visiting both soon but the academic opportunities are definitely more important for me over the environment.</p>
<p>For CS, Berkeley, no doubt. But Northwestern isn’t that bad, isn’t it? Just go where you get more scholarship at.</p>
<p>Assuming that you’re doing CS in the College of Letters and Sciences, at Berkeley you’ll have the option of taking both CS and Econ pre-req classes before having to declare a major after your sophomore year. Since you’re also interested in finance/consulting, I would look into applying for Haas Business School as well. If you’re up for it it’s possible to work on both CS and Econ/Haas pre-reqs until you decide whether you want to double major or just focus on one path.</p>