<p>I don't know much about the Quantitative Social Science Scholars Program at CMU but am VERY interested - so if anyone can tell me anything at all I'd really appreciate it! </p>
<p>In terms of:
1) how rigorous is it?
2) is it open to everyone or not?
3) how is it regarded by recruiting companies or for internships?
4) what kind of curriculum is covered, how does it work in general, etc.</p>
<p>or anything else you can tell me about it! </p>
<p>Thanks soooo much! :) I really appreciate it!!! :)</p>
<p>The program is rigorous, limited to a group of 10-15 incoming freshmen students, and curriculum covers topics in economics, statistics, game theory, mathematical modeling, and decision science. </p>
<p>I can’t say much about internships and recruiting as most of us tend to do summer research rather than internships. However, I know that companies at the job conferences are impressed when they see QSSS on my resume.</p>
<p>I am a current sophomore majoring in Decision Science, and I love being in the QSSS program.</p>
<p>“Students admitted to the program as freshman will be invited to live in a designated cluster of rooms on campus. The common living experience will help cement a group identity, foster a collaborative work culture, and add an experiential component to the program.”</p>
<p>How’s this going to help business students in Tepper?</p>
<p>All students admitted into the QSSS program will have to option to live in special rooms in Mudge House. This will allow you to meet the other students in the program and interact with them on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Depends what you mean by “workload will be heavily increased”. You’ll be expected to do a senior thesis, so you will have to do undergraduate research at some point in your studies. </p>
<p>In terms of coursework, you’ll be taking special courses that are more mathematically-oriented compared to other H&SS courses.</p>
<p>How feasible would it be in this program to double major in Decision Science and Economics and study abroad? I’m looking at a sample schedule and it looks like it’s really packed just with Decision Science alone.</p>
<p>If I am not mistaken, all of the courses you will have to take for the QSSS program will also count as courses for one of the two majors. Since you won’t be taking any additional courses solely for the QSSS program, I think it would be possible for you to study abroad as well.</p>
<p>I believe you are supposed to send an e-mail to the admissions office saying you accepted the offer. It should have said something like that in your letter of acceptance into the program.</p>
<p>Hi! I have a few more questions about QSSS if you dont mind. :)</p>
<p>Is it helpful for the medical track/science major? Are you allowed to enter two colleges? What is so beneficial about the QSSS? Can you major in Biology but still attend QSSS? Are there usually more guys than girls? (haha I was browsing the website and found the “Meet the Scholars page” where only one of them was a girl). </p>
<p>They usually take just around 15-20 people to be in the program, but since I’m guessing the people that they do invite are the ones that applied to CMU with the most competitive applications/scores/qualifications, many don’t usually accept the offer because they decided not to attend CMU or they choose to be in the Science and Humanities Scholars Program or just the Humanities Scholars Program instead of QSSS, since QSSS is still newer and some of the others are more established. I would say that the QSSS Program tailors to a very select group of students.</p>
<p>@Lavy27: If they haven’t given you any sort of indication that they have received your email, then I would probably call or email them again :)</p>
<p>I notice that students should maintain a high grade point average in core courses to remain in the program. Are there truly some guys forced to leave the program? Sounds so rigorous…</p>
The program looks incredible. Is there any additional FA awarded to students invited to QSSS? What have people done who have graduated through this program?
I was invited to join either SHS or QSSS. Since I’m an international student, I cannot say much about financial aid. I did emailed the program counselor about their current students. It seems that you are pretty much stuck with math/stat courses and consequently graduate programs/jobs related to those concepts, so I guess it really depends on what you want from your undergraduate experience.
, what should I do next? CMU did not send anything to me about accepting the offer to the program.</p>