<p>Hey!
I am a computer engineering major(freshman)and am at a not-so-well-known state university because of financial reasons...i want to go to a top grad school like MIT/Stanford..so am looking for ways to enrich myself. Do you guys think that doing a double major in comp engg and math would help my chances?I really like math but i was wondering whether the combo would give me an advantage...maybe if i do research with the math department as well?
i am interested in pursuing a masters degree..
also is it true that it is easier to get into schools like MIT/Stanford/Berkeley for masters than Phd?</p>
<p>bumpbumpbump</p>
<p>Did you seriously just try to use BUMP on a thread that was already at the top?</p>
<p>He (?) did.
And now he’s getting another alert with no answer at all :-)</p>
<p>No, seriously:
Masters can be loads easier than PhD for funding reasons (pay for yourself…).</p>
<p>Double majoring doesn’t make you stand out, but I heard it doesn’t hurt to take hard math classes (Real, complex analysis, “hard” linear algebra, maybe algebra or topology) if you are already interested in that field. </p>
<p>Research and publications are the key. You’re still a freshman, so you have plenty of time for that. Read around a lot (other forums too) and start studying for the GRE subject early.</p>
<p>This info is coming from computational science field…</p>
<p>Yes, a double major wont make you stand out. It’s your undergraduate research, publication, and your LoR that’s going to really help you get in. Make sure your GPA is very very high (4.0) if it’s a not-so-well known state college. Double majoring might actually hurt that GPA though…</p>