<p>yea, thats EXACTLY what i was thinking. If i can make it into CIT/TEPPER/MCS im going to work hard and get a transfer + i want to double major in business so getting into tepper wont be that bad hmm.</p>
<p>Um.. have you seen SCS avg starting salaries? They are higher than any other school (even MIT) at around 70k starting!</p>
<p>You definitely dont' need a business double major as SCS majors work in both business and computer fields. </p>
<p>Not to mention, a double major in SCS is pretty academic suicide. Few SCS people double major as the courseload itself is time-consuming and hard. Getting a 3.0+ in SCS is pretty much guaranteed top places like the new Google (CMU professor heads this company sect in Pitts) and Microsoft, IBM, etc. </p>
<p>Risking a double major and lowering your GPA below your peers may not be a good idea. </p>
<p>Remember to work hard and basically as long as you keep above a 3.0 freshman gpa, you can easily transfer as long as you TAKE THE NECESSARY CLASSES.</p>
<p>Once you take those classes, the gates will open. I do not know the exact names/course pre-requisites so you can check 'em later if you get in or do more research over the summer.</p>
<p>heh:) well depending on how hard the classes are for me i will choose from there i suppose. (i still think double majoring is cool -> i tend to commit suicide a lot [ taking 10 classes this year LOL ] )</p>
<p>(but im maintaining a 3.9 this year so not bad:P</p>
<p>hmm, odd. I've been hearing from my friend (freshman at scs currently) that SCS is <em>extremely hard to TRANSFER into</em> and even people who have contributed to the linux kernel could not get in. However, that it is very possible to double major in. </p>
<p>I say go for an MBA rather than a business major. Nowadays a business degree is in order for comp sci majors since most of them go into management. </p>
<p>I doubt <em>few</em> people double major SCS as SCS students are required to take a minor. I would think that it wouldn't be too many classes to tack on in order to double major.</p>
<p>"I doubt few people double major SCS as SCS students are required to take a minor. I would think that it wouldn't be too many classes to tack on in order to double major."</p>
<p>I was curious too so I tallied up the numbers from the 2005 graduation booklet (which I attended). Quite an accomplished group:</p>
<p>In the program of 153 SCS graduates:</p>
<p>--27 had no other major or minor, just CS major, so maybe it isn't a set in stone requirement after all, or else they just aren't listed.</p>
<p>--74 had one minor plus CS major</p>
<p>--20 had double minor plus CS major</p>
<p>--6 earned one additional major and a minor in addition to CS major</p>
<p>--25 double majored with CS</p>
<p>--1 (my favorite:)) triple major and a minor. She majored in CS, Engineering and Public Policy, and European Studies, PLUS minored in French.....jeez</p>
<p>also this doesn't include (not listed) those who also got a masters in something (S was one so there must have been others).</p>
<p>Yea they are required a minor. Lots of people apparently do a ECE/CS double major here.</p>
<p>Since the two are so similar. A business/CS is harder than say, CS/writing or CS/ECE.</p>