Switching majors

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cooper Union
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<p>I am a going to be a sophomore at Cooper in the fall. I'm studying civil engineering right now but I'm thinking about switching to the BSE program.</p>

<p>I'm planning to go to graduate school. I haven't decided what I want to study in graduate school but I know it's NOT engineering. The two main programs I really, really want to enroll in are the MIT math Ph.D program or the MIT physics Ph.D program. Yes, I understand they are both nearly impossible to get in and you need really good grades and a lot of research experience. Also, coming in as an engineering major...I might not have enough classes in math/physics.</p>

<p>I was also considering going to Wharton to study actuarial science (the MBA program).</p>

<p>Should I switch to the BSE program at Cooper? They don't have a math, physics, or actuarial science major and I heard that BSE is what you should study if you don't want to do engineering in graduate school. Will switching over to BSE increase my chances of getting into graduate school for math/physics/actuarial science?</p>

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<p>I personally think that electrical engineering would prepare you better for a grad in math or physics. Its more math intensive than CivE but more difficult which may cause you to have a lower GPA.</p>

<p>Rankings
Preparation:

  1. EE
  2. BSE
  3. CE</p>

<p>Final GPA:

  1. CE
  2. BSE
  3. EE</p>

<p>Normality for going to math/physics grad

  1. EE
  2. BSE
  3. CE</p>
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<p>For either BSE will probably be better, though EE is fine as well. You should talk to Uglesich if you are interested in Physics Grad school and Agrawal for Math, though Agrawal has helped people with Physics before as well. Fontaine would be a good person to talk to as well; he has a Masters from Currant. Wolf is better for Law school; he teaches at one. In the EE department, Stochastics would be a good class to take/sit in on, as this will cover most of probability.</p>