<p>I was accepted to CMU(CIT)-ECE. What if I change my mind and want to do material science or,let's say, civil and environmental engineering. How hard it is to switch? Can I switch before school starts in fall? If I start out in my original major and change my mind, will it be too late once I've done 1 or 2 semesters? I'm afraid I'll get off-track and it will take me longer to graduate ( and my parents will kill me). What if I decide engineering is not for me. Can I switch to something else altogether and how hard would that be ? Also, how feasible is it to double major ( engineering and some other major)? I would really appreciate any input from past or present students!</p>
<p>Being ECE, it is very easy to switch. We have to take two intro engineering courses our freshman year, so changing is a piece of cake. However, being an ECE, why you would ever want to do that is beyond me.</p>
<p>Basically, take the classes you want to take. If they happen to conform to a major, pick that major.</p>
<p>two things when you think of switching</p>
<p>your grade (dean’s list looks nice)
your college rank (in my own made up ranking system)
SCS / CIT (ECE)
CIT (excluding ECE)
Tepper (although they think they are on top)
MCS (excluding CF)
HSS (excluding IS)</p>
<p>i’d say somewhere around this order. going up requires your grade to be good, going down is easier.</p>