<p>Please recommend me some good schools that fit my interests. I'm thinking of doing a double major in Business / Computer Science but I've only looked into schools like Carnegie Mellon University so I'm looking for more recommendations on colleges. </p>
<p>I have a 2220 SAT with a probably high GPA (My school does 100 point system and I get 102~103ish weighted but I also have a pretty rigorous course curriculum) and OK ECs. </p>
<p>So I'm looking for reasonable recommendations to colleges that I can aim for next year (currently Junior).</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
University of California-Berkeley (Haas)
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (Ross)
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)</p>
<p>Thanks I should say though, I am probably in need of some financial aid (have a twin brother going to college same year) and even though I’m open to out of state options, I would prefer somewhere reasonably close to NY. </p>
<p>Also are double majoring in these two fields easy in those schools? I heard it’s hard to double major like this in many colleges.</p>
<p>Double majoring in Engineering and Business is difficult, but at most universities, CS is also offered in the college of arts and sciences. In those cases, double majoring is not that difficult. </p>
<p>I forgot to add Cornell University and NYU among the schools with top Business and CS departments. It is possible to major in Business and Minor in CS and py resident tuition at Cornell because Business is part of the college of agriculture, which is public. Then again, Cornell will meet your financial needs.</p>
<p>Also, do not feel obligated to major in Business. A double major in Economics and CS from a top university (like Brown, Chicago, Columbia, Dartmouth, Duke, Harvard, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford, Yale etc…) will serve you just as well as majoring in Business at one of the top Business schools.</p>
<p>Your motivation for this particular double major?</p>
<p>Depending on that, CS + economics, or CS + electives in economics and/or business, may be suitable.</p>
<p>If CS is available in a non-engineering division (e.g. arts and sciences), then doing a double major is more feasable, particularly if you do economics and it is also in the same division.</p>
<p>Also, note that some posters in the “Engineering Majors” forum section have a dim view of engineering or CS majors who doubled in business, since they are seen as using engineering or CS as a stepping stone to management, rather than people who think of engineering or CS as something desirable to do in and of itself.</p>
<p>@Alexandre do you think I really can get into Cornell with a good financial aid? To be honest I haven’t considered Cornell as an option until I just read your post. </p>
<p>Also to be honest, what’s the difference between Economics and Business? :P</p>
<p>@ucbalumnusWell I guess part of my motivation would be the fact that I’ve been running an online ecommerce business since Summer before 9th grade. Since then and even before, I’ve always wanted to become a businessman in the future but also, I’ve always been close with computers and I knew I wanted to do something computer related as well. (My friend suggested me app developing career for this double major which didn’t sound that bad too) </p>
<p>Also what do you mean by a dim view? Thought you were trying to say that they have a vague idea of this kind of double major but after reading that entire last sentence of yours, it sounded like they don’t like people who do this kind of double major? Sorry if I misunderstood. :P</p>
<p>Oh okay I see. If that’s the case I might just focus on a CS major but I could still take some business classes (but not for a minor/major) to learn some business concepts right?</p>
<p>Brown has a number of combination computer science degrees. The one closest to your needs would be a combo CS/economics degree, but there are also CS/math and CS/applied math degrees.</p>
<p>You can take some business classes but it will probably depend on how many business majors are waiting to take the same course. At many schools they would have priority on the classes.</p>
<p>Note that many business courses are applied versions of courses found in other departments, so if non-major access to business courses is too difficult, some of the other courses may be worth taking as substitutes. For example:</p>
<p>intermediate micro/macro economics: intermediate micro/macro economics in economics department
finance: finance in economics department
organizational behavior: sociology of work
social/political/ethical environment of business: similar courses in sociology department</p>
<p>However, some courses like accounting are probably unique to the business department.</p>
<p>Brown is not unique in the ability to double major in CS+economics or CS+math, although it may be somewhat easier given the lack of breadth requirements there.</p>
<p>Well, Brown is pretty tough to get into – 8-9% overall acceptance rate – but it’s not always as obvious a choice for CS as say, MIT or CMU. So it’s no harder to get as an intended CS major than as an English major. And if you do get in, a lot of the CS graduates get picked off by the likes of Google, Apple, and Microsoft, plus consulting and Wall Street firms.</p>
<p>Google, Apple, Microsoft, and other large well known companies recruit widely. Elite banking and consulting companies are said to be much more narrow in their college recruiting.</p>
<p>Fantastic Business + Computer Science programs (if you care about “rankings”, McCombs School of Business and the CS major are among the top in the country.) Cheap(er) than most and you’re in Austin, one of the coolest places ever. Look into the school’s honors programs in both fields: Business Honors and Turing Scholars. Plan II Honors is pretty awesome too (I’ve been accepted into it) and is pretty flexible when it comes to double and even triple majoring. Just food for thought because I think Texas is a very underrated school, especially on this website.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your suggestions, I’ll include these schools in my next chance thread. And yea I think a business major is the better choice for me than an economics major.</p>
I should say though, I am probably in need of some financial aid (have a twin brother going to college same year) and even though I’m open to out of state options, I would prefer somewhere reasonably close to NY. </p>
(Probably a dumb question)</p>
And yea I think a business major is the better choice for me than an economics major.</p>