Transfer question

Transfer Students
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<p>I just found out that one of the Universities in my country (India) has a program tailored for students who want to transfer to a Uni in the US/UK/Australia. It's a 2 year program and there's a partnership with several tier-2 unis, just in case a student can't get admission to a university of his choice on his own.</p>

<p>I'm considering a career in investment banking, and this particular program offers only engineering as an option. So can I take Engineering (Computers) for 2 years, transfer and then double in Comp Eng + Economics? I realize I won't get any internships this way (and that's a significant disadvantage) but there's probably not much I can do about that. (I could try to intern after my 3rd year, I suppose) I'm willing to study during the summers too, FWIW, to get the required credits for a double degree, but I have no idea if this is possible at my first choice transfer colleges (Cornell, Columbia).</p>

<p>So is this possible? Should I go in for it? Could someone take me through the pros and cons of this option?</p>

<p>Thanks a lot for reading through this. Awaiting your reply. =)</p>

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<p>It should not be too much of an issue for you to transfer to an American school and major in Finance or Economics. </p>

<p>Unlike in certain European schools where you must begin studying for your major immediately upon enrollment to the university, in America the first two years of school are generally a broad spectrum of mathematics, sciences, humanities, and art courses.</p>

<p>For the most part you won’t begin taking those required major courses until your junior year anyways. Of course for a major like Finance you will have to take certain courses such as calculus, statistics, economics, and accounting as a freshmen and sophomore. </p>

<p>Depending on the university you might not even be required to declare engineering as your major until you have left. You should contact an adviser and ask them specifically what courses you would take but you should be fine.</p>