I have been accepted to both the colleges - UCD and UMN TC and am in a dilemma as to which to go to as both these colleges seem great!!
I main focus is at economics and data Science- UCD offers manegerial Economics and UMN offers bsc. econ.
I am interersted in both the course, but am serious on double majoring in Mathematical analytics and operations research(UCD) and statistics/comp science.
I like Davis as a place ( from the information I gathered), really liking the college town setting.
The cold in Minnesota does seem like a problem as I am from India, and am not used to the temperatures.
Intenrships and recrutiments do matter to me and want it to be placed as a top priority, therefore woud prefer the college with better recruitment chances…
If you are an international student, wouldn’t you be studying abroad relative to your country of citizenship or residence?
Also, internships and jobs in the US are significantly harder to get for someone on a student visa, compared to someone who is a US citizen or permanent resident.
@ucbalumnus Yes,I am an Internagtional student, but studying abroad in another country always seems exciting, especially when I get to study in two different countries without losing/falling behind in class.
I love UC-Davis’ campus & town. Minnesota is a great school situated in a very friendly, clean & attractive city, but if cold weather bothers you, then the choice is clear.
If Minnesota is considerably less costly, then you should really give strong consideration to that option. Save money for graduate school.
Minneapolis-St. Paul has a large immigrant community from Somali if I recall correctly. My point is that Minneapolis & St. Paul are open minded & accepting communities. But, it does get cold. Very cold.
UC-Davis is a great campus for warm weather & bike riding.
If you’ve been admitted to UC Davis for Econ, any major outside of their College of Letters & Science might be very difficult to transfer into. It seems as if there are enough variations on your major interests in L&S that you’d be fine, but if you wanted to switch to a major in the College of Engineering or Environmental Studies, it would be quite difficult to change majors.
At the UMN, you will need to complete Calculus 1, Business Statistics, Micro Economics, and Macro Economics with high grades - the internal transfer process is selective and competitive. These are the same basic courses you need to complete for the Business Management Minor, which you complete alongside Economics. https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/degrees/undergraduate/majors-and-minors/management-minor
However, your earlier plan to do Economics and a second major would make more sense (also, having the STEM major would allow you to do 2 years of OPT).
UCD offers CS in both L&S as well as Engineering so changing colleges shouldn’t be an issue. https://www.cs.ucdavis.edu/undergraduate/ A CS minor is also available at Davis.
Ahh! I was hopin to transfr to Managerial Economics ,which is in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The other major I was looking at in UCD were the Math. analytics and Opertaions Research.
@MYOS1634 , so doing a double major would be easier? I had initially taken applied econ. and wanted to change to BSc. as the BSc. seemed more solid in relations to what I really wanted to study.
If I can double major, I would go for the Finance and Risk Management course - To open up my chances for Acturial Science.
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Yep! But from what many people have told me - a minor isn’t as strong as a major and many recruiters do not even consider a minor.It is something you study just due to your interest in it and holds no strength in CV. That is why I am looking at double majoring.
Thanks a lot for the help!!
The BA is more flexible - it requires more foreign language courses but since I assume you speak another language it only means you’d get three extra courses to choose in the catalog.
@MYOS1634 , Sorry for the late repy.
I am actually lookign only for bsc. as it requires more math, and math is one of the subjects I am really interested in!
Yes, but just because you’re not required to take more math doesn’t mean you can’t take it: the three “free” classes you get to choose through the BA could all be advanced math classes. The more ‘free’ classes you get the more freedom to tailor your degree. Then on your resume, under ‘relevant coursework’, you list all your advanced math classes.
