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<p>You're welcome.</p>
<p>Engineering and math/cmpsc will be killer- everything else you can learn easily outside of a classroom.</p>
<p>I'm looking at engineering + math or engineering + economics - both combinations I've heard good things about.</p>
<p>This thread has risen from the dead... twice.</p>
<p>Steevee... It is quite odd that it has come to life AGAIN. LOL! It must have been such a great thread from the start.</p>
<p>And just as another update... I'm still on track to graduate this spring(which means I will spend 3 years for undergraduate) and then I'm working on applying to law school and graduate school this summer/fall. I have two free elective spaces this year and I think I'm going to take two graduate level urban planning courses. In addition to my minors, I've taken 3 courses in planning and land use which I feel may help me with admission to graduate school. My plan is to enroll in a dual degree program for my J.D and a masters in urban planning/community planning/etc.</p>
<p>has anybody ever heard of someone doing BME+Biology?</p>
<p>Yes. (10 char)</p>
<p>It's kind of odd though. I'd rather do a traditional discipline + biology.</p>
<p>Economics or history could both be good choices. I say, it all depends on what field of civil engineering you want to go in.
If you plan on going into design/analysis go into history. If you plan on going into the financial aspect/consulting do economics it will help you tremendously.
On this forum, Most people want MBAs lol....Including me, however, not until i get a masters in engineering.</p>
<p>Uri, do you mind me asking why you want a masters (I want a MBA after a Engineering degree so I'm contemplating if a Masters is worth it)?</p>
<p>The program I plan on taking provides a comprehensive examination of the technical side of engineering, and also addresses the administrative issues faced by today's engineers. I am so fascinated and in love with skyscrapers. It is my dream to work on one of these projects and an advanced degree definately will not hurt me. It is so rough to land even a relatively (I use this term elusively) low end position at one of the high end firms that arrogate the large projects, that a graduate degree would be necessary for such a large reach. </p>
<p>The MBA would be for career advancement. It cant hurt and would be considerably easily to complete considering the rigorous education and analytical skill I will have attained. I'm by no means bashing business program. An MBA is just so versatile and can do wonders for your career. </p>
<p>I've heard from a quite a few advisors and professors alike that for a student who has already obtained a masters in CivE, if matriculated, an MBA program would take a year to complete if attending summer and winter sessions, along with fall and spring.</p>
<p>Added: Keep in mind I am in NYC and the abundance of talent is mind-boggeling at times. I am also graduating CCNY (City College of New York) which is not one of the top engineering programs in the country it is ranked within the top 100, but closer to the bottom of the list. So, a Masters Degree would be critical to land a dream job over a Columbia or Cornell graduate. which will still be difficult even with the degree.</p>
<p>Question: How the heck can an engineering major even minor in anything else, never mind majoring in something else? My son is a ChemE major with a very defined curriculum which allows him exactly 4 elective courses (12 credits) over the course of 4 years! Are some engineering programs that much different?</p>
<p>toblin, you'd need a good deal of AP or dual enrollment classes coming in. i had 21 credits in AP's so i was able to double major in civil and math</p>
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<p>ekrim is correct in saying that AP credits and previously taken college credits allow for double majoring and multiple minoring. I believe my engineernig program has the same 4 elective credits free for students but of those four, two have to be related and the other two have to be in separate fields. So without having previous credits it would be very difficult to even minor without taking additional semesters. I came to college with multiple AP credits and was enrolled in a local college for a few years in high school(during summer and also during the school year) so I racked up quite a few credits. Then in addition I have taken advantage of intersessions.</p>
<p>4 elective classes, I only get 3.</p>
<p>A friend of mine only had four elective courses -- she ended up with two majors and two minors by taking between 20 and 29 hours per semester.</p>
<p>good god mollie. out of curiosity what were her majors and minors?</p>
<p>She doubled in chem E and biology, and minored in comparative media studies and biomedical engineering. As you can imagine, there was some overlap between some of the classes she had to take, but it was still pretty tough. :)</p>
<p>what are some good 2nd majors for computer science?</p>
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<p>I highly recommend math.</p>