Thanks for this. I think it’d be fantastic if I could think up a way to combine computer science with East Asian Studies, but so far I haven’t come up with much.
After viewing the advice given here, I’ll probably go for arts & sciences in schools that offer CS in arts.
The major/minor idea sounds good (I’d definitely want to take classes in both).
By the way, is it true that schools (T20s like Harvard, Yale, Cornell) admit by major? I’ve heard horror stories about computer science majors having a rough time because there’s so many kids applying to it. That’s one of the main reasons for my concern, as I’m somebody who is still debating between majoring in East Asian Studies and CS.
Do you think they’d view my application holistically (considering that I have varied interests and extracurriculars) or sort me into the cutthroat “CS STEM-boy admissions” pile and leave me to die?