aangel42

I don't know much about the Quantitative Social Science Scholars Program at CMU but am VERY interested - so if anyone can tell me anything at all I'd really appreciate it!

In terms of:
1) how rigorous is it?
2) is it open to everyone or not?
3) how is it regarded by recruiting companies or for internships?
4) what kind of curriculum is covered, how does it work in general, etc.

or anything else you can tell me about it!

Thanks soooo much! I really appreciate it!!!

Getsuga

Here is the website for the QSSS Program:
Davis Quantitative Social Science Scholars Program - Carnegie Mellon University

The program is rigorous, limited to a group of 10-15 incoming freshmen students, and curriculum covers topics in economics, statistics, game theory, mathematical modeling, and decision science.

I can't say much about internships and recruiting as most of us tend to do summer research rather than internships. However, I know that companies at the job conferences are impressed when they see QSSS on my resume.

I am a current sophomore majoring in Decision Science, and I love being in the QSSS program.

d313711

Hi

what's this mean?

"Students admitted to the program as freshman will be invited to live in a designated cluster of rooms on campus. The common living experience will help cement a group identity, foster a collaborative work culture, and add an experiential component to the program."

How's this going to help business students in Tepper?

Getsuga

All students admitted into the QSSS program will have to option to live in special rooms in Mudge House. This will allow you to meet the other students in the program and interact with them on a daily basis.

d313711

Does that mean the workload will be heavily increased?

Getsuga

Depends what you mean by "workload will be heavily increased". You'll be expected to do a senior thesis, so you will have to do undergraduate research at some point in your studies.

In terms of coursework, you'll be taking special courses that are more mathematically-oriented compared to other H&SS courses.

chaosakita

How feasible would it be in this program to double major in Decision Science and Economics and study abroad? I'm looking at a sample schedule and it looks like it's really packed just with Decision Science alone.

Getsuga

If I am not mistaken, all of the courses you will have to take for the QSSS program will also count as courses for one of the two majors. Since you won't be taking any additional courses solely for the QSSS program, I think it would be possible for you to study abroad as well.

Lavy27

So, I decided to join the QSSS program , what should I do next? CMU did not send anything to me about accepting the offer to the program.

Getsuga

I believe you are supposed to send an e-mail to the admissions office saying you accepted the offer. It should have said something like that in your letter of acceptance into the program.

Mango2304

Hi! I have a few more questions about QSSS if you dont mind.

Is it helpful for the medical track/science major? Are you allowed to enter two colleges? What is so beneficial about the QSSS? Can you major in Biology but still attend QSSS? Are there usually more guys than girls? (haha I was browsing the website and found the "Meet the Scholars page" where only one of them was a girl).

Thanks!

Mango2304

Also, how many people are usually in this program? Is everyone who's invited definitely accepted? Because according to the stats, Statistics-Davis Quantitative Social Science Scholars Program - Carnegie Mellon University, 185 people were invited in the year 2011-2012. How many people are usually in this program? o.o

Lavy27

I sent an email to accept their invitation but I did not receive any reply. Should I email them again?

aangel42

@Mango2304:

They usually take just around 15-20 people to be in the program, but since I'm guessing the people that they do invite are the ones that applied to CMU with the most competitive applications/scores/qualifications, many don't usually accept the offer because they decided not to attend CMU or they choose to be in the Science and Humanities Scholars Program or just the Humanities Scholars Program instead of QSSS, since QSSS is still newer and some of the others are more established. I would say that the QSSS Program tailors to a very select group of students.

@Lavy27: If they haven't given you any sort of indication that they have received your email, then I would probably call or email them again