Trinitrondel

Both are feasible options according to my advisor, but which do you think is more useful:
CS and EE or CS and Econ?

CS and EE complement each other. I'm also interested in both software and hardware, so this option looks nice.

CS and Econ is the more versatile choice. But most people I've talked to say Econ degree is useless. Most engineers just end up getting an MBA.

student01

^ I second what "most" people have to say, although I haven't been to college yet.

carnelian

Dont be so sure about what "people" say. Who are these people? Are they involved with the bunch that got us into this economic mess?

You probably wont need a double major. You will probably end up pursuing a career in a certain field, and thats the major that will help you. Economics is not going to help you with most engineering jobs, and a second degree in CS is not really going to help you with EE. Have you thought of computer engineering?

I dont know where you heard that most engineers end up getting an MBA. I've never heard such a statistic. Mabe most that end up in management have an MBA, but certainly not all engineers get an MBA.

Another thing to consider is dont count on tomorrows sunshine. Without trying to be negative, you dont know what sort of GPA you are going to graduate with so you dont know what sort of business school you could eventually go to.

From my experience, the three majors that you have listed are very different and would attract different kinds of people. Pick which one suits your interests best. It sounds like that could be CS because you have listed it with both combinations. CS is a great degree to have if you are not really sure what you want to do because it is very versatile. Remember, contrary to what you may think, having a second major is not necessarily going to help you.

quantize

Economics will not help you get a job or get into grad school if you are interested in CS or EE. Have you thought of Computer Engineering?

AuburnMathTutor

I would only double-major in economics if the field interests you. If it does, then the study of CS and Economics could be very, very beneficial and interesting. If you're just studying Economics for something to do, because "why not", you're probably wasting your time for no reason.

I would also recommend you look into computer engineering. If you don't want to do CE, I would seriously recommend you ask yourself what you really want... very few people actually enjoy both software and hardware equally.

BirdEye

Note that a CS degree is really secondary to a employer when comparing it to self attained knowledge.

AuburnMathTutor

"Note that a CS degree is really secondary to a employer when comparing it to self attained knowledge."

Could you please explain your meaning?

If you mean to say that a CS major's knowledge is more important than a mere "degree", I agree. This is true for all majors. Getting a degree does not necessarily mean one has learned much of anything.

If you mean to say that a CS major does not learn anything of primary value in the coursework, and what is learned outside of class is more important, I would be more skeptical. If this is the case, I would have to ask what is more important? Research? Work experience?

In general, I believe that a CS degree is among the most valuable things a CS major has. Not as important as knowledge, not nearly... but a CS degree is usually an indicator of a high degree of knowledge, and one need not necessarily do so much more outside of class than, say, an electrical engineer, or a mathematics major, etc.

Frankiehoo123

I hear that people hiring programmers tend to give them programming interview tests or something of the nature. Don't take my word for it, but that's what I hear.

So, what I believe what he is saying is that what really matters is the programming knowledge that one actually knows. The computer science degree states that one has passed a certain curriculum, but whether one could put that to actual real world use is still to be determined. Thus experience and actual retention of the knowledge of programming are the key factors in obtaining a job,

That's at least my take on it.
And I understand that in pretty much any other job, that is a pre-req as well.