xenon_001

If I go to Penn and get a B.S.E./B.A.S. in Comp. Sci. plus a B.A. in philosophy, and I end up deciding to get a comp sci job in industry (instead of going into academia as intended), would that be better than having a single B.A. with double majors in Comp. Sci./Cognitive Science from another school, such as UC Berkeley?

Also what are the impacts of having a B.A.S. and B.S.E.? Would the comp. sci./ cog. sci. dual-degree program prepare me if I wanted to get a PhD in cognitive science?

Rudess

"If I go to Penn and get a B.S.E./B.A.S. in Comp. Sci. plus a B.A. in philosophy, and I end up deciding to get a comp sci job in industry (instead of going into academia as intended), would that be better than having a single B.A. with double majors in Comp. Sci./Cognitive Science from another school, such as UC Berkeley?"

As long as you have a degree in computer science and then want to get a CS-related job, I wouldn't say any other degree or major makes any significant difference.

"Would the comp. sci./ cog. sci. dual-degree program prepare me if I wanted to get a PhD in cognitive science?"

I'm not an expert in cognitive science, but in general yes. Read what sort of preparation top PhD programs in cognitive science expect, and then decide.

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Also what are the impacts of having a B.A.S. and B.S.E.? "

The impact is more in the preparation that the extra courses that you take in the BSE give you. Resume-wise it may not make such a big impact, but it will definitely impact in terms of overall amount of concepts you're familiar with, as well as practical programming experience.