<p>doubling here is easy (with those majors at least) and scheduling is much more flexible than chicago. i would not turn down rice and chicago for the campusless nyu. doesnt sound like you know what you want. sounds like you are doing what is typical. its not like econ majors do better than any other majors, there are just more of them. </p>
<p>if you have any inkling of doing, say, philosophy, you need to factor that in. certainly it would be wise for you to allow some “swing room” so to speak. you cannot predict which dept or professor will eventually allure you, so you should value those other, vaguer feelings of a major (if you have them) just as much. i came in as a physics/classics double and found that i am not going to be a good physicist and classics is flimsy and boring. you really have to take the classes to find out whats up. </p>
<p>since chicago and rice are both well rounded, i personally think you should consider the environment. they are very different and attract different students.</p>