Is the commerce stream frowned upon when applying?

DARTHDWELLER007
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:10:50 +0000

Hey all,
I got 9.8/10 in my 10th standard board exams. I was offered to take science but I choose commerce purely based on interest. So far , everything has gone well and I am in the top 5% in my class. I think I have decent ec’s. However , one of my friends told me that not many people in commerce stream make it really to the big universities. I argued that us universities don’t differentiate streams but he told me that his interviewer was glad he took the most rigorous coursework in his school (ie science with biology) and considered commerce more to be a relaxing stream.
Is this really true?

I really want to do econ in us/singapore/uk but will the choice of taking commerce reduce my chances?

Hope you can clarify my doubts.
Thanks

P.S: I would really like people in india cc who have taken commerce in 11th to reply if possible.