<p>As a person I have been extremely interested in engineering all of my life. However, during the later part of high school I have slowly gained more interest in business and finance etc. It’s not like I am expecting to get into stanford as it is a far far reach for me. I have a 3.57 uw gpa and a 2030 SAT. However a lot of my ec’s are engineering based, but for a few of the big ones I have a business role. For example, for my FRC team I help manage 30,000 dollars in funds for two years and I single handedly wrote the team’s business plan/outlook for the next five years. I am also going to be the treasurer of the school next year and I will also look after a hefty sum of money involving student government and manage it.</p>
<p>My point is, is that when the stanford admissions office looks at my application, how can I show that I am interested in both engineering and business and I would choose both or either. Im not sure if I can communicate this through the common app or even the supplements because it would look stronger if I wrote my essays with the focus of engineering or business, not both.</p>
<p>I know what I just wrote might be confusing, but if someone could help me with this I would really appreciate it because I feel by listing both business and engineering as main interests it would really increase my chances. (Once again Stanford’s a reach for me)</p>
<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this!</p>
<p>Easier to focus on engineering for undergrad. You can always add biz/econ electives or get an MBA later. If you do biz/econ as undergrad and still want to pursue an engineering degree, going back for grad school in engineering would be tougher.</p>
<p>my ideal situation would be a double major, but thank you</p>
<p>If you said you were interested in majoring in business in your application, you’d probably be outright rejected for not having done your research (Stanford doesn’t offer a business major). You do sound like a perfect candidate for management science and engineering (MS&E) though. Those who are interested in business are usually steered to econ or MS&E, the latter of which is Stanford’s ‘de facto’ business major.</p>
<p>Outside of your ECs, the best way to communicate your interest in this would be your essays. If MS&E sounds like a good option for you, then learn about it, and show in your essays that you’ve done your research. Maybe you’d talk about one of the specific tracks in MS&E and how it relates to your goals and your past accomplishments. Showing that you know the details allows you to demonstrate why Stanford is for you.</p>
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<p>thank you very much phantasmagoric. Did not know that Stanford doesnt offer business, but most of my school research has been centered around engineering so im not too surprised I made that mistake.</p>