<p>I am transferring to LSSU in Michigan to pursue a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences. I then plan to transfer to University of Michigan for graduate school. Here’s the thing, U of M doesn’t have a “computer and mathematical sciences” degree. So, would I only be able to pursue one or the other, or to continue with both, would I have to get two different masters?</p>
<p>Any help will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>On a side not, what would you recommend as the best decision (just asking randomly)</p>
<p><em>**3 years- B.S. of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (and maybe psychology if I can squeeze in the classes)
*</em><em>4 years- B.S. of Computer Science and Computer Engineering
*</em>*4.5 years- B.S. of Computer and Mathematical Sciences and Computer Engineering</p>
<p>I would ideally like the third option, and then continue to get a masters in both, but in the end that would be a total of about 10.5 years for two masters degrees. Is that reasonable to think about or no?</p>
<p>What do you want to do after college that requires Master’s degrees in both math and computer science? And why do you value a Master’s degree from Michigan more than a Master’s degree in the area you care about?</p>
<p>U of M is a more selective university, and I believe that the quality of education and availability of research opportunities will be greater than a “Tier 3” school. I do care more about getting a degree in what I love, but nowadays employers care a lot about WHERE you got the degree on top of what degree you got.</p>
<p>But you are transferring to Michigan for an undergraduate degree, not a graduate degree, aren’t you? There are a lot of other good graduate schools out there, and some of them might have a program that better fits your interests than Michigan’s.</p>
<p>Well I’ve done some more looking around and Michigan Tech coincidentally has the degree that I am looking for, and at that school I could go all the way to the PhD level if I wanted. I just applied yesterday for Spring 2010. </p>
<p>Now here’s a question that is off topic from the thread but I figurued I’d ask anyway:</p>
<p>I highly doubt that they’ll be able to evaluate all of my financial aid (I need a lot), and give me the best choice of classes (considering that course selection for Spring 2010 starts November 1st, and even still, being that they’re a bigger university they probably wouldn’t be “nice” and let me pay in-state tuition (my mom lives there and I go to Michigan 4 months every year for summer/was born there, but I live and go to my current college in Florida). </p>
<p>SO, with that said, and even though their Q&A pages says “NO DEFERRED ADMISSION,” do you think that, if accepted, I could defer admission until the summer or even following Fall 2010 semester? This would give me more than enough time to establish the 4 month residency requirement/get all of my financial aid together. Or do you think that it’s possible to get all of that together 1.5 months before the Spring 2010 semester starts.</p>
<p>lol sorry if I kind of over-elaborated; I just woke up…</p>