QUOTE(Homuntan02 @ Jan 18 2021, 11:09 PM)
Hey thanks! Yeap I'm well aware that my subject combination doesnt match a typical SoC student. I didnt think of pursuing computing subjects until last year when I took the CS50 harvard online course where found myself rly interested in it. I will definately place econs as one of my options (3rd/4th) as youve suggested.
As for IS, thanks for the warning, by any chance would it be that you study IS? I actually plan to put either Business Analytics or CS as my first choice instead (and the other as 2nd choice) so any advise on choosing between the 2 would be greatly appreciated!!
Haha I am not studying IS but one of my peers graduated from it (transferred from Chem Eng to IS). Hence I got some insider info from him.
CS provides more versatility in terms of career options, ie: Software Engineer, Front-End Developer, Programmer. You can still go towards data mining/machine learning (which is the specialty of IS) with your CS degree. But in return, your learning curve will be steeper than other majors in SoC and your learning path is geared towards creation of scripts and programs.
Business Analytics (BA) combines data science with business regimes (accounting, economics, marketing). BA will be doing data analysis and modeling for business sectors. It is a niche field whereby you need to apply your computing knowledge into business-related sectors (More blatantly, it's data science for business). You will still learn programming, but your learning path will be geared towards providing data insights towards business and economics.
Ultimately it depends on you. If you prefer more career options/unsure of your future path, go for CS. If you prefer to work in business sector as a data analyst, go for BA. But do note that all courses in SoC are highly competitive nowadays. If you get to study Econs in NUS and still interested in Computing, you can consider doing minor in BA/CS (or even double major/double degree).