19 year old International Student needs your help

[davewill]

so you're saying I should pursue the BA in CS or the double major in CS and CIS and then go on to get my MS at GaTech?

I wouldn't presume to tell you which to do.

It really depends on your needs or wants. I usually suggest that someone work for a few years before moving on to grad school. If you are committed to working in Data Analytics, then I'd say get the bachelor's in that and start working. Obviously, if you want to work in software engineering or Info Systems, then do one of those bachelor's. Make the decision about grad school after getting a better feel for how your career is shaping up.

If you are confident that you want to get a master's (or need one for immigration purposes), then it would make sense to go straight on to the master's. In that case, doing the BACS then the Data Analytics masters would likely save time and money, plus I think having the CS bachelor's would be a plus for a career in analytics.