<p>I know money shouldn't be the deciding factor for what I major in, but my parents are already pretty against me doing Economics because they'd rather I do engineering (job security+higher salary and traditional Asian mentality). I'm pretty set on doing an IS/Econ double major, but now I'm worried that maybe I should play it safe and listen to my parents and go with engineering.</p>
<p>You sound like a typical Hopkins student about what job makes the most money. I would recommend doing what you are comfortable with and enjoy. I think this usually works out better in the long run.</p>
<p>I know of someone who switched from engineering to economics and now is making way more as a businessman than a typical engineer does.</p>
<p>Also, it is typical for an economics major to go to MBA school or other graduate school.</p>
<p>The stereotype is that Asians don’t have interpersonal skills or creativity that might be helpful in business, which might be partly why they would not think that was the best way to go.</p>
<p>I am not sure if a double major is easy at Hopkins, as the requirements for each major are too intense.</p>
<p>The above poster seems to have little-to-no knowledge of actual JHU experience. Double-majoring is exceptionally easy and very common because requirements for one major can be double-counted to fulfill requirements for another. Despite the fact that I majored econ, I wasn’t actually friends with anyone else who did so I’m not quite sure what the majority of econ majors do after graduating (there are lots of econ majors, I simply associated with people from other departments). My sense is that a select few get positions at prestigious Wall Street firms, most others do something else, perhaps related to another major or minor they pursued.</p>