<p>I'm a freshman now and I go to a college where international relations is a major that requires application and approval. However, I'm really hesitant because I was also interested in physics as a major (I know, different interests...)</p>
<p>Ever since I was a child I was obsessed with foreign cultures, geography, etc. I can name/locate all the nations in the world and almost all their capitals. As a child, I was really that passionate about learning about world culture.</p>
<p>But I realize that IR is so much more than culture studies, and politics+econ make up the bulk of the major at my school. I have no real serious background in either of the two, I only took macro in high school. In the field of physics, I actually interned at my local state school's department, and while I found it interesting, couldn't bring myself to see me studying physics through graduate school. </p>
<p>However, my dream occupation would be working in an international organization - maybe not something as high-flung as the UN, even though I'm very interested in diplomacy and peace studies. However, if I am to be approved for this major I feel like I need to get a head-start on classes related to IR. The only IR-related course I am taking this semester is microeconomics, and I was expecting to take calculus for a whole year (which is a requirement for physics majors in the first year, in order to graduate within 4 years). I would be perfectly happy with a minor in physics, which does not require the calculus. Should I drop the calculus to pursue classes more relevant to IR as a major? It's very competitive in my school, it seems...</p>