<p>Is it plausible? Or would it simply be far too difficult?</p>
<p>Originally I wanted to do Bioengineering, but I didn't really have an interest in medical school. As such, I've been looking into both Chemical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, specifically the focuses of photonics and nanotechnology and genomics.</p>
<p>WELL.</p>
<p>I'm indecisive and I want both. Will a double major in EE and ChemE just be collegiate suicide, or is it possible? Either way, I want to double major or major and double minor. So, one way or another, I'm gonna "double" something.</p>
<p>For engineering, you pick one, you suffer (no, just because you think you’re smart doesn’t mean it won’t be hard), and you end up getting a job, hopefully, in something you like.</p>
<p>Getting degrees in two TOTALLY disparate fields, each of which requires a massive commitment is highly impractical in two years. Take courses in both, decide which you like better, and then do that one.</p>
<p>The minor idea may be practical though. Those usually require a lot less work.</p>
<p>I think it’s an absolutely terrible idea. I’m a ChemE, and my roommate is a EE. Just being a single major in one of those two fields has been near collegiate suicide for the both of us. It really just seems like you want to double major or double minor because you think it sounds cool. And bioengineering does not mean your med school bound. </p>
<p>It’s likely that you don’t even really know that you like nanotechnology or photonics or genomics (though I certainly don’t know this, or you really). I would keep an open mind, as you’ll spend your first two years of college taking gen chem, physics, calculus, and your intro engineering courses. Wait until you’ve been exposed to various topics in your engineering courses before choosing such specific fields of interest (though picking one and doing research on it during one summer/semester is a good idea for determining whether or not you like that field as well). I went into college thinking I wanted to do nanotechnology stuff related to materials research. I currently do protein chemistry research. Things change.</p>
<p>I don’t know how feasible minors are, as my school doesn’t seem to offer any minors in science and engineering, so I’m not really qualified to comment on that.</p>
<p>Hmm. I decided to ask around with other people, and many of them concluded that I would prety much just die trying to do both as majors. It’s just that it’s really difficult for me to pick one of those because I’m interested in them both. In fact, I’m still interested in Bioengineering, but triple majoring…nevermind, won’t even get into THAT.</p>
<p>A minor (or double minor) would probably be greatly more doable, but I’d like for at least one of them to compliment my engineering degree. I’m not sure what would compliment an EE or ChemE degree, however.</p>
<p>I doubt some of the claims that double majoring in engineering is necessarily hard. I think it depends on the person’s aptitude and affinity for engineering, and the credits they come in with.</p>
<p>^ I can guarantee you, it will be impossible. Plus, for normal jobs, occupational training is the important part. Not how many double or triple majors your have.</p>
<p>Not really. If any kind of double major between math, physics, and an engineering field is reasonable, the school you go to is probably too easy, or you’re a freakin’ genius, like my roommate’s EE prof who triple majored in math, phys, and EE at MIT. But those kind of people are kind of rare.</p>
<p>Double majoring in two technical fields is more than doable if you like both of them and are ready to put in the effort to do well.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m not sure I’d recommend doing a ChemE/EE double major. Not necessarily because it would be too hard, but because it seems hard for me to believe that someone is actually interested in two very different engineering fields.</p>
<p>I would suggest that you consider doing an EE/chemistry or a ChemE/Physics double major instead, if you have your heart set on electrical and chemical. That will give you a broader education, probably seem more genuine than two engineering majors, and probably be just as much fun as what you originally had in mind.</p>
<p>(I disagree that your school is easy or you are a genius if you can succeed in a double major in technical fields. For me, double majoring was a way to continue the study of physics, which I really enjoy, despite being a CS major).</p>
<p>To be really honest, I really am interested in both of those types of engineering. I know that they’re drastically different, but that doesn’t change the fact that I want to pursue them both. And what exactly do you mean by saying that it’ll seem more “genuine” for me to have an engineering major and minor versus a doule engineering thing?</p>
<p>But dang! They’re hella hard on their own, and even thinking of combining the two would be near collegiate suicide. However, I do like the idea of picking one and minoring in another thing, such ass the EE/chemistry option. Bt like I said, I’d like to “double” somehting, so if I choose to go that route, I’ll double minor in chemistry and something else. Probably something totally unrelated and just for fun, like music.</p>
<p>I don’t know. It’ll all work out though. It always has.</p>
<p>What is with the obsession with double majoring on this forum? It’s pretty much a waste of time and it’s not going to put you leagues above the competition. Having some personality and good interview skills will go substantially farther than any second major or minor.</p>