Double Major. Help!

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<p>I like biology and math and am interested in biomedical engineering. At the same time, I like business, finance, and economics. I need help deciding what to do in college.</p>

<p>I feel that I am definently smart enough to do engineering and am pretty interested in it. At the same time, I do not think of myself as the engineering type. I am more well rounded and less creative. Engineering seems necessary though to distinguish myself from others.</p>

<p>I also like economics, finance, and business. These seem to easy though and harder to stand out. Also, I am not really the outgoing business type.</p>

<p>My plan at this point is to for sure major in biomedical engineering. I definently feel that I would want to get a MBA after and start prepare myself for higher positions in a company.</p>

<p>Here's my questions, should I double major in something like economics and biomedical engineering? Do employers like this? Would this economics major help me get high up in medical companies? Does biomedical engineering restrict me to a medical company? Is an MBA enough and is economics a waste of my time? Is a minor a better idea?</p>

<p>Any advice would be great, thanks.</p>

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<li><p>Wait until after you sophomore year (or even junior year) to start thinking about grad school.</p></li>
<li><p>You can always pursue an MBA with an undergrad engineering degree</p></li>
<li><p>Having said that…a MBA will NOT guarantee you higher positions. From my experience, most higher positions in engineering firms are holders of M.S. degrees…not MBA’s.</p></li>
<li><p>If the so-called “higher position” is NOT CEO, CIO or CTO, it’s not really a higher position. Chief engineers make more money and have a more power than some technical managers.</p></li>
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<p>The economics major won’t help you much. It would be a better idea to do well in your engineering classes as that will help you more than economics ever will.</p>

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<p>Well, economics is more helpful. If one knows economics, one would know is more beneficial to major in enineering than in economics.</p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>OK, well what about a minor in economics or a minor in finance. Would those be helpful?</p>

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<p>Helpful for personal improvement? Yes. Helpful for employment? Yes, no, and maybe.</p>

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<p>Taking personal finance classes probably isn’t a bad idea.</p>