<p>ill be goign to tufts university in just a few weeks and i wanna know what i wanna do for the 4 years and beyond</p>
<p>my mom wants me to do engi and lots of people say it would be good for me</p>
<p>the money would be great, but</p>
<p>i am pretty good at math relatively, physics not so much, i heard EE is what i should be doing</p>
<p>but tufts is really hard, and i dont think ill do well in engi, should i go for something else? i dont tihnk ill be very good at it and i dont have any idea what i want to do for the rest of my life. also for tufts if i do engi i pretty much cant do ANYTHING else, theres so many reqs i dont get any diversity. If i dont know should i just take lib arts so ill have choices and will be able to choose mostly any kinda major once i know, or shoudl i take engi classes now and thusly stress myself over sometyhing im not sure of</p>
<p>A couple of upper division math and EE courses overlap.</p>
<p>I'm also in a similar situation as you- except i just finished my freshman year. I'm trying to decide between a chem E+math and an EE+math dual major. Many areas of specialization in EE build on basic Math,physics and computer programming skills. So if you like/do well in these subjects, then you're PROBABLY going to do well in/like EE. So i would say take physics mechanics,computer science and calculus this fall.</p>
<p>Unless you have a passionate interest in a certain liberal art, I wouldnt go for it. Plus what kinda extra choices will you have with a history or english degree that you wont have with engineering? Engineering in itself is a diverse field...usually with math/computer background. If you like math, youll be fine at Engineering. Theres also chemistry/physics involved, but I'm not sure how much in EE</p>
<p>If you aren't good in physics, EE is probably one of the fields you want to most stay away from. Don't just do engineering for the money, do it b/c it interests you. What are your interests?</p>
<p>You should enter a major because 'you' want to rather than someone else wanting you to. If you're not sure, you can enter as 'undeclared major' (depending on the college) and try a variety of courses to get an idea of what different areas are like. You could try an engineering course and if you don't like it, head down another path. Note though that some colleges will require you to enter the 'engineering school' if you want engineering - I don't know about Tufts in this regard.</p>
<p>Most people change their majors in college, so you still have some time to take some math/science/engineering classes, see if you like them, and decide from there. </p>
<p>You should choose a major you really enjoy and can do well in. Engineering is generally more rigorous than most other majors. Do it if you like it, otherwise, I just don't see the point. There is more to life than money, and more to making money than choosing engineering. College is not the time to suffer.</p>
<p>"Plus what kinda extra choices will you have with a history or english degree that you wont have with engineering?"</p>
<p>The choice of profession is a major one that cannot be made on earning potential alone. If you're not competent and motivated in something, your chances of succeeding after the first hire diminishes. </p>
<p>The doors open wider for those with higher GPAs and evident motivation than those who majored in engineering and did poorly. For example, hedge funds and investment banks (some of the places that will pay you the highest straight out of undergrad) weigh GPA many times higher than major. If you want to go to medical school or law school, major will not matter, but GPA will matter a lot.</p>
<p>Engineering is a professional field, one of the few those with only a bachelor's can enter, so that is why a specific major is needed to enter the field. However, it doesn't help to be too ambitious, so it is necessary to determine if you want to enter the field first. If you hate it, then there's no point.</p>
<p>Engineering is one of the tougher majors so if you're not motivated to do it, chances are you won't do too well. Try to find out if it's right for you; it's a very diverse field with civil engineering (which is what i'm majoring in), electrical, mechanical, and chemical. those are the main ones. perhaps you should do some research and read up on it, and you'll know if you'll like it or not.</p>