<p>I want to major and double major in mechanical engineering and art&design, then I want to later get a masters in ME and further pursue the field of physics and get a doctorate in that.</p>
<p>Is it possible to do this anywhere? Haha</p>
<p>If you want a doctorate in physics, then study physics for your B.S. An Engineering degree is very constrained and has little space for elective courses that would be necessary for a design major much less prerequisites for a graduate degree in physics.</p>
<p>A good alternative might be an Applied or Engineering Physics program with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering so that if you choose to pursue engineering for graduate school you are prepared and if you decide for physics you won’t miss a beat. The physics degree generally has some felxibility and this will help if you want to study design too.</p>
<p>Bottom line is, start in your first year courses, explore engineering and physics and then make a decision. If you want a doctorate, don’t spend too many extra years taking two B.S. degrees and an M.S., just go straight for it.</p>
<p>What, specifically, is it that motivates your desire to do this?</p>
<p>OP, is there a common thread to your interests in these fields? For example, is there any interdisciplinary field that might incorporate your various interests. I was thinking, perhaps, of product design, ergonomics/human factors.</p>
<p>What are you? 17?
You think that this “plan” that you’ve so masterfully created seems foolproof? That is why you’re deciding to major in like 3 different things?</p>
<p>This is just a foolish notion. Find a major that you like, take the necessary classes, have fun and get out. Don’t spend hundreds of thousands of dollars spending extra years in school, taking courses in things that have no relevance to your field or requirements.</p>
<p>You are the kind of person that crushes aspiring students’ hope and confidence. Yeah, I’m 17, and I posted this asking for advice on what to do. I don’t know what I’m doing. Hence why I asked. I know I’m foolish and I dream big.</p>
<p>But anyway, I appreciate the help, I’m just really trying to crack down on what I want to do. I’ve changed my mind a billion times and I just want to find something that works…</p>
<p>And by the way, I came up with this “master plan” in about 5 minutes. If I thought it was fool-proof I wouldn’t have asked questions about it.</p>