Hello.
I’m interested in both marine science and physics but the problem is that I don’t know which one I should pursue as an undergraduate program. In the field of physics I like literally everything, from quantum mechanics up to astrophysics, it’s all interesting to me, I can’t go wrong by picking physics. I did study physics last year before dropping out due to unrelated reasons, so I have a clear picture of what is expected thus I know how to perform better (laziness last year killed me).
Marine Science, I really like the idea of actually understanding how the ocean works with the use of the different branches of science such as physics, chemistry and biology. I also like the idea of actually working with the ocean, try to “better” it is what sounds pleasing to me considering the problems with the environment. The problem with marine science is that I’m uncertain I would enjoy chemistry, I had zero interest in it during my HS years. It is a large part of marine science. Another concern is that I really like to understand the science of things from a deeper level, I don’t know if marine science goes deep into that.
Question:
So what should I do in my situation? I really love physics and marine science (maybe asides from chemistry, I like the idea of chemistry but no so much when studying it, at least in HS) but I can’t find a way of making them overlap, unless I go to Physical Oceanography, wouldn’t a physics undergraduate be better for physical oceanography?
Career wise I look forward to working in the field of marine science as opposed to physics. I don’t mind a job in physics, I simply prefer studying physics as opposed to thinking about the jobs. The jobs in marine science suits my interest more because they tend to be more field based.
Question 2:
I could go for a double major in physics and marine science but that would probably be very difficult, is it worth a shot? I could drop one program after going into them a couple of weeks. I have a reserved slot for physics in the same university I dropped out. It is also the same university where I could study marine science. Thoughts?
Sorry for the unstructured mess, I simply have too many questions…
In the field of marine science the Biology and Physics is very interesting. Rest is OK. My biggest concern with marine science is that it will be “shallow”, not go “deep” into the subjects but instead try to stand as wide as possible. Is this good or bad to have in a program (heigth vs width)?
I was initially interested in physics, but during the third year in HS my interest started shifting towards marine science (it was here I started realising my interest, I was interested long before). I have been interested in both sciences since I was a kid, physics a bit longer.