<p>Hi, I am currently a sophomore ECE major. I plan to go to grad school and eventually end up in the tech industry, ideally my own start up. I was wondering would a physics degree be sufficient? How much "technology" am I going to miss?</p>
<p>Speaking as a physics professor at a tech school ([Illinois</a> Institute of Technology](<a href=“http://www.iit.edu%5DIllinois”>http://www.iit.edu)), you won’t be hurting your chances very much if you change to physics. What you lose is the more specific engineering courses (some of which you can take as electives in a physics program) and what you gain is a stronger background in modern physics and quantum mechanics, which are the foundations of modern high tech. You can go to graduate school in engineering with a physics degree and do quite well.</p>
<p>The most important question for you to answer is what major appeals to YOU more. If you like your major, you will do better, get into a better graduate program and just be happier. What you don’t learn in courses in college, you can learn on your own afterward. College and especially graduate school is where you learn how to learn on your own. It is not a vocational school where you get training in a particular skill.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>