I am currently a sophomore in high school. Since 9th grade I have pursued my business interests intensely, towards the founding of a business club, a charter for FBLA, and a current national semifinalist of a major economics competition. However, I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur, inspired by the likes of Elon Musk (though I do not expect to be as great as he is), and the premise of physics and engineering really fascinates me. On the other hand, I should really be building my college application since there are only two months until the end of this school year, and I have to decide if I want to do a lab in the summer (committing towards physics/engineering) or continuing to push towards business. When I apply to colleges, will it hurt my application to have dual interests? Or should I stick to business, and then when I get to college, declare a physics major? If I choose to stick to business until I get into a decent college, I may be sacrificing two years of a strong physics education and may undermine my chances at becoming an entrepreneur. Likewise, if I attempt to push towards both business AND physics, I may be sacrificing my chances at a strong, focused application towards a business school or an engineering school. Any opinions? This has been incredibly stressful and I do not know how to continue. Thanks.
Sounds to me that you should stick with business if that is your passion. Engineering or science requires a whole different passion and a lot of work in college. Engineering is a tough major without having to add all the courses required for business to it.
There are lots of threads that relate business combined with engineering. I know because I’ve posted quite a bit about it.
Think about IOE.
@HPuck35 thanks! i’ve heard that engineering is pretty difficult as well…
@billcsho Hmm I’ve never heard of IOE before, what is that?
@BruP3 It is Industrial and Operations Engineering. It is more business related,