i am a future international student planning to apply to boston university this fall, i am an As student coming out among the top in my class, i would like to major in physics, aeronautical, electrical and computer engineering what are my chances of majoring in them all and is there any major that fill in the gap and again how long will it take me to graduate.i really need help thank you.
http://www.bu.edu/eng/current-students/ugrad/requirements/planning-sheets/
Go ahead, try to fit the classes for those majors into a schedule that doesn’t take like ten years and considers gen ed requirements, which classes must be taken before others, and what a reasonable workload per semester is. You can probably use MechE as a temporary substitute for aero since aero doesn’t have a flowchart.
You will never finish those in 4 years, and it will take way too much money.
Why do yo have to major in all four??
@sasysamad You should focus on actually applying to BU and possibly getting accepted, first.
Even a double major in two of those disciplines would be unlikely to be finished in four years. Be realistic, that’s not going to happen. Figure out what path you want to take. Jack of all trades…
Agree with @Paul2752 and @MITer94.
You can’t just take any classes for those “majors” because you are required to also fulfill the general education requirements. US universities require that you learn something besides the “major”. This means additional courses in the humanities to even allow you to get a diploma.
Why do you have to major in all 4? That will be a lot of work and expense. I would estimate that some would overlap. So, if you were to be accepted, and you still think you want to “major” in 4 subjects, plan on 13-16 years. That’s based on 4 years per major.
Also, they barely have any overlapping classes among those 4 majors other than general physics.
I can’t even fathom a career that involves physics, aeronautical, electrical and computer engineering
Whenever I read something like this, I think the person needs to decide on a major. That’s okay. You are still young and those majors are not all that different from one another in the grand scheme of things. You aren’t debating between Art and Computer Science. You have narrowed it down to engineering and physics.
Does the school you plan to attend put engineering students into a major right away or does it do a first year general engineering track that exposes you to all the disciplines before you must choose? If not, then make sure the school you choose allows you to change majors easily without a lot of GPA requirements.
I think ‘Engineering Physics’ might interest you. Do check it out.
What is the point for you? What is your goal in terms of your career?
my goal is to become an astronaut
Are those majors what your country requires?
@ MITer94, thanks for your response is getting an admission into bu hard?
@ paul2752, thanks for your response when i was little, i always wanted to be an aeronautical engineer and that was my dream until i got to 9th grade where one of our school physics teacher lectured us a little about the great physicists. I began to pick interest in it and when i finished 9th grade my new plan was to major in aeronautical engineering and physics. during holidays, i attended a week long computer training and since then I’ve been crazy about computers i wanted to know how they work. and now just recently i began to pick interest in electrical engineering and now i don’t know which one to go for so that’s why I’m planning to go for all.
@ aunt bea, thanks too for your response no not what my country requires am just stock with what to major in
@ paul2752 again how long will it take me and how much will it cost to major in them all.thank you.
The good news is that it’s easy to switch between engineering specialties (or from engineering to science, but not vice versa) in the first 1-2 years. Take a look at the sample curricula for the different engineering majors - they are almost identical in the first two year: calculus, linear algebra, physics, chemistry, programming, intro to engineering, electric circuits, engineering mechanics, gen ed requirements. Plus software engineering for computer engineering and design for mechanical engineering.
By the time you’re done with the “common core” engineering courses, you’ll be in a much better position to decide if you want to focus on electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, physics, or maybe something else entirely. It is common to be attracted to many different majors before you start college, but most students discover that they have clear preferences once they get more exposure to the different subjects. (Programming 12 hours a day is one of those things that seems to divide people - they either love it or hate it.)
Agreeing with @b@rium: you are tying yourself up in knots about subjects that you don’t know enough about. Apply to BU as an engineering student and see what you shine in- the first two years are pretty much the same for all engineering students. If you find that physics is pulling you hard, transfer over- but you may find that you get enough in the engineering program. By the time you have to declare a major you will have more- and much better- information to work with.
@sasysamad BU’s admission rate last year was around 35%.
I highly doubt you (or anyone, really) would benefit much from a quadruple major, even if you want to be an astronaut (for example, see ISS Astronaut Candidate Program requirements [here](http://astronauts.nasa.gov/content/broch00.htm)).
This has already been answered. In terms of cost, you should be able to figure that out.
Instead, you will be far better off taking introductory courses before deciding what to take in. You might take an electrical engineering course freshman year and decide it’s not for you. Or maybe it is for you. Just don’t burn yourself out. Be realistic.
Thanks for the advice i really appreciate it.