<p>I’m going to bump this because I’m still undecided as of now. There are several great points above, an especially interesting comment by you, NeoDymium. So, would you say that even if I’m very interested in programming, that I should stick to an engineering degree, that it’s more lucrative? I mean, I can see how this may be true. I started “scripting” around age 11 and since then have found programming to be very logical and easy to understand, for the most part. Even coming up with algorithms is a matter of a breaking things down into small steps. On the other hand, I haven’t delved much into the world of physics or electromagnetism, seeing as there wasn’t as much as I could benefit from learning those things as far as home projects, versus programming.</p>
<p>So… As I said, I’m still undecided. UT has a core area focus in EE of Software Engineering, as apposed to simply being a CS major. Maybe this is something to look into? Or should I simply go for a physics-heavy major such as MechE, AeroE, or a typical EE? I look at people like Elon Musk who’ve (although are simply geniuses in the first place) got physics and economics majors yet created a dot.com then went on to found Space-X. But I guess the important thing in his situation is that he rallied great minds from the appropriate fields to put that together, given he already had the money and resources from PayPal.</p>
<p>Anyway… I’m sorry to readers for my rambling on and my long posts. I’m really working hard to become an engineer. So anyway… No one has to respond to all of this… I’m just spilling my thoughts left and right in hopes that people will respond with tips here and there. Thanks to anyone reading this…</p>