<p>What do you guys think about an EE/Physics Dual Major? Is it a bad idea? Also, which school would be best to do this at - GATech, UMich, or UIUC - (or is there really no difference). Also, if i did do this type of dual major, is it very easy to find a job with this or is this dual major much more common?</p>
<p>Thanks for help</p>
<p>It's probably not worth it if it's going to take you extra time. The opportunities you get from the double major that you wouldn't have with just one of them are few and far between. If you can't decide between the two, I would suggest Physics. I'm an EE major and my adviser is a full professor in the EE department, director of undergraduate studies, and he has degrees in Applied Physics. If you do physics undergrad there is a good chance you'll still be able to do EE in grad school if you decide you want to go that direction. The opposite might be true, however more dificlut. </p>
<p>As far as which school, I don't think it matters. All of those are good schools.</p>
<p>one thought. suicide.</p>
<p>wat about aerospace / physics or meche / physics....or a math / oneofthose or even a combination of really anything that is math/eng related that would be beneficial...</p>
<p>do many courses overlap with those like they do with EE/physics</p>
<p>Right now i am really at the point of unsure of what i want to do, but i really want to be able to complete ugrad with something that keeps doors open to alot of options</p>
<p>You could Try Physics and Math, although I'm still not convinced it's worth it. It is the most doable of those listed, however I having that combination is not gong to be significantly more advantageous than just one of those degrees. I'd do some reading poke around through the different departmental websites of the schools you're interested in and see what is going on in various departments, and what your interested it. Pick something and take an intro to engineering class your Freshman year and that should help you figure out what you are interested in. Also, 9 times out of 10 you can change majors your freshman year and not get behind at all. </p>
<p>Are you more interested in the theoretical or practical? If you maybe give us more of an explanation why you want to combine Physics and Engineering we might be able to give you some more valuable insights other than saying it's usually not worth it. In the interest of full disclosure, right now I'm a EE/CompE double major. It's 4 extra classes I have to take and I can get a second degree. I'm also planning on going to Law school to become a patent attorney. My adviser rarely advocated double majors and usually says that you shouldn't waste the time with a second bachelors degree and should go to grad school instead, but since I'm interested in professional school instead, he thought it might be beneficial for me to have experience in both areas, so by the end of the conversation I had him convinced that was the way to go. By the way, what year in school are you?</p>
<p>Im a senior in highschool...so i guess you could say im still a "kid that will change his mind many times"</p>
<p>Anyways....basically, as nerdy as this sounds, I love math. I actually find enjoyment in solving equations, etc. I really just at the moment am unsure what I want to do, but I want to have a solid idea before I enter my freshman year so I don't waste too much time. (Any suggestions on a career/major that is heavily math intensive would be helpful) </p>
<p>I am interested in designing/engineering planes or vehicles and what not (i guess meche/aero), but also like equally as much the thought of designing electrical-type things (i guess EE). I do think that I probably want to go to grad school though, and I have read that a physics major allows you to go into many engineering related graduate programs such as EE, etc. But I have also read that mathematics majors are highly desired in the business fields and you can go into business grad with a math major - and i would assume math majors involve ALOT of math, which as i said before, i enjoy. (Does dual-majors even help for gradschool options?)</p>
<p>Anyways I probably rambled on quite a bit in this post, but basically I want to do an undergrad major that will have lots of doors open for me, whether that be many options for grad school or jobs right after doing my 4years.</p>
<p>Thanks again for the advice/help</p>
<p>Physics majors are also desired in business. I don't know if the demand is quite as high, but what I do know is that they basically give you the same skills but the material they use to teach them is a little different. Any of the engineering degrees will teach you skills similar to hard science but not quite. </p>
<p>Visit campuses and visit the departments your interested in (okay not all the engineering departments but pick two). Talk to Physics professors and talk to engineering Professors. I think you'll find there is a lot of overlap. An astronomy professor I had for a freshman seminar "Connecting Science and Engineering" referred to himself as a closet Engineer. Another professor from that same seminar, an EE prof, was basically doing applied Physics in his research and he was talking about how understanding quantum mechanics is critical in his work with lasers. Talk to students in the departments you are visiting and ask questions about the departments and the school and why they made the choices they did.</p>
<p>Finally, you are in good shape. You know that you want to go into Physical Science or Engineering, and that narrows things down more than you think. Don't loose sight of all the things you've already ruled out (English, History, Economics, Modern Dance...) Again you should be able to change between any of the fields you have chosen in the first year. If I change my mind at the end of this year (I'm a freshman) I could do any Engineering or Physical Science major and be set back by one class. Everything else is required by all of those majors. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think its a good idea if you plan on pursuing a masters/phD in either one of the majors, or if you really really enjoy the subject.....</p>
<p>Its a bad idea if you want to get a job right after undergrad. Firstly, ee and physics are very closely related, so you will be getting the same type of education...It'll be a good idea to double major, or even minor, in some liberal arts subject, along with EE.</p>