<p>Ha! You should talk to Olo (Timur) – he was in the same situation with his dad and physics. :)</p>
<p>270 units outside the GIRs is hard, but not impossible, especially if you come in with a decent amount of AP credit. You might also consider the [18-C[/url</a>] degree program (math with computer science), if that would mollify your dad and make you happy. (You might also tell your dad that math majors make basically the money straight out of MIT as EECS majors, according to the latest [url=<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/graduation.html]graduating”>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/graduation.html]graduating</a> student survey](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.scien.ch18c.shtml]18-C[/url”>http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.scien.ch18c.shtml) – $67,875 on average for math majors vs. $72,742 on average for EECS majors.)</p>