What should I consider for a major/minor?

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<p>The three fields that interest me the most are Math, Physics, and Aero/Astro.</p>

<p>I'm mainly a math person, so my first choise was a no brainer, but I also like Physics because it's sorta like Math applied in the real world, and I also considered Aero/Astro because that's one of my specific interests. I just think that if I get an aero/astro degree I wont have as many potential employments as if I had the more genereal physics degree. </p>

<p>My thoughts were that both Physics and Aero/Astro contained a fair bit of mathematics, so I would be fine without a pure math major. Because Aero/Astro can only be majored and not minored, would it be better to double major or major in aero/astro and minor in Physics?</p>

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<p>English major</p>

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<p>Art History major.</p>

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<p>environmental horticulture</p>

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<p>Based upon your interests and strong background in math you would be a good candidate for Women’s Studies.</p>

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<p>basketweaving</p>

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<p>I would suggest Aerospace Engineer. Honest response unlike the rest. Warning: it is a really hard major though so back up plans could be Astronomy which will also involve some physics and math.</p>

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<p>Thats a preposterous recommendation</p>

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<p>If you enjoy the notion of having a job, in your field, after undergrad, then Aero/Astro will probably have to be your major.</p>

<p>For a double major or minor, since you like math and will already have an application, I’d go with Math.</p>

<p>Engineers who are any good at math are hard to come by. <em>prepares for flames</em></p>

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<p>That’s why they teach us to use MATLAB, MAPLE, Mathematica, and all those great programs. All we need to know how to do is set up the problem and interpret the results!</p>

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<p>I’d say this is true in a way. Most engineers I know are talented at math but see it more as a tool to be used than a field to be explored.</p>

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<p>I has Math skills. My english skills are gooder though.</p>

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<p>Engineers who are good at anything are hard to come by. Most of the people I graduated with were mindless drones.</p>

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Purdue EE: I think I’m safe in assuming that you didn’t graduate from Harvard. </p>

<p>Anyway, have you considered mechanical engineering? ME is related to Aerospace Engineering, and provides an acceptable foundation for futher graduate study in Aero. Also, it would probably be easier to find employment with a BS in ME if you dont want to go to gradaute school. If you go to a school that has an Aero department, you could probably even take a few of your technical electives in Aerospace Engineering.</p>

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<p>I’m sure a good number of the people who graduate from Harvard are mindless, but motivated, drones also. It’s probably less as a percentage of total graduates than from some other schools, but they’re still out there. All the education in the world just can’t save some people from their own stupidity. Hence the “my boss has absolutely no idea what he’s doing” being one of the pervasive stories I have ever been told.</p>