Having Doubts About My Major - Page 3

TunaFishyMe

Canada150 Posts

October 15 2010 12:43 GMT

#41

On October 15 2010 10:24 TossFloss wrote:
If you want to get into business don't change your major. Instead, finish your engineering degree and immediately go for an MBA.

Do not immediately go for an MBA. It is a waste of time and when you graduate you will have nothing. It is very hard to get into a top MBA school without work experience. So the ones that will accept you will be pretty crappy. And since everyone else has 3-5 years of work experience, when they hire from the school, you have nothing to really show for yourself.

Always work before MBA, its a requirement for most schools. If you want to go into business, I will try to apply to business positions with an Eng degree. It is tougher than if you did a degree in commerce but they still respect engineers and will still hire them.

AgentMulder

United States54 Posts

October 15 2010 20:31 GMT

#42

I know how you feel. I'm currently a second year Aerospace Engineering student at Virginia Tech and am quickly loosing interest in the field. It's not the work, there's a lot and the classes are kicking my ass, but I wouldn't question it if I had the passion. So what if I have to retake a class if it gets me to point B right?

Trouble is I don't have the passion I did entering school and now find myself in a similar position to you. I try and think "how will I view my work a decade from now?" My problem is that my passion is politics and journalism, so a switch for me is a complete 180. Just wanted to let you know you aren't the only TL'er out there who is having a "crisis of major" at the moment.

mikeymoo

Canada7170 Posts

October 15 2010 22:04 GMT

#43

4th year Engineering Physics here (practically EE with some more phys/nanotechnology stuff)
I've doubted it every year, but this is my last year and the project I get to design makes me feel so good and makes the entire experience worth it.
I think 80% of my year has had second thoughts on the degree just because of pure coursework. So you're not alone, especially amongst EE's

Hypnosis

United States2061 Posts

October 15 2010 23:32 GMT

#44

On October 15 2010 10:33 Laerties wrote:
Im assuming that your interested in math if you were majoring in engineering. Why dont you major in mathematics or something like that. I fucking love math and i am considering engineering as my major next year, maybe thinking i should look for something thats just pure math.... Idk yet.

Go with engineering man you will get to do PLENTY of math and you can minor in it. a minor in math is a few pre-reqs for calc, calc 1-3 then 3 more classes of your choice so you get plenty of it!

Either major is great though.

TunaFishyMe

Canada150 Posts

October 16 2010 02:19 GMT

#45

On October 16 2010 07:04 mikeymoo wrote:
4th year Engineering Physics here (practically EE with some more phys/nanotechnology stuff)
I've doubted it every year, but this is my last year and the project I get to design makes me feel so good and makes the entire experience worth it.
I think 80% of my year has had second thoughts on the degree just because of pure coursework. So you're not alone, especially amongst EE's

Are you from Queen's University?

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