Switch out of engineering?

[D0CTORX]

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About to start my upper division engineering courses. But I plan on getting a part time job this year as well. Should I switch out and pick something else? I was thinking about economics.

 

[twizzlers713]

Nah

 

[Hawaiianhost1]

About to start my upper division engineering courses. But I plan on getting a part time job this year as well. Should I switch out and pick something else? I was thinking about economics.

if you absolutely need that part time job, switch out of engineering. it only gets harder. maintaining your GPA with a job + higher-level engineering classes will drain the life out of you. trust me. I was pretty much dead when I graduated from electrical engineering.

however, if you can sacrifice that job, by all means stay in engineering. It is very difficult but meaningful and gives you an edge when applying to med schools.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

A part-time job would not make it impossible; however, it would depend on how many hours a week you will be working.

 

[BigBlueBear]

I kept my 4.0 thru upper divisions with a part time job. It was definitely tough, but not impossible. I also don't go to a top tier school so it might be different for you, idk :/. If you actually enjoy engineering though I'd say stick to it 😀

 

[TexasSurgeon]

About to start my upper division engineering courses. But I plan on getting a part time job this year as well. Should I switch out and pick something else? I was thinking about economics.

Premed students will get the hardest hit if you're an engineering major as well. There is absolutely no benefit to majoring in engineering if you're premed. Some people like to say that it's a good backup, but I find it completely ridiculous to say that. Why would you want a plan B that distracts you from plan A?

I used to be in engineering last semester, and I found that it was destroying me and I could never get interested into the field. I switched into a more interesting major since then. I would say that if you're considering doing engineering instead of premed, then leave premed and do engineering entirely. It'll be hard for you to take other classes that your fellow classmates will be taking such as biochemistry and genetics if you're stuck in Analytical Methods.

So I would tell you to give it a long and hard thought before you continue further. I was right where you were- I was going to start taking my upper level engineering courses and stopped at the right moment, because I realized how much I liked the natural sciences.

So if you want to go into medicine, lose the engineering. You'll be able to take more scientific-oriented classes and also will have a better workload, especially with the job aspect you're considering.

 

[ShenanigansMD]

Premed students will get the hardest hit if you're an engineering major as well. There is absolutely no benefit to majoring in engineering if you're premed. Some people like to say that it's a good backup, but I find it completely ridiculous to say that. Why would you want a plan B that distracts you from plan A?

I used to be in engineering last semester, and I found that it was destroying me and I could never get interested into the field. I switched into a more interesting major since then. I would say that if you're considering doing engineering instead of premed, then leave premed and do engineering entirely. It'll be hard for you to take other classes that your fellow classmates will be taking such as biochemistry and genetics if you're stuck in Analytical Methods.

So I would tell you to give it a long and hard thought before you continue further. I was right where you were- I was going to start taking my upper level engineering courses and stopped at the right moment, because I realized how much I liked the natural sciences.

So if you want to go into medicine, lose the engineering. You'll be able to take more scientific-oriented classes and also will have a better workload, especially with the job aspect you're considering.

Debatable. But if the interest isn't there then dropping engineering is a good idea.

 

[DRjerm]

I'd say go with it but you need to be careful what you decide to pick as an alternative instead of engineering as well since you are already taking the upper division courses you have some basic understanding of engineering. Your going to need to take into account that if you choose something else completely new to you your gonna need time to properly adjust.

 

[Midifelder10]

Premed students will get the hardest hit if you're an engineering major as well. There is absolutely no benefit to majoring in engineering if you're premed. Some people like to say that it's a good backup, but I find it completely ridiculous to say that. Why would you want a plan B that distracts you from plan A?

I used to be in engineering last semester, and I found that it was destroying me and I could never get interested into the field. I switched into a more interesting major since then. I would say that if you're considering doing engineering instead of premed, then leave premed and do engineering entirely. It'll be hard for you to take other classes that your fellow classmates will be taking such as biochemistry and genetics if you're stuck in Analytical Methods.

So I would tell you to give it a long and hard thought before you continue further. I was right where you were- I was going to start taking my upper level engineering courses and stopped at the right moment, because I realized how much I liked the natural sciences.

So if you want to go into medicine, lose the engineering. You'll be able to take more scientific-oriented classes and also will have a better workload, especially with the job aspect you're considering.

Agreed. No point of doing what ifs two years from now. Engineering at tough schools is a *%$ch.

 

[D0CTORX]

Would switching into a major like Finance throw up any red flags that I am not interested in medicine? I guess I am interested in the cost side of medicine as well, and it'd be nice to learn about and understand how healthcare industry is run in terms of money.

 

[TexasSurgeon]

Would switching into a major like Finance throw up any red flags that I am not interested in medicine? I guess I am interested in the cost side of medicine as well, and it'd be nice to learn about and understand how healthcare industry is run in terms of money.

Of course not. You don't have to major in anything science related to be accepted into med school. But don't just assume you'll be learning how money affects healthcare immediately.

Why don't you just do something that makes you interested?