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Old 05-09-2008, 01:35 AM   #5
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I guess the first thing to decide is, do you want to major in mechanical engineering or math + ___ ? If you want to go into engineering, your schedule would probably be tailored around engineering and you would not have a lot of time to explore other subjects. (You would probably spend your first year taking calc, physics, engineering, maybe chemistry and some core requirements.)

If you want to rule out mechanical engineering, I would suggest you take math, philosophy, economics and if your schedule permits either computer science or biology in your first semester to explore your options. You might find that you don't like one of these subjects so much after taking a class in it - it would make your decision a lot easier! I am a math major and though I like following the reasonings of various philosophers a lot, the sheer amount of reading and writing required makes me not want to take another philosophy class.
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