EE major and triple minor in cs, math and physics?

silence_kit
Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:19:20 +0000

It makes total sense Silence, and three minors sound lame, true. And for your curiosity, I like math and physics very much, but I can use my electives to gain a cs minor more effectively. So I don’t want to compromise cs for math and physics. But then I researched and found out I don’t have to take many more classes to get my minor in both math and physics. But yet, being a jack of all isn’t what I want to do, so as you said, I’ll stick with cs… but still take all interesting physics classes



I think what you should do is focus on the requirements for your degree first, and then later add in extra studies in other subjects in your junior and senior years. This is good for two reasons:

1) You may find that you won’t have time to do extra studies. Focusing on the requirements first allows you to graduate on time.

2) Even if you think you already know what you are interested in (this is pretty rare though–I didn’t have a clue when I started), it may be the case that your interests will change throughout your 4 years in undergrad. The EE required curriculum forces you to study a little bit in different areas of the field (EE is a vast subject), and by taking the courses, you should get an idea of what you are interested in. Once you know what you are interested in, you can tailor your out-of-major electives to your interest.



By the way, I want to go to a grad school afterward. Do multiple minors look good on the application, or a single with going beyond the requirements?



I’m no whiz on the graduate admissions process, but I imagine that graduate schools would prefer that you come in already knowing what area you’d like to study. A single one going beyond the requirements related to your area of study would be more impressive than churning out a few minors just to have them.



Also, I enrolled myself in the “Leadership Certificate” program. Do you think that will help? Is it a good idea or just a waste of time?



I don’t know anything about it.