Engineering or business for entrepreneurship

newcollegekid
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:08:25 +0000

I love business but I’m not really sure what they can teach me in a classroom that I can’t learn from books/actual experience. This is why I am trying to pursue engineering (so I can have a skill coming out of school rather than being a business admin).

The ultimate goal is to become an entrepreneur.

Will engineering take up so much of my time that I won’t have time to make contacts, socialize, work on side projects, etc. or will I have time to do these things? I have many friends in engineering majors that say they are doing all they can to keep their head above water and don’t have much time for anything else.

I’m a self taught programmer and love to program, which is why I’m considering Computer Engineering or Computer Science for a major.

I’ve been accepted to many places, including UIUC. If I do engineering, should I take an easier school, or should I go for it at UIUC?

Thank you.