So I recently got admitted to these top 3 UC schools.
For UC Berkeley I got admitted as Physics major.
For UCLA - as chemistry major (planning to shift to
for UCSD - Bioengineering major.
I am interested in general in science. Took a lot of science classes and loved them all. It’s hard for me to choose which major I should get into.
My dream though is to work for NASA, SPACEX or for a robotics company.
Although bioengineering seems appealing to me as well.
My problem though is the market. I don’t want to end up studying so much and then after graduating not be satisfied with what I will be making.
I want to be able to support my “geeking out” and obviously live decent.
Of course I tried to look up figures online but I am not fully satisfied with the results i am getting.
Please help me decide guys by giving informative information or experience-based opinions.
If your plan is to work for SpaceX, I would go to Berkeley for Physics, just make sure you take some computer classes. This what a SpaceX employee who wen to UCSD for Physics wrote on Reddit.
You should be employable with a some computer classes. Also from what I’ve read, elon Musk still interview new employee and his undergraduate major is Physics, so that is a plus.
The physics degree is your best bet and most modern physics programs has a significant amount of scientific computing in them but if you can take more elective courses in that area. Chemistry and Bioengineering are less likely to be good entry points for the aerospace industry.
My bf was admitted to Berkeley and LA for mechanical engineering and has similar aspirations of working in robotics or the privatized space industry. One of my best friends from college did bioengineering at Berkeley and is doing his Ph.D in robotics at Northwestern right now, so you can definitely go that track. LA has a wonderful aerospace lab and a lot of the aerospace industry is down there. In my opinion, you don’t have to go to LA to have a boost for working in the space industry. You should visit all three schools and see where you get the best feeling.