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I'm obtaining a B.S. in Physics, but I'm thinking now that physics graduate school might not be the right thing for me. I'm interested in E.E. or computer controlled systems engineering, but I'm not sure how to correctly go about the change. Would I be capable of going directly into a graduate (M.S.) program in E.E. or C.C.S.E.? I'm the kind of person that seeks completeness and thorough understandings of material, in other words, I don't want the feeling when I'm in graduate school that I'm constantly missing something or have too many holes in my engineering knowledge. Is this something that would be expected for someone that transfers from physics to graduate engineering? The other option is just to get another undergraduate degree in E.E. I know graduate degrees put you in a completely different price bracket coming out of school though (not that I'm after money though), and I'm not sure how much dual majoring (I guess it would be) would help me obtain jobs, but more importantly, obtain the skills necessary to be a competent employee at said job :/
Anyway, I'm wondering what people would do in my shoes. Is it worth it to seek out additional undergrad degrees or go for a graduate degree in this case? Would obtaining a E.E. (and also a Comp. Sci. degree while I'm at it.. <<) undergraduate degree in addition to physics be a good idea? I really don't ever hear about people obtaining 2/3 undergraduate degrees so I'm skeptical. However, I feel gaining the comp. sci. and E.E. knowledge is necessary for what kind of activities I think I'd like most in a job.
I got the physics degree because I felt it was necessary to understand the world and know which direction I thus would want to take. It makes a great degree for people undecided going into college but know they want to do something scientific. That and I selfishly just wanted to learn about physics with no goal in mind.. <<
Anyway, I'm wondering what people would do in my shoes. Is it worth it to seek out additional undergrad degrees or go for a graduate degree in this case? Would obtaining a E.E. (and also a Comp. Sci. degree while I'm at it.. <<) undergraduate degree in addition to physics be a good idea? I really don't ever hear about people obtaining 2/3 undergraduate degrees so I'm skeptical. However, I feel gaining the comp. sci. and E.E. knowledge is necessary for what kind of activities I think I'd like most in a job.
I got the physics degree because I felt it was necessary to understand the world and know which direction I thus would want to take. It makes a great degree for people undecided going into college but know they want to do something scientific. That and I selfishly just wanted to learn about physics with no goal in mind.. <<