ych22, your system sounds very different than mine; we have quite a strict class schedule to follow for our majors. I'm just finishing Freshman year, so I haven't necessarily decided whether or not I plan on going to graduate school, but I think my IE department might be more similar to GaTech's...
Okay, I sure hope I follow the same path as you, finding my interest in stats/math/comp science more important than physics. I just went and bought Steven Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" to read over the summer, just to satisfy my interest in the conceptual part of physics, even if it's...
Interesting. My options are still open; in fact, I currently have the option to decide between a math, physics, or economics minor along with my IE major. I've been reading around in order to figure out which will be most beneficial, but I haven't come up with anything conclusive yet.
I'm currently finishing my freshman year as an Industrial Engineering major at UM, but I find that my interest in Physics far surpasses my interest in IE.
I need to decide on a major very soon (as in before next semester) in order to not fall behind, so I've been coming up with the pros and...