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Hello everyone,
I am currently a first year student at Tulane University and am contemplating whether to pursue A) a dual-degree program or B) a more traditional undergraduate route in order to obtain at least a bachelors degree before applying to graduate school (or maybe medical school). Here are the details of each scenario:
A) I'll study Physics for 3 years at Tulane University then matriculate to Johns Hopkins University for 2 years to study Electrical Engineering and in the end I will have two degrees, one from each school
Pros: Physics background, $50k scholar/year at Tulane -- JHU financial aid is undetermined at this point, legacy at Tulane/JHU in case I want to apply to their medical schools
Cons: An additional year longer than traditional 4 years spent for undergraduate education, perhaps more expensive because of the additional year (I still have to pay ~$8k/year for room and board)
(Note: this isn't a transfer, it's the dual-degree program that allows me to move
This is the curriculum: http://www.physics.tulane.edu/StudentsPhysDualA.shtml )
B) Transfer to University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and major only in electrical engineering
Pros: Still a good education in electrical engineering, I'm a Texas resident so it will likely be cheap, I will finish within 4 years, connections to UT medical schools if I decide to apply to medical school, I believe their engineering school is more well known
Cons: Having to transfer out of the thus-far guaranteed dual-degree program
I suppose that my main question is:
Will it benefit me to obtain the additional physics degree in regards to applying to graduate / medical school and will it make me more marketable when I eventually seek a job?
Note: I am very interested in both physics and electrical engineering, I just am not sure if it is a good investment both financially and time-wise
I am currently a first year student at Tulane University and am contemplating whether to pursue A) a dual-degree program or B) a more traditional undergraduate route in order to obtain at least a bachelors degree before applying to graduate school (or maybe medical school). Here are the details of each scenario:
A) I'll study Physics for 3 years at Tulane University then matriculate to Johns Hopkins University for 2 years to study Electrical Engineering and in the end I will have two degrees, one from each school
Pros: Physics background, $50k scholar/year at Tulane -- JHU financial aid is undetermined at this point, legacy at Tulane/JHU in case I want to apply to their medical schools
Cons: An additional year longer than traditional 4 years spent for undergraduate education, perhaps more expensive because of the additional year (I still have to pay ~$8k/year for room and board)
(Note: this isn't a transfer, it's the dual-degree program that allows me to move
This is the curriculum: http://www.physics.tulane.edu/StudentsPhysDualA.shtml )
B) Transfer to University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering and major only in electrical engineering
Pros: Still a good education in electrical engineering, I'm a Texas resident so it will likely be cheap, I will finish within 4 years, connections to UT medical schools if I decide to apply to medical school, I believe their engineering school is more well known
Cons: Having to transfer out of the thus-far guaranteed dual-degree program
I suppose that my main question is:
Will it benefit me to obtain the additional physics degree in regards to applying to graduate / medical school and will it make me more marketable when I eventually seek a job?
Note: I am very interested in both physics and electrical engineering, I just am not sure if it is a good investment both financially and time-wise