Originally posted by string_theory
I am an electrical engineering student...
but I have a deep interest in physics...
what would you advice me to do?
Follow your own lead.
You can keep physics as a hobby, or try to switch to it. You will find examples of people that successfully jumped from EE or Computer Eng into Physics, as well as the other way around. Some may have had an extremely hard time, some may tell you not to switch, some may encourage you as if that was a magic way to happiness...
You cannot base this on statistics. It is an important personal decision.
That said, here are some things to consider:
- How good you are at math (physics' math, of course, as opposed to EE's math)
- How much do you love this stuff? (would it be enough for you to teach it? to read about it? to write about it?)
- Where are you on EE (first term? last? right in the middle?)
- Do you care for money? (which is not bad in itself: how do you picture your life in ten years? family? children? do they eat? what is your idea of being a good parent?)
- IIRC, Dirac started as an engineer
- on the other hand, very often crackpots are engineers...
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