Looking for advice in regard to EE, CS and Physics

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The discussion centers on a student at Cal Poly Pomona pursuing a dual major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science while expressing a strong passion for Physics. The student has devised a schedule to complete both degrees but faces challenges in incorporating Physics without extending their undergraduate timeline significantly. The consensus suggests prioritizing Electrical Engineering for job security while exploring Physics through electives or independent study to satisfy their passion without jeopardizing academic standing.

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I'm currently a student at Cal Poly Pomona and lacking any grasp on how I should approach the rest of my undergraduate career. I'm currently majoring in electrical engineering while trying to sneak in a computer science major at the same time. These things aren't really the problem as I've figured out a schedule on how to finish both relatively on time and the two somewhat complement each other anyways giving me unfair advantages in my classes. The problem is that I'm madly passionate about physics and there is no way to complete a degree in physics without adding on an extra year to my undergrad at this institution or putting myself on academic probation. I understand from reading that it's not practical to obtain a degree in physics with those other two majors but I feel as though I can't respect myself unless I do.

In regards to the other two majors, I can't give up electrical engineering because of the job security associated with it and for my fondness of it but I can give up cs because most of that is self taught anyways but wouldn't make a difference as it would take an extra year to graduate anyways.
Any suggestions on how I should go about this?
 
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