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Should I Switch from Physics to a Joint English-Physics Major?
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[QUOTE="Ben Espen, post: 5487943, member: 188233"] Since you live in Germany, my advice may not be relevant. Most of my experience is in the US, so take anything I say lightly. If you really don't enjoy physics, then you have some hard choices to make. If you are close to finishing, by which I mean a semester or two, or whatever the equivalent is in your system, then you may decide to just finish it even though you don't enjoy it. There is a substantial premium from having a degree of any kind, and this payoff can make it worth the trouble. If you have a couple of years or more, then changing course may make more sense. If you decide to do this, the question for you then becomes: what next? You mentioned teaching. If possible, you may want to look into that more deeply to see whether it is something you would enjoy. Other things you might consider are your country's foreign service, and supply chain management. Here in the US, someone who knew two or three languages might apply to work in consulates and embassies abroad. A college friend of mine does this, and has greatly enjoyed this work. I don't know, but I suspect that Germany has similar positions at its own embassies and consulates. This work usually involves local outreach, visa processing, and the other kinds of routine work that embassies and consulates do. At least in the US, any degree at all is sufficient for the application process. I work in manufacturing, and in today's world the suppliers we use are often in distant parts of the world. When talking with a supplier, I always prefer to talk with someone who has a technical background rather than a sales background. Since I work as an engineer, the kinds of problems I need to solve are often technical in nature, and so it helps to speak with someone who actually knows something relevant. Facility in languages is a clear benefit here. There are specific degrees in supply chain management that are the usual route to this kind of a role, but again, that is US specific. I don't know what it looks like for you. These are the first things I thought of, primarily based on your expressed interest in languages. [/QUOTE]
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