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TheoPetro

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so a bit about me. im 20. im currently a physics major w/ comp sci and math minors. i plan on getting a degree in EE after this one. i was a plumber for 5 years and now i work in an R&D dept for an LCD co. i have a bunch of different talents from the diverse work experiences i have had.

now im sitting here thinking about stuff. basically im putting off studying for my physics final in 5 hrs. ive always been interested in the stock market and i LOVE money. its true. im not going to deny it. when i get out of school i want to be as sucuessful as possable and to me sucess is measured mainly in the change of your net worth from highschool to around mid-life. now i know thats not the same belief for everyone but its mine.

so i was thinking and im contemplating dropping the science/math/tech degrees and going for a business/ economics degree. im already in my second year and starting my third so this would be a HUGE switch. this would also be VERY unlike me. im very organized and i plan everything to extremes. im not very spontanious. i call it being "responceable" but its prob just fear.

the reason i would be making this change is to become a stock broker or something in the market. something with some management duities but still semi hands on. this seems like somethign i would LOVE to do and i would be very good at. on the other hand i am very good at physics/math and i love those topics as well. the amount of time and effort i think i would need to put in would also be much less if i change to business/econ. this is another huge plus because right now im getting ok grades but putting med effort in. if i put the same effort into a business/econ degree i think i would be getting MUCH better grades.

the problem with staying with physics/math/EE is that i dont think i will have the oppertunity to make anywhere near the kind of $ i could be making from being in the business field. where i would be maxed at $100thousand in R&D i could not have a limit on the amount of $ i could make in the stock market.

so ATOT what do i do?

cliffs:
1) currently 20yrs old, physics major 2nd year
2) thinking of switching from physics/math/EE to business/economics
3) reason for change is i think i will make a ton more $ w/ the business/econ degrees
4) along w/ the increase in $ the major would be much easier than my present one + better grades

 
Why not tack on an econ minor to your EE degree? Honestly, if you want to really play the market and you are a smart guy, study math. Hard math. Look into studying pattern formation.

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hows the poll doin now?

rgwalt: what kinda hard math? im planning on taking up to partial differental equations. i just finished calc3 yesterday.
 
You're a 2nd year student in Physics and Math, so it's not like you've gotten to the toughest stuff yet. If you're going to switch, do it now before you end up regretting it later. The work load increases rapidly, and there's no reason to get a degree in a field that you're not interested in. If you want to do stocks and financial stuff, then a degree in physics will be just as good as a degree in photography. Drop the physics degree, but definitely pick up that math minor. Knowledge of advanced math can help you greatly in the financial world.

If you like stocks and that financial stuff more than physics, then you should really switch to what you enjoy more.
 
Take courses in statistics. Lots of statistics. Vector Calc and DiffEQ, while exciting and fun, may not be quite as useful as advanced statistics and the like. Perhaps probability theory?
 
Originally posted by: Eeezee
Take courses in statistics. Lots of statistics. Vector Calc and DiffEQ, while exciting and fun, may not be quite as useful as advanced statistics and the like. Perhaps probability theory?
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that makes sense. kinda sucks that i went almost all the way through calc tho and wont need it much. 🙁
 
You can always use calc.

If you want to get a difficult technical degree and play the market, how about systems engineering? I wish I had done something like that because I too am interested in financial systems. How about a Systems Engineering degree w/ a minor in Economics? Or major in both. Or talk to an advisor at either college (engineering and business) and tell them your interests and see if they can help build a major for you. A few of my friends made custom majors.

Also, from what I've heard, an undergrad business degree doesnt go that far these days. You are better off w/ a technical degree an an MBA or something.

So do this:
1) get econ/systems degrees
2) manipulate market
3) Profit
 
Originally posted by: dmw16
You can always use calc.

If you want to get a difficult technical degree and play the market, how about systems engineering? I wish I had done something like that because I too am interested in financial systems. How about a Systems Engineering degree w/ a minor in Economics? Or major in both. Or talk to an advisor at either college (engineering and business) and tell them your interests and see if they can help build a major for you. A few of my friends made custom majors.

Also, from what I've heard, an undergrad business degree doesnt go that far these days. You are better off w/ a technical degree an an MBA or something.

So do this:
1) get econ/systems degrees
2) manipulate market
3) Profit
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hadnt thought about that option. that sounds like a good one. this way i can keep the tech interest but as a minor and have the financial stuff in the forfront of my studies.
 
Do whatever you think you'd enjoy doing more. Since it's about money for you, if 100K a year won't make you happy, then make the switch to the higher paying field.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: TheoPetro
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
I voted No.
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lol care to elaborate?
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I voted No to everything.
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i guess that works. thanks for voting. so what DO i do then?
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What did Bill Gates do?
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ya ive been thinking about that one too but he was smart AND had a good idea. i just know my stuff. if i had a really good idea then id go for it. because i dont have one im hesatint.
 
What is more valuable to a future employer (and in turn will give you more money)?

[*]Option 1: Getting a bachelor's degree, having a useless minor or two, and a few classes in an abandoned, unrelated field.

[*]Option 2: Get a full bachelor's degree in one field and a master's degree in a different field. This will take the same amount of school as option 1. Now you can be the critical link between the financial management side and the engineering side of a buisness. You are the only one in the company who can relate and understand both sides, linking the disparate company parts together in a critical way never possible before.

You can always make money in the stock market. No need to get a degree in that area for that.
 
How about doing more research into exactly what type of business position you would be getting into out of college?

For someone interested in making lots of money, the stock market, etc., the most common post college job by far is investment banking. If you want to do IB, you pretty much have to be attending a top fifty school, have to have an excellent GPA (so don't continue on with a hard major), and after you graduate you will be working 80 hours a week for two years! But, you can make close to six figures right out of college!

If that's not what you want to do, well, research other jobs and see what they require out of college and how competitive it is to get those jobs.
 
ive been doing research like crazy on salaries and job discriptions. ive gone to the career center half a dozen times. the thing is that im getting conflicting reports from just about every source. one will say the starting salary is ~70 for physicists in my area, another one said 50 and another one said 100. some say the projected job outlook is amazing while others are cautious. i dont know which one to trust.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
I would recommend remedial english lessons, personally.
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cute comment. maybe spelling lessons but my english is pretty good. im sorry i dont write my posts like a formal paper.
 
If your goal is to just to increase your networth and you love money, I think you should switch. You just don't make that much money doing any kind of science in the United States anymore, whereas I think you'd have a good chance of making a lot of cash doing the stock market thing.

Thats not what I would choose, but I have a different outlook then you. Based on what you said in your post, it seems like that would make you happy.
 
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