I graduated with Aerospace degree at UT. Stick with Biomed Engr imo. That field is blowing up and is a very smart choice for practical reasons (income being the main one). For your double major, always think in terms of specializing. Don't get a business degree unless you want to get into the business aspect of bio companies specifically (you're really narrowing your choices if you do). If you go with biomed engr I would advise, as I would for ANY engineer major, to get a minor (or certificate in comp sci foundation as UT calls it) in computer science. If you are decently experienced with programming, you will have a huge advantage compared to other candidates. If you wanna delay the decision, ya you can take basic courses but engineering at UT is not filled with "general" classes for 2 years. You pretty much jump into things right away. Technically, you *could* take these in first year if you need more time to decide... Fall: English I, (arts credit), Calculus I, Govt I Spring: English II, (social science credit), Physics I, Govt II Summer: History I, History II These classes should cover course requirements for any engineering, biology, or business major (or even any major, just make sure). But after this, you pretty much need to have made a choice. Good luck.
I haven't really thought about what I would do after graduating college. I mean I'd like to get a job, before going to graduate work, but from the stats that the BME department showed us at UT, 1/3 of graduates with BME majors go on to grad school, 1/3 go to work in the industry, and 1/3 go to med school. Yeah, I was only thinking of double majoring in business too, because my dad suggested it, but I'm really not into that kind of thing. It's hard for me to stick with BME as a major, as some people say that the field in growing and expanding, while I've heard comments that it's hard to get a job with a BME major. So right now, I'm kinda being swayed to with into another engineering major, just not sure which one.
I'd say do not do sport management. I was in that my freshman year, and the introduction to sport management class I took opened my eyes to how difficult that industry is and how much that was not for me. A very very very few people can make it to a person of Morey's position. The professor was straight up with us and told us how hard it is to get a job in the sports industry, and definitely tried to sway everyone towards the athletic director and coaching careers, which is not my thing. It's a pretty easy major, so I had a cake walk my first year. You would need much more than a sports management degree to do what Morey does. Just try to get your basics out of the way, and take common classes that are part of your top 2-3 major choices curriculums, so you don't lose any or many hours if you switch majors.
if those are recent statistics, then the percentage of grads going into industry hasn't changed since 2006 (it was 1/3 back then as well). assuming BME has been graduating the same number of students each year, that means the number of jobs right out of college hasn't increased in 4 years. where's this supposed growth, then? the health industry is growing, but jobs are opening for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, medical technicians and the like. unless you go into research, you're going to need another degree or medical equipment training (which doesn't happen at UT). don't believe all the media hype on how fast medical research is moving... Spoiler <img src="http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20090830.gif">
I was listening to morey on jim rome, and it took morey 10 years to break into the sports industry. 10 years. and hes frikken morey.
First, decide what's more important to you. Money, loving what you do, or if you absolutely need big money AND loving what you do. If you want to make the most money possible only, then major in what's needed to land the job and salary you want.... but first ask yourself, if you'll be content after working there for years, making all that dought, but not loving what you do? If you just want to love your job, then major in whatever it is you never get tired of. Whatever you know you can do day after day, whether it's for 2 hrs or 14, and never hate it....but first ask yourself if you'll be happy doing that job if it barely pays the rent. If you answered yes to those questions, then proceed with that major, if not, then you obviously need both to be happy. That's going to be tougher to find, but should dramatically decrease your choices and hopefully make it easier for you to choose.
Good advice. Although my own experiences were the opposite of yours, I thought I'd chip in anyway. I had a double major in Finance and History with a minor in Psychology. Then, I got my master's in Economics, and finally a JD. Most people would stereotypically think History was a BS major/"worthless", and that might hold some validity for certain people. But, I love the subject, and along with other liberal arts courses such as philosophy and World Lit made me a well-rounded person. For some people who stop their education after undergrad it might be fine to take engineering or the like solely for money. However, if you plan to continue your education, major in whatever interests you. Get a solid GPA and a high standardized test score to get into a great grad school. Meet people and build contacts in several fields. Be a friendly, hard-working, and an ambitious person. That being said, I recommend getting something like a EE major, work some years for a solid firm, and receive a JD and/or MBA from a top program. Very good combination right there.
I think this is a very good advise. I think it is always a tough choice to decide what major you should choose. Ideally you want to pick the one that suits your skills, interests you, something that you are passionate about, pays well and have good future prospect. However for many people it may not be possible to pick the major that fulfills all of these criteria so you have to compromise as to what you value more and make a decision based on that. You should not make your decision just based on what someone told you or suggested you to do because you have to realize that everyone has different skill sets and experience so a lot of time their suggestion has inherent biases. It certainly helps to talk to different people about their career to get some perspective. In addition to this you can look at the university curriculum for few list of majors that you are hoping to select from and see the courses that you need to take and get some idea of what you'll be learning. You'll also want to read about what type of jobs are available for each of the major you are interested in and what the work environment is like through some career website. Making a decision based purely on what you are interested in can be tricky since as you get older a lot of times your interest also changes. You have to do some deep soul searching to find out whether you have deep passion in pursuing this interest through out your life. Sometimes the personality test can also be helpful in selecting the type of career that you may enjoy: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp Best of luck in choosing your major.
