I’m not sure. Although I can say with reasonable confidence that I don’t want to go into academia.
If you want to be a software engineer, you can supplement your physics major courses with programming courses. If you want to become a data analyst, you can supplement your physics major courses with statistics courses. etc.
As ahbwramc comments, prospects for physics majors don’t look so bleak. Rather, they seem somewhat (not radically) suboptimal for people who don’t intend to become physics majors.
The vast slow gears of the bureaucracy have started turning and nobody can stop them now.
How much confidence do you have in this? Are you at an American university? In American universities, it’s usually possible to switch majors through freshman year, and even through sophomore year in some cases.
UK, and I was talking about the application and admissions process itself; it’s not possible to change it. Once I’m there I can change degree, not before.
I’m not sure. Although I can say with reasonable confidence that I don’t want to go into academia.
The vast slow gears of the bureaucracy have started turning and nobody can stop them now.
Then definitely don’t go into Physics. You will be much better served by engineering or computer science.
If you want to be a software engineer, you can supplement your physics major courses with programming courses. If you want to become a data analyst, you can supplement your physics major courses with statistics courses. etc.
As ahbwramc comments, prospects for physics majors don’t look so bleak. Rather, they seem somewhat (not radically) suboptimal for people who don’t intend to become physics majors.
How much confidence do you have in this? Are you at an American university? In American universities, it’s usually possible to switch majors through freshman year, and even through sophomore year in some cases.
UK, and I was talking about the application and admissions process itself; it’s not possible to change it. Once I’m there I can change degree, not before.