@D_Malik Quantitative finance is bursting at the seams, take a look at the latest trends in MFE programs and Wilmott’s CQF. Although it is fun :-)
The engineering programs you listed, coupled with an MBA, will equal bigger bucks than simply engineering on it’s own, in my opinion. If you’re lucky (rather unlucky, from other people’s perspective, hah), you’ll be able to join the ranks of the superhuman species of “all pay, no work” Suits.
Also, suppose you do a PhD. In your case, given your interest in altruism, don’t simply “do a PhD”. Use the opportunity for your own purposes. There have been many theses that have positively affected humanity, see “Tate’s Thesis”, or Shannon’s thesis on Boolean Algebra. I know these examples are old, however, they came to mind simply because of my field. Look up some Systems Biology theses for more recent examples.
Also, think beyond right now. For example, what are the reasons behind wanting to improve leadership skills? Do you want to use your potential leadership skills to influence others to adopt your pov w/ respect to altruism? How are you going to get into such a position (i.e. most people with successful and useful TED talks are not simply good speakers, but they have something concrete happening as well.)
IMO most of these things will be minutely beneficial, however, you’ll also likely burn out in the process. Find the most important prerequisites to your success, they’ll probably take up most of your time.
@D_Malik Quantitative finance is bursting at the seams, take a look at the latest trends in MFE programs and Wilmott’s CQF. Although it is fun :-)
The engineering programs you listed, coupled with an MBA, will equal bigger bucks than simply engineering on it’s own, in my opinion. If you’re lucky (rather unlucky, from other people’s perspective, hah), you’ll be able to join the ranks of the superhuman species of “all pay, no work” Suits.
Also, suppose you do a PhD. In your case, given your interest in altruism, don’t simply “do a PhD”. Use the opportunity for your own purposes. There have been many theses that have positively affected humanity, see “Tate’s Thesis”, or Shannon’s thesis on Boolean Algebra. I know these examples are old, however, they came to mind simply because of my field. Look up some Systems Biology theses for more recent examples.
Also, think beyond right now. For example, what are the reasons behind wanting to improve leadership skills? Do you want to use your potential leadership skills to influence others to adopt your pov w/ respect to altruism? How are you going to get into such a position (i.e. most people with successful and useful TED talks are not simply good speakers, but they have something concrete happening as well.)
IMO most of these things will be minutely beneficial, however, you’ll also likely burn out in the process. Find the most important prerequisites to your success, they’ll probably take up most of your time.