Engineering or Mathematics and Economics Degree?
Am a high school student and want to pursue a career in finance not only because of the lucrative career but because of the fast-paced lifestyle and the maths involved in the job. I am good at physics and chemistry (but still hate physics sometimes) and I hate doing hands-on or practical work. I wouldn't mind studying engineering but I would never want to become an engineer (mostly due to the boring lifestyle, little mathematics used in the work and I like working in an office rather than an off-site area) but should I still apply for an engineering degree like electrical/chemical/nuclear engineering? Or would a mathematics and economics type degree from a target UK school like LSE be better? Thanks
I double majored in Engineering and Economics and minored in math and finance. In retrospect, I could have just done Econ with a math minor and kept a perfect GPA a lot easier. But when I got in, I let my dad convinced me engineering had to be done for a job after & I wasn't quite sure I wanted to go into finance. Now, I get major props from people who assume I'm smart because I have an engineering degree, but that's about it.
So to answer your question, I'll tell you this. Engineering is solid because even if you don't get into finance, you have a very marketable degree. Moreover, you're still in high school man, you have multiple years to change your mind about what you wanna do with your life. However, if you're absolutely certain you want to work in finance, an Econ & Math degree from LSE is gonna be golden and probably easier for you than an engineering degree, which can get more hands-on in latter year labs (something you mentioned you hate).
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