I’m a 26 year-old bartender going back to school for engineering next semester. I love stem in general and I’ve always had an interest in the universe. I understand the practicality of engineering and like applying myself.

Because I enjoyed problem solving engineering is my main focus and where I hope to make my living, but I’m considering doing a double bachelors adding physics because it’s always interested me.

I had two electrical engineers belly up to my bar for a drink or two and we begin to chat . I mentioned how interested I am in engineering and took their advice from experiences in industry as well as many questions.

I mentioned my interest in a double bachelors and combo of electrical engineering & physics. all they could do was lecture me about how that’s not gonna make you money and you’re an idealist.

I wanna make a living that’s why engineering is coming first and I do find it actually interesting. The physics is because I would like to study other things and if engineering only ends up being a day job for me it’s an area I’d like to pursue, depending on how I handle the higher maths.

I was curious if anyone else with interest in more than one field has had this experience?