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Thank you all for your responses. The only reason I have so many interests at the moment is because I'm just starting out. It's like a kid in a candy store. Everything looks wonderful. Actually though, I just found out, and they must have changed this very recently, that my university implemented an Engineering Physics sub-plan into the B.S. degree in Physics that would allow me to take quite a few computer engineering courses as well. It seems like this would be the best course to take as I would be decently prepared for Physics or Computer Engineering in grad school. And I'd have the luxury of having all of the time during the course of my degree to narrow down my interests. Thank you all again for the responses.

Just because I have a BA in English doesn't mean I'm bad at math. I've always been in honors and advanced placement classes in every subject and scored highly on every national test. I'm not worried about Physics being hard. It's just different.

Hi, I'm new to the site. I was curious if I could get any input from anyone about a course of study. A little background. I graduated from Texas A&M with honors with a BA in English. I deeply regret this. I HATE English. My original goal had been to be a literature professor...and then I realized I hated literature. I got into philosophy which brought me 180 degrees around to a passion for science and math that I had once had when I was younger. I'm now 25, and I'm going back for a second bachelor degree and then after that into a Ph.D program because my ultimate goal would be to be a researcher. Unfortunately, there are too many things that catch my interest, and being my age, I don't want to get halfway through something only to find out I wanted something else. I have a somewhat lengthy summary of my interests. I'm also curious as to, if I got my B.S. in Physics, for example, could I get into a Ph.D computer engineering or Comp Sci program, or vice a versa. Anyways, here are some of what I'm interested in. Having a hard time narrowing it down. Any advice? When I was younger, I was fascinated by robots and electronics, circuit boards, transistors, etc. I had a whole box full of electronic components that I loved to play with. It still excited me now to think of putting them all together, working with my hands. I'm fascinated by motherboards, circuits, chips, etc. I like the idea of designing a robot, or working with my hands and putting things together. On the computer side of things, I like the thought of making breakthroughs in AI or virtual reality, neural networks, quantum computers, and brain computer interfaces (BCIs). I don't like the thought of spending hours a day typing in code or designing webpages or fixing bugs, unless it was for something extremely exciting. I want to be on the cutting edge, researching on the frontiers of discovery. I would love to see my work applied in robotics, space travel, science, or defense and weaponry. I like the mathematical and computer components of encryption and decryption and cyber warfare. I also enjoy information theory and its ties between math, CS, physics, and biology. As far as biology is concerned, I enjoy neuroscience and consciousness studies. I like the interplay between consciousness, philosophy, physics, and AI. I wonder how all of it fits in with information theory and math and genetics. As for physics, there are various areas I am interested in. I love astronomy, the night sky, nebulae, the size of the universe, planets, wormholes, black holes, astrophysical mysteries. I enjoy the technological and philosophical implications of string theory, M-theory, multiple dimensions, and relativity. What is time? Can we travel through it? Who are we? What is reality? Is it a simulation in the mind of God? What is math? Why is it so perfect for explaining our world? I enjoy quantum theory and how it works. I enjoy the quest for the theory of everything. There are also some amazing technological advances that physics could provide. Carbon nanotubes, metamaterials, room temperature superconductors, nanotechnology, programmable atoms, etc. Not to mention making sci-fi techs become a reality. Lasers, force fields, invisibility, time travel, interstellar travel, artificial gravity, etc. I also love the space program. I took it for granted growing up in the area, but having worked on site at NASA, I truly appreciate it. I would love to help develop technology needed for space travel or colonization or exploration. Propulsion design. Sustainability. Anything to just advance things so that one day we can travel the stars and learn about the universe first hand.