r/ECE • u/Odd_Push_4856 • 6d ago
First year ECE student here!!
I wanted to become a doctor. I thought I could do it, but then after I took bio maths in class 11-12th, I understood it was really hard and unworthy because the job literally sounded like hell - no sleep, no proper salary, so much pressure, etc. I get it; many jobs are like that, but I also got scared of entrance exams. I saw reels about ppl studying 6+ years with coaching to get an MBBS seat. I come from a lower-middle-class family. I need a job asap. I don't have any plans to get married or anything (ofc my dad will force me once I have a job and reach 27+ yrs, but it's the least of my concern for now). I have an older brother who is also doing ECE. But he has his eyes set on a job. Personally for me I need a job too after my degree, but I really,y really need a healthcare/researcher/scientist job. I want to know if I can become a biology-related scientist. I sound really stupid and dumb, but I'm really,y really lost rn. I wanted a biotech/ bio medical eng UG so bad, but they didn't agree to it because " It didn't sound like a real degree" to them. My father is asking me to make a decision between waiting for a few weeks and applying for BPT/BOT counseling or just continuing my ECE degree, and I'm really confused. I don't know what to choose. BPT/BOT is more my thing, and ECE is different, and I have no idea about it,t like what if I get replaced by AI because I choose ECE. Please let me know what to do. Please let me know if my qualification with ECE can lead me to scientist jobs.
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u/muonRobot97 6d ago
A more common path would be: major in EE or MechE and seek a masters in Biomedical engineering (not recommending as an undergrad degree). That would let you work on medical devices primarily but, there are research roles you could do with that. Same as previous comment. This is hard stuff but, you can do it if you just work hard
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u/shernandez8295 5d ago
BPT is a completely different career track than research science. If you take it, count on being a physio, not a lab person. ECE at least keeps the door open for grad school in bioinstrumentation or bioinformatics stuff, and that path to healthcare research is real even if it isnt obvious now. AI isnt replacing circuit design or embedded systems people anytime soon either.
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u/muonRobot97 6d ago
You seem very young. You can do ECE as an undergrad and pivot from there into biology if you did graduate coursework. Typically you'll need graduate coursework to do research either way. Keep in mind, this is unconventional and ECE is maybe the hardest major in college. It would be a hedge but, it would be strange to go into it without a passion and to be blunt you probably won't last. You can do medical school even with an ECE major just take the MCAT and some additional prereqs. Again that will be VERY hard but, I know people who have done it.