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I want to note that engineering degrees can be more work than computer science degrees. This definitely true at Harvey Mudd College.
I studied engineering, but looking back Computer Science seems like it would have been a lot better. I've headed there since, but I definitely feel like I'm playing catch-up in comparison.
If it makes you feel better, I studied computer science but frequently feel a sense of inadequacy because it feels less hard core than "real engineering".
Another argument against getting a CS degree is that it's hard to teach yourself engineering on your own but you can teach yourself programming on your own. So in terms of opportunity costs it might make sense to go for engineering. Also, you can go for "X who programs" type roles. See this thread.
Your sense of inadequacy is probably unjustified. I studied electrical engineering and computer science. Within both fields there's a wide range of hardcore-ness. In both fields you can find people who do incredibly difficult things, and a much larger group of people who do the bare minimum, and people everywhere in-between. I have seen some startlingly incompetent people with engineering degrees, so the lower bound here is pretty low.