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MillenniumCreed
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Some background information:
I am a first year college student with only vague ideas of what he wants to do in life. I have recently considered engineering as my major. Admittedly I do not need to know what I'm going to do for the rest of my life just yet, but the problem is I have vague ideas. My skills are in: communicating, memorizing, researching, and writing. I consider myself good at listening to and caring for other people, and I know for sure I'd like to impact a huge amount of lives somehow. Whether that's contributing to the building of infrastructure in third world countries, or inventing some new device, I'd love to do something like that. However, my biggest fear of Engineering is all the stereotypes behind it. I fear the constant all nighters, the heavy Math and Science component (for the record, my Math and Science background is relatively weak. I failed high school chemistry - though that was due to my lack of motivation and depression at the time. Never made it to Physics, and the highest level of Math I just BARELY completed was College Algebra), the lack of a social life, etc. Admittedly engineering, medicine, and other tech jobs are in demand nowadays, but I'd hate to just do something because it'll net me some income. I feel I'd be better suited for a liberal arts degree, but I've witnessed first hand about how that's not a good idea. I understand that it's more of a matter of how BADLY you want it, not necessarily about how smart you are (hard work beats talent and all that good stuff). I'm willing to work around my handicaps in math and science, but even then I fear the engineering life after graduation. I hear that it's not nearly as hands on as people think it is (possibly due to movies like Iron Man which popularized the idea), mostly cubicle work (not that I mind, but I definitely would not want to sit in front of a computer all day everyday, I do that now pretty much, though to my understanding on that subject is that it depends on where you work/what your position is), and you can work up to 12 hours as opposed to the traditional 8.
So, the TL;DR version - confused on life, want a job after I graduate, market isn't booming for what I would be better suited toward, not sure if engineering is worth it or would even make sense for me to do.
Some other info about me:
-love computers, have yet to try programming but I did try coding once and didn't like it
-want my work to be a balance of sedentary and nomadic, ideally I wouldn't be lodged up in a cubicle all day
-type 1 diabetic with a medical device, interested in how things work, but wouldn't necessarily pursue that knowledge outside of school work
-originally considering majoring in political science and going to law school, but bad job prospects and hearing how much lawyers hated their jobs discouraged me
-would like to make a lot of money
I am a first year college student with only vague ideas of what he wants to do in life. I have recently considered engineering as my major. Admittedly I do not need to know what I'm going to do for the rest of my life just yet, but the problem is I have vague ideas. My skills are in: communicating, memorizing, researching, and writing. I consider myself good at listening to and caring for other people, and I know for sure I'd like to impact a huge amount of lives somehow. Whether that's contributing to the building of infrastructure in third world countries, or inventing some new device, I'd love to do something like that. However, my biggest fear of Engineering is all the stereotypes behind it. I fear the constant all nighters, the heavy Math and Science component (for the record, my Math and Science background is relatively weak. I failed high school chemistry - though that was due to my lack of motivation and depression at the time. Never made it to Physics, and the highest level of Math I just BARELY completed was College Algebra), the lack of a social life, etc. Admittedly engineering, medicine, and other tech jobs are in demand nowadays, but I'd hate to just do something because it'll net me some income. I feel I'd be better suited for a liberal arts degree, but I've witnessed first hand about how that's not a good idea. I understand that it's more of a matter of how BADLY you want it, not necessarily about how smart you are (hard work beats talent and all that good stuff). I'm willing to work around my handicaps in math and science, but even then I fear the engineering life after graduation. I hear that it's not nearly as hands on as people think it is (possibly due to movies like Iron Man which popularized the idea), mostly cubicle work (not that I mind, but I definitely would not want to sit in front of a computer all day everyday, I do that now pretty much, though to my understanding on that subject is that it depends on where you work/what your position is), and you can work up to 12 hours as opposed to the traditional 8.
So, the TL;DR version - confused on life, want a job after I graduate, market isn't booming for what I would be better suited toward, not sure if engineering is worth it or would even make sense for me to do.
Some other info about me:
-love computers, have yet to try programming but I did try coding once and didn't like it
-want my work to be a balance of sedentary and nomadic, ideally I wouldn't be lodged up in a cubicle all day
-type 1 diabetic with a medical device, interested in how things work, but wouldn't necessarily pursue that knowledge outside of school work
-originally considering majoring in political science and going to law school, but bad job prospects and hearing how much lawyers hated their jobs discouraged me
-would like to make a lot of money