I've always been interested in math and science, and I was lucky to have parents that encouraged my interest. I never really knew how I would apply that to a career though. For a long time I figured I would be a doctor, since my dad also likes math and science and he is a doctor. Engineering isn't exactly a visible career path to most children. I didn't discover engineering until I joined
FIRST in high school, and that's when I realized that engineering was exactly what I wanted to do with math and science. Who knew that engineers apply math and science skills to solve problems?
Although I guess I'm not technically an engineer quite yet... I still have a few more months until getting my degree.