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Re: College: To Engineer or not?
The most important thing in a career is to be happy with what you are doing. If you aren't having fun at work, it doesn't matter what you are doing.
Some advice. How many politicians can design a robot? How many engineers/scientists can have a political discussion? I think the number in the latter category is higher.
In college, you will need to take a bunch of courses as electives outside of your main field of study, especially in the first couple of years. Go into an engineering field. Pick a lot of early electives in other subject areas that interest you. Take some time early in your college life to experiment with different fields of study. When you find what you like stick to it. Your college application is NOT the decision point.
It is always easier to switch out of engineering than it is to switch into engineering.
I got an engineering degree, followed by an MBA. The other way around would not have been possible. Well, would have been a lot harder.
The important thing is to find what you really like and have a foundation that allows you to be flexible. Starting in engineering doesn't close any doors....
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