<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I just graduated from high school about a month ago and am now going to be going to Cal Poly Pomona in the Fall. My plans are to go there for 2 years and do my best so that I may be able to transfer to a UC like UCLA, UCSD, or UCB.</p>
<p>Now, for the main problem. I am having tremendous trouble choosing between a few science and engineering majors. I think that the pathway to choosing the correct major(s) would be to analyze my interests.</p>
<p>I am interested in the physical sciences. Specifically, I researched these majors in the field: Astrophysics, Physics, and Geophysics/Geophysics and Space Physics (long name for Planetary Science lol). I get pretty bored reading about Biology and anything related to it. </p>
<p>In order to graduate from my high school, I was required to do a senior project. My senior project came out to be at the top (not necessarily 1st place, but I am extremely confident that I was). </p>
<p>Now, I was only average performing, or so my grades said: straight C's in 9th grade, straight C's with a few B's in 10th grade, straight B's and a few A's in 11th grade. See a pattern? Looks to me that the derivative of the equation for my grades is positive =P. In 12'th grade, I knew I had to do something special. I had to do my extreme best so that I may get into a good university (I later realized that doing your best during one school year changes practically nothing, but it still wasn't a loss). Thus, while having 7 classes during the fall semester of my 12th grade year (two AP - calculus and government), I also took a college class (speech) to try to demonstrate my capabilities to universities. Along with getting a 4.16 gpa during both semesters of my 12th grade year, I got a B+ in the college class (horrible speech skills =P). That isn't all. </p>
<p>I thought that my senior project and large amount of community service would also help. Thus, I tried to make my senior project something out of the ordinary. It was composed of a 6 and a half page essay on the fate of the universe from a scientific point of view. There was another requirement: a tangible product. For that, I had to do something related to the overall subject of my senior project: Astronomy/Astrophysics. Thus, for the product I decided to build a telescope. I ended building my own 8 in. diameter, 6 foot long telescope through a tedious 3 months of non-stop work. This brings me to my next interest: building.</p>
<p>The second part of choosing my major: engineering (specifically Aerospace, Mechanical, and Computer or Electronics Engineering). I really like to build things. I loved to see the product of my hard work in building my telescope and having people awed and amazed when they look through it. I received a great amount of personal satisfaction and an overwhelming feeling of having accomplished a great task. I knew this had to be special. That is what brings me to engineering. I love science and math and I do very well in them, academically. I know that I would be good in engineering. The problem is...we cannot all do everything that we want. In choosing a career, I will still have to choose between the theoretical science and the engineering. Thus, I have to come to a decision between these two different fields for a major. </p>
<p>I have even thought of doing a double or even a triple major that is mixed with a few majors of both fields, but I quickly realized that that wouldn't change the story. These fields don't go very well together for one person. They go perfectly together in the working world and the engineers and scientists always work together on projects. But never has there been a person who was designated an engineering scientist or engineer/scientist. One person has not played the role of two fields. That is why I came seeking help here.</p>
<p>I would appreciate any advice or opinions from anyone that may or may not draw some relation to my problem. Thank you very much.</p>