<p>I see many people on here unsure about what they want to major in and I thought I would hop on here and seek some advice as well. </p>
<p>I am extremely torn between physics/engineering and history/political science/religion/philosophy.</p>
<p>I am currently taking trig and pre-calc and I am loving it. On the other side I have taken US history both pre civil war and post civil war and I loved those two classes as well as in high school.</p>
<p>I am intrigued by both physics and history. I love religion, I am not a religious person, but I love the study of religion and it's effect on the people who follow them. </p>
<p>Honestly I think the only thing that pulls me towards engineering is the fact that it is a very useful major and I would be hard pressed not to find a job. </p>
<p>What keeps me away from history/polisci/religion/phil is the fact that I don't know the job prospects in that area. </p>
<p>I apologize if this is a bit choppy and nonsensical, maybe someone can put it together. I am reading this book and I can't keep my eyes off of it. Took me a while to write this lol.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Major in Engineering, Minor in Philosophy or Poli Sci.</p>
<p>That way you get a practical skill that will help you find a job, and also get to study another topic you enjoy.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention my love of the biological sciences and health care. </p>
<p>Part of me wants to go into health care because I know I will never ever be forced to look for a job and I do enjoy helping people.</p>
<p>I have recently been considering biophysics… pairing biology and physics then applying it to the medical world.</p>
<p>Sure there are other uses for biophysics than health care, but that would be my goal.</p>
<p>Based on your math courses, I take it you’re still in high school? If so, you have time to decide a major. When you get to college, you’ll be at a choice-point, however; if you decide on an engineering or science major, you’'ll need to decide early since you’ll have to get started on a sequence of required courses. Spend some additional time clarifying your interests and what emphasis you want to follow in your studies</p>
<p>You didn’t say what type of engineering interests you. Since you are interested in biophysics, I’m guessing that biomedical engineering is one possibility.</p>
<p>Since you have concerns about the job prospects for your major, I think your decision is not between physics/engineering and history/political science/religion/philosophy. It’s between life sciences (including biophysics, and possibly biomed engineering) and physics/engineering. There will be some overlap in the initial course sequences for these two emphases, but they may soon start to branch off in different directions. Whichever emphasis you choose, you can still use electives to study history/political science/religion/philosophy. Also think about a field like the history/philosophy/sociology of science & technology—it would seem to accommodate all of your interests.</p>
<p>I am in college. I took my first year doing a AAS in Game Design, but I dropped that because I didn’t enjoy the course work and didn’t see it as something worth the money. Then I decided to do a history degree. I didn’t agree with a couple of the professors who taught so I dropped that and just did my basics for my last two semesters.</p>
<p>I took zoology last semester and enjoyed it. </p>
<p>I am taking trig and pre-calc because they are pre-reqs for calc 1. I will be taking calc 1, chemistry, and possibly human anatomy next semester.</p>
<p>OK, sorry for assuming you were still in HS…</p>
<p>Nonetheless, for someone with interests in physics/engineering or life sciences, you’re running somewhat behind in your core math and science course sequences for those fields. That’s not necessarily a barrier, though, as long as you do well in those courses.</p>
<p>That’s way I am taking them over the summer so I can start my sequence in the fall.</p>