<p>I'm a student at UT Austin, and lucky for me too, since I applied there without any desire to go into engineering. Since that point, I've decided that an engineering degree is something that I want. I however, have no idea as to what field of engineering I'm interested in. As a liberal arts student, in order to transfer into Cockrell I need to take all the basic sequence courses of each respective engineering major. Besides two math classes, two physics classes, and a chemistry class, none of the basic sequence courses are the same. Normally this wouldn't pose a problem, but I have very little experience with engineering, and I don't know if I want to do Geo/Hydro, Civil, Astronautical, or maybe even Petro. I'm extremely interested in space craft, but doing something like engineers without borders, or tidal energy, also interests me. I've talked to a lot of people but I haven't been able to figure out what it is I want to do. As such I'm considering ME and specializing with my M.S., which I expect to get.</p>
<p>Is there any advice anyone could offer? I would appreciate it immensely.</p>
<p>i think that the decision is something that you have to make. we can't help very much. we can't tell you "this is better than this." you need to really reevaluate your goals and say "where do i want to be in 15 years and what will get me there?"</p>
<p>If you are completely unsure about where you want to end up then get a degree in mechanical or electrical engineering. From there you can always get a graduate degree in a more specialized area. </p>
<p>Aerospace engineering is for people who know they want to work in aerospace...Could you end up somewhere else? Yes. Will it be harder than if you just got a more generic degree(ME/EE)? Yes.</p>
<p>You should try and go into the field that is as broad as possible because with that degree you will be able to move around easier later on. The most broad disciplines are usually ME, CHE etc.</p>