Having Trouble Choosing Career

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<p>Hello, I don't know what career to choose. I'm a graduating Gr 12 student. I'm interested in subjects involves thinking, such as physics and philosophy. I naturally hate courses that need memorization, such as biology and history.(Although I like the critical thinking and reflection part of history. you learn lessons from others' life!) I'm a straight-A student. good at math, programming, and science. okay with English, not strong though.</p>

<p>I'm debating between a engineering degree or a double degree liberal arts and science. I really don't know what I'm going to do in the future. I will value humanity in my job. I don't want to be treated as a commodity doing technical jobs alone in the lab. That's too tedious. I like to make changes to the society, to people's life. I also want to take social science and humanity courses in university. So pursuing engineering will really hinder my pursuit of these aspects. </p>

<p>Can anyone give me some advice?</p>

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<p>I found there was very little memorization in college history courses, if that matters to you. Tons of reading, synthesis, papers, but very little actual memorization. How about a double major in physics or math, and history?</p>

<p>There are engineering colleges that encourage you to also pursue liberal arts classes. Harvey Mudd would be an example, although it is tough to get into. But your post here would likely play well in the application essays they require – you think about science the way they seem to.</p>

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<p>thank you for telling me this school! Since I live in Canada, I don’t know much about things happening in US. The school sounds pretty fit for me.</p>

<p>I’d like to do physics and history, but what am I going to do after graduation? It’s not easy to find a job, isn’t it?</p>