Hello,
I am currently getting close to ending my freshman year of college at a really great engineering college. I have loved it so far, but there are so many things I want to do and I am having a hard time deciding what to do. I really want to help the environment after graduating, but I am not sure how yet. I really like earth sciences so I am considering doing a minor in Climate science and impact engineering. I also really like chemistry and physics though. Basically I like all sciences and I love learning about a lot of different sciences. I also love math and the problem solving of it. Last semester, I took a computer coding class that I liked. I am not sure if I like it enough to major in it, but I am going to take another coding class to see if I want to minor in it and gain more experience with that. Basically I love math and sciences, and I am excited about how engineering encompasses that plus putting in design, research, and entrepreneurship (I don’t see myself working in a factory though). Also, I love how engineering allows me to help the environment in some way possibly. I know that I am all over the place and that is part of the problem haha. Any suggestions welcome (:
Without knowing what school you’re at, and what’s available, it’s hard for anyone to make concrete suggestions.
This would be a great time to chat with your adviser and the career counseling center. They will likely have some good suggestions based on program, campus job recruiting, campus research topics, etc.
I note that geophysics/remote sensing is the quantitative end of earth sciences.
You will take more math as an Engineering student as well as using it all the time and of course will be problem solving all the time. Also you can use coding in conjunction with an impact/envronmental engineering major.
I would figure out what kind of overall problems you want to solve (environmental? Designing more efficient cars? Building stronger bridges?) and all of those other things you love will be part of your college and career journey.