<p>My dream was initially to become an aerospace engineer and work for NASA or Boeing. However, I would only want to contribute to passenger planes and aeronautics, NOT war planes. As I'm applying for bachelors, which should I choose as my major? I'm also interested in Physics, Chemistry, and even being a doctor!
What would I do as a chemical engineer? What jobs would I have? What major would a doctor have? Which sector do the least people go into?</p>
<p>Mechanical Engineering.</p>
<p>With a BSME you can go into Aerospace, Med School, Nuclear energy, Automotive, Law School, Petroleum, Manufacturing, National defense, Sales, Consulting, and Business.</p>
<p>But everyone does mechanical and it’s too competitive! What can I do to see what im interested in? I might even like computer science?!</p>
<p>I’m similar. I would love to work for NASA or Boeing, I would love to do important research in just about any of the fields, I am really interested in taking physics and chem, I am looking into MSE, I would like to do all sorts of MechE stuff, I would love to do Nuclear if I could, I am really interested in getting a PhD, and some part of me secretly wants to go to med school and/or be some kind of medical scientist. </p>
<p>As xINTJx mentioned, I am currently majoring in MechE. If and when my interest narrows or doors open or shut, I will make adjustments, but MechE seems like the best option for those of us who have like 90 engineering fields and a few others we are interested in. See how you feel in a couple years. That’s my plan anyway.</p>
<p>If your school has it, try the “engineering science” or “engineering physics” program. You may have to stay 5 years but after the 3rd year, you would have sampled enough different engineering/CS areas (the nature of the E-Physics & E-Science degrees).</p>
<p>How do you mean? CS might be a little easier, but it’s a really competitive and popular program too, and you aren’t going to have the same options when you are done.</p>
<p>It’s probably a great degree, but it’s a different path, from what I understand. You could still work for NASA, probably.</p>
<p>What part of the airplane do you want to contribute to?</p>
<p>You have a lot of ways you could go. Aerospace Engineering gives you a decent though not necessarily thorough foundation, but it’s alright. Depending on which part you want to work on, EE, ChemE, MechE, MatSciE could all be good. Aircraft are really complex and only a few people understand the project as a whole, if any.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your input, guys. I have decided to do chemical engineering, because I like chemistry and I could still work for NASA knowing chemistry. Chemistry is something doable compared to building aircraft as a high school kid. Thank you!</p>