<p>it might help if you tell your parents that a good mechanical engineering degree depends on what you specialize in. i’m thinking about switching into mechE (freshman right now in environmental, about to post a thread about it haha), mechE is the “liberal arts” of engineering for a reason, sure a lot of workers at airplane engine plants like Pratt & Whitney get laid off or worried, but you could specialize in biomedical (def. growing), materials science, many options, i would focus on that if it helps, facing similar issues with pressure to go electrical, not happening haha</p>