So,I am 16 now and at 15 I’ve started having existential crisis and still do, I am curious about all of the big questions there are, from questions about god, to questions about the meaning of life and death…So I am kinda interested in many things, yet not interested in anything except, well, my existence and everything. So currently I am supposed to choose what to major in and I am stuck, I have some majors in mind like Electrical Engineering, Physics, Philosophy and Psychology…I’ve always been good in math and science, but I am still not sure what is right for me…If someone could shed some light it would be really useful and i’d be grateful!
You do NOT need to choose your major now. You do not even need to do it when you are a freshman in college. Many schools don’t require you to declare a major until sophomore year. There are plenty of colleges that have a very flexible curriculum and are set up to have students explore their interests. Some schools make it easy for students to double major. It’s awesome to have wide interests. Take a variety of courses, do some shadow experiences in the summer if you can, and relax. Enjoy the rest of HS and don’t stress.
I am sorry i haven’t mentioned that I do not live in the US, but in Serbia actually, where I do in fact have to choose right after high school…
Do a job search with the names of each of those majors to see how many jobs are being advertised that require those majors. You are not likely to find anything for Philosophy, so scratch it off of your list now. You can study that subject on your own. You should probably forget Psych too. Good luck.
Job board listings don’t always reflect reality, but they do give you a general idea of what is in demand, or not in demand.
I would go with physics, if both math and science interest you, and you like looking at the “why” of things. However, if you like concrete, workable solutions to problems, and you are more interested in “how do we do that?”, go for engineering. Oh, despite what physicists will tell you, you need to be better at math for engineering than for physics.