I don't know what exactly to do,

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<p>I'm going to be moveing into an area with a highgrade university(the one where I live is quite suboptimal).</p>

<p>I was a math major and it's the only subject I have liked so far(I have done abstract algebra and real/complex analysis), but I also have an interest in either mechanical or electrical engineering. The engineering classes at the university next to where I live were very bad and I disliked them but I am not sure if that's simply a problem with the low-tier department they were taught in or the courses themselves(I have an obssesion with logical development of theory). </p>

<p>Now the university I am likely to be moveing to requires twice the general education courses in the mathematics program when compared to either mechanical or electrical engineering.</p>

<p>I'm not sure what to do. I could see myself getting a PhD in applied mathematics but I don't know of the job prospects and I want to be able to make stuff.</p>

<p>On the otherhand I don't want to do either EE or ME if the theory is ignored and I don't get to also take the graduate math classes I have an interest in.(I also hate lab work).</p>

<p>I could try either EE or ME and then take essentially the undergraduate math classes required for a masters in mathematics along with them, delaying my graduation by a couple years but fullfilling my interest. Also my interest in EE may only be basic electronics - so years sequence in that may fullfill my interest in EE but I don't know.</p>

<p>As a job I want to maybe make weapons, robotic stuff or something similarly interesting. </p>

<p>If only I could do it all.</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if this is in the right forum, but it seems like you have no idea what you want to do with your life. I have many interests too as an applied math major, but I have a few ideas of what kind of jobs I want, i.e. specifics. </p>

<p>Honestly, it just seems like you’re going to end up getting all of these degrees and end up not knowing what to do with them. You know you could always teach yourself mathematics outside of school. </p>

<p>My advice is to pursue applied math and apply to graduate programs in engineering if you find that’s really what you want to do. Prospects for applied math I hear are good. Supplementing your skills with computer programming would make you more marketable. Don’t know if you would like working for the government but there’s plenty of jobs available in that sector for anyone doing math, physics, or engineering. </p>

<p>Oh, why don’t you look into JPL? Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Maybe you might like to work there one day.</p>

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<p>huh. well i guess you are going to have to figure out what you want to do. sorry there is no other way of really saying it. it sounds like you are real smart. figure out what you want to do and then decide where is the best fit to get your education. and you can study a few things and do a few different things. just keep in mind the education you need to get. nothing says you can only do one thing though</p>