So, to give you a little background at myself… I am pretty balanced when it comes to math and English. I excel in both classes and really enjoy them, but have always liked history and science a lot less. I take advanced science classes and usually do pretty decent in them but I have to work a lot harder and the subject doesn’t interest me as much. I wanted to be an engineer for a while, but have recently had a lot of second thoughts since I’m not really a “hands on” type of person and don’t like the idea of working in a lab/field. I did a summer engineering program and don’t really think it’s for me since we did a lot of hands on activities related to the different types of engineering and nothing really appealed to me. I’ve also thought about a career in business, but I am worried that I will get bored since I like being creative (mostly in English with writing but also just coming up with cool ideas). Any advice would be extremely appreciated!!
Go in as Undecided if you can’t decide between anything. You don’t have to make your decision right now - colleges know that a lot students don’t stay true to their intended major on their application and they allow flexibility. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself to decide.
Some possible majors for someone who likes Math but not Science are: Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics, or Buisiness/Finance.
You sound exactly like me. My Math and CR SAT scores were almost the same.
I majored in Electrical Engineering but quickly found I didn’t like the hands on part…but I got through it.
What I am doing now is working as a Systems Engineer in a Telecom Software firm…We need to be able to think logically, talk to customers, understand their needs, and develop requirements of what the system needs to do to solve their issues so that developers can code software. I have to be able to write documents and communicate with customers and team members.
I do nothing with actual electronics.
As mentioned before, lots of people choose a major and lose interest. Undeclared is a good choice as far as narrowing down your interests and preferences and the things like hands on that are not you. Also think about whether you prefer working alone or as a member of a team. Your experience with the engineering internship is exactly what you should expect–thinking about yourself/personal style and about jobs/tasks a major typically leads to before you might find you niche. For example, I was really excited about geology until the dirt thing and living in tents and so on. There is no medal for early selection of majors. Be careful not declare a major like engineering that has a set program that locks you out of other class options. It will come to. Enjoy your explanation.
Some thoughts:
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Go to your High school counseling office/ college’s career center and talk to them. They may have tests/tools that help you figure out what career (and therefore major) is best for you)
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What math/science courses did you take in HS and in college? What was your Math SAT score?
I ask, because if you have not taken Calculus and got a low Math SAT score, you are not prepared for Engineering. -
Read this article: What problem do you want to solve?
https://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/pulse/20140804104444-17000124-let-s-kill-the-college-major -
Take an online quiz…there are many
http://www.luc.edu/undergrad/academiclife/whatsmymajorquiz/
http://www.slu.edu/beabilliken/quiz-college-majors -
Talk to the professor/teacher in your favorite class and see what they think
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Pre-med/sociology/public health/psychology are majors where you want to help people directly.
Business/engineering/comp sci are majors where you want to solve technical/organizational problems.
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What were your favorite classes in HS?
Civil Engineering
Its creative, you could start a business and its not lab engineering