<p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior in high school and the time has come for me to decide on my major in college. I use to want to be a doctor but life is too short for all that, in my opinion. I've recently noticed that I have a love for math. I currently take AP Calc AB and honestly, it's my easiest class. I love high math and therefore I believe engineering is for me. </p>
<p>I currently take regular physics and I understand the concepts well and I have an A. However, I only dislike it because I have a bad teacher. </p>
<p>With this being said, I'm not sure which type of engineering to go for? I'm a bit worried because I'm a hispanic Female. I heard there are hardly any female engineers so would this affect my ability to get a job after I become and engineer (if all goes well)?</p>
<p>Can any engineers or engineering majors elaborate on this?</p>
<p>Engineering, even though we’re in the 21th century, tends to give more advantages to males rather than females, for example males on average receive a more lucrative salary than females.</p>
<p>Its great that you understand the math and physics concepts in high school but calculus and physics in college is a different thing.</p>
<p>As for an engineering route that you want to follow it depends on your preferences.</p>
<p>My girlfriend is a Hispanic female engineer, and I don’t think it hindered her job search much. Occasionally she’ll talk about people at work not giving her respect (generally the more blue collar guys, though they’ve been coming around lately) or older engineers nearing retirement. The only thing I’d say is if you’re quiet like her (male or female), get involved in things that’ll make you be good at speaking in front of groups confidently.</p>
<p>What sort of things do you enjoy learning about? Pretty much all engineers need to know their physics and math, so it’s hard to say with just that information. Do you like dealing with large chemical processes? Designing and testing parts? Fluid dynamics? Electronics? Computers? Buildings?</p>