Indecisive!

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am a HS junior and I know many of you will say that it's still too early to consider what I want to do in life, but I think it's time to think more considerably about my major.</p>

<p>The things that I definitely want to study are physics and math. Anything that I major in will include either one or the other, or both. I was considering majoring in physics and minoring in mathematics... but most physics majors don't do anything but research or teaching, and I don't want to research for my entire life... So then I considered engineering, but I don't really like building or planning things all that much either. I was never the guy who build his own tesla coil, pneumatic launching machine, etc. I am coming away from engineering and am left with not much! I could do teaching for universities (never HS!) but I'm not too excited about that.</p>

<p>What is your take on what I should do? Thanks!</p>

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<p>You could major in either and will be pretty well off. This country is lacking English speaking science and math majors. If you are really good at math and can handle a couple years of grad school Kent State has a Master of Science in Financial Engineering degree that starts out pay at $155,000 for graduates, and that was as of 2002, so they probably get paid more now.
<a href="https://admissions.rags.kent.edu/catalog2004/busadmin.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://admissions.rags.kent.edu/catalog2004/busadmin.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks joev. I think though that I'd prefer a career more with physics than math, preferably both. That's an interesting career, however.</p>

<p>More suggestions are welcomed as well. Thanks!</p>

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<p>The opportunities will present themselves in time.</p>

<p>Major in what you love. A large percentage of people work in a field that has nothing to do with thier major. College is not to prepare you for a specific field but to make you a better person.</p>