<p>So, im dual enrolling in college and im very interested in engineering but i know its really hard and will take a while to get my AA. i haven't really decided if i want to go into the research aspect of it or the industry part of it. i really like math and im interested in chemistry, but i dont think ill like physics that much. ive considered going into biology, to maybe go into a major similiar to engineering later. please help me decide if i should do engineering and which one i should do.</p>
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<p>Keep several options on the table, and don’t decide what you will major in until you have a few prerequisite courses under your belt. Like Chemistry, Biology, Calculus and Physics. Once you get past the prerequisites you will have a better idea about what kind of engineering you want to go into. Don’t worry about not liking Physics, most non physics majors do. It’s kind of a weeder class, so be brave and work hard to pass it!</p>
<p>Bio-Engineering is an emerging field, depending on where you attend school, the professors will be involved in research that you might possibly participate in. So check out the school’s website to see what they are working on. One of my friends has a son who is a bio-engineer. He describes it as “sort of like mechanical engineering, only with veins and arteries instead of pipes, and heart valves instead of solenoids”.</p>
<p>Environmental engineering tends to be the “clean up crew” for the chemical and petroleum engineering people. A lot of the work involves cleaning up old factory sites, and mitigating/sampling/analyzing ongoing air, soil and water pollution. Also managing hazardous and toxic materials and hazardous waste. Newly emerging fields in “green chemistry” are rather interesting, replacing tried and true chemical products with less polluting alternatives. Also a lot of legal type work, as this is a highly regulated field, with not only the Federal EPA, but also state agencies, and local water and hazardous materials agencies. Environmental Engineering is an offshoot of Civil Engineering. You might also consider Environmental Sciences if you don’t want to take the proscribed Civil Engineering classes. Environmental Scientists do things like write Environmental Impact Reports, investigate presence of endangered species at construction sites, evaluate impact of dust and noise pollution, and sample stream silt, all of which might be required in a site evaluation.</p>
<p>Good Luck to you, and study hard!</p>