<p>I'm a senior in high school. I already was accepted to a pretty good tech school for engineering (RPI). I love mechanical and aerospace engineering (I'm going for the dual major program); however I'm a little less thrilled with the job itself. I'm a strong math/ science student. I'm currently interning at Plasan, which is the only international/national company in the area, and essentially I work in a cubical working to decrease manufacturing material waste. All the engineers work in cubicles right next to me simply supervising other employees, including myself, and the assembly line workers. They have yet to design anything. I really don't want to end up in a cubicle for the rest of my life. I was thinking about dropping one of my engineering majors take up economics to help get into a good business school and go into economics, which seems to have a more interesting job. Should I continue along the path of engineering and possibly end up in a cube or go into economics?</p>
<p>You could end up in a cube with an economics major too...I think your issue is more with the job. A lot of engineers do really interesting design things...in their cube, or at a desk, or where ever. Find a different internship or co-op next summer, and see if you find another engineering job you like better. Or see if you can find anything in econ internship if possible or talk to some people in the career center once you get to college. You can always switch around majors once you get to RPI.</p>
<p>Also consider entrepreneurship, starting a business on your own or with a few like minded folks, or a joining a small startup. A good example is Seahorse Power.</p>