Need help on what to specialize in

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<p>I'm an EE, and I'm sort of lost on what I should take..
Basically I have several options as to what to specialize in. </p>

<p>I have to take 3 of these courses
- Microprocessor Systems & Interfacing, 4 credits
- Semiconductor Devices, 3 credits <-- Taking this now
- Electromechanical Motion Devices - 3 credits
- Feedback System Analysis and Design - 3 credits
- Digital Signal Processing with Applications - 4 credits
- Transmission of Information - 4 credits</p>

<p>Out of these courses I am leaning towards electromechanical motion devices & microprocessor systems & interfacing, or feedback system analysis and design.</p>

<p>I'm not sure which of these is the best option. I am leaning towards either the microelectronics/nanotechnology field, or energy sources and systems field. </p>

<p>Honestly I'm leaning more towards the power industry because I don't think I'd be competent for nanotechnology/microelectronics - just my opinion.</p>

<p>Also, does anyone have any info on the aforementioned fields? Info such as job prospects, typical jobs encountered in said fields, experience required, etc. </p>

<p>Greatly appreciated, thanks</p>

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<p>What do you like to do?</p>

<p>I was in a similar situation as yours. I was unhappy at school, and had thought about dropping out. A guy who I worked for who had also gone to MIT, but dropped out and never went back (and regretted it), asked me what I liked. He pointed me in the direction of the Lab for Computer Science (now CSAIL), and his former advisor. I got a UROP in that group and had a chance to witness the birth of the Internet.</p>

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<p>honestly I am interested in the supposed power grid revolution - more efficient transmission/generation/storage of energy. I’m also interested in solar power, but I know that’s mostly an R&D field right now. </p>

<p>in terms of nanotech, I’m just interested in all the possibilities for future technology, but I’m not sure if I will ever reach the caliber of engineer required for such a complex/difficult field. </p>

<p>I was also very interested in the controllers used in NASA for rockets and similar vehicles. </p>

<p>control theory seems somewhat interesting but more on the side of physical systems, not processes. physical systems such as cars, rockets, etc.</p>

<p>nothing else in EE really appeals to me - signals is very boring, control seems somewhat interesting but I know nothing of robotics so I would be SOL in terms of being competitive. </p>

<p>fields and optics does not interest me, and supposedly VLSI is very difficult, and it’s being outsourced a lot.</p>