<p>I realize that these are two drastically different careers paths but I'm really conflicted.
Here are my pros and cons of each major.</p>
<p>Psychology:
Pros:
-I find psychology fascinating and would often read the textbook beyond scheduled reading
-I'm good at psych, it's the only subject that I've gotten good grades in during my first two years at college
-Learning about how ppl work and "fixing" them seems fulfilling
-Being a psych researcher sounds great
-I've already taken a few of the required classes and could probably still graduate in two more years(I'm going to be a junior in the fall).</p>
<p>Cons:
-I don't want to work with people, I hate corporate politics and small talk with co workers, it's not that I'm anti-social(maybe a little) but there's nothing I hate more than going to work in a suit every morning and asking the same 5 ppl that I have nothing in common with how their weekend was</p>
<p>-I would consider being a like a therapist or psychologist and working one on one with a patient, but I'm kind of worried that I would become to attached to the patient, like emotionally, I don't want to have to take work home with me like that.</p>
<p>-My adviser says that you can go many places with psychology, but I don't want to go into business or corporate work, I want to know exactly what job I'm headed towards</p>
<p>-I think I would enjoy research but I don't really like chemistry type lab work, I don't want to get too involved into science, I liked animal bio though.</p>
<p>In Brief: I don't like the typical office environment and mingling w/co workers, I do like research and learning more about people and how they act behaviorally and to a degree, neurologically.</p>
<p>Engineering:
Pros:
-The idea of designing, planning and executing sounds exciting
-I like math when I "get" it, I haven't gotten in years, but I do enjoy it.
-I like working with my hands and I like working on and completing large projects, though the internet has given me a much shorter attention span, when I do complete a project even a book or video game it's very satisfying. </p>
<p>-Engineering seems like a very practical and fulfilling career, it seems like hard work and while I haven't really shown myself that I'm capable or doing well in truly difficult work, I believe that I am, I guess I think engineering will be a great challenge</p>
<p>-Working at Apple or Google would be awesome</p>
<p>Cons:
-I haven't done well in math since my first semester
-I WILL be in school for more than 4 years just to my bachelor's
-I'm not sure I'll be able to stick to it, I have a pretty short attention span and sometimes get frustrated easily</p>
<p>In Brief: I want to build something great, look back at it and say "I made that" and I love working independently or at least with a competent group, but it seems like it requires a lot of work and a larger attention span that I currently possess, it seems more fulfilling that psych, which I would like more as a hobby.</p>
<p>That's it, if it's too much, just look at the "In Brief", if anyone has any personal experience or resources that I could use to better understand life as a psych or engineering major that would be great. Urban Planning was just an interesting suggestion from my advisor. </p>
<p>Really I need to know more about engineering, because it's a field that I'm for the most very ignorant about, are there any short books or intro articles that I could read to get a better idea about it? I don't seem to be as passionate about the field as most engineering majors do but it's something I really feel that I would love to do as a career.</p>