switch from EE to ME?

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>i've been accepted to UIUC and Cal Poly SLO as an EE major and was wondering if I should switch from EE to ME (with an emphasis on electronics, e.g. Mechatronics). I want to be able to design the physical looks of, and manually build/test, automobiles, robots, gadgets, etc... from what I've read on CC, most EE's end up in hardware or software companies, industries I'm hoping to stay away from because they offer mainly sedentary careers.</p>

<p>by the way, I'm still a senior in high school and am waiting for results to arrive from the UC's (Berkeley, SD, LA, SB, Davis, Irvine).</p>

<p>I look forward to everyone's insight =)</p>

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<p>I would think that most engineering careers involve sedentary work. Why don't you just go running at the end of the day, hehe?</p>

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<p>well, I was hoping there would be a job where I can design something and go to a workshop to make it from scratch. you know, hands on work (away from the computer, preferably 20-30% of the time). or at least a job where I get to go outside and take my creation out for a little test run.</p>