Type of engineering? Help!

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<p>Hi I am a senior in Highschool</p>

<p>I am pretty set on pursuing an engineering major
just not sure what type</p>

<p>What has always fascinated me are like those competitions
where some university students design/build remote-controlled robots or cars with like sawing blades on them and fight them.</p>

<p>Or like the World Solar Challenge, where the university students build solar-electric vehicles and race them.</p>

<p>I understand that out in the "real world" I won't be making remote controlled robots and fighting them to make a living, but still, I want to be doing something exciting. I wouldn't want to be designing lights or fixing air conditioning system(as most electrical and mechanical engineers do).</p>

<p>So I guess the type of engineering I want is:
1. I want to be able to visually see my result, see it move, and witness that it's doing the job it was intended to. Like the Nuna 3 Solar powered vehicle in the World Solar Challenge.</p>

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<li>I want it to be really hands on and kind of different everyday. I don't want to stare at a computer screen all day and do the same things over and over.</li>
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<p>And also, would it be doable to minor in music/songwriting and major in engineering? I heard that majoring in engineering is a lot of work and requires a ridiculous amount of time and devotion. Still, I don't want to stop doing music. </p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your insights</p>

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<p>Where did you get this idea? I don’t think you have the correct information on the different functions.</p>

<p>But, what you are asking for is a rarity in entry-level engineering. Most engineers will work on the small function, then as they are promoted, they can broaden their responsibilities into a more overall systems approach to the product.</p>

<p>I don’t know about the music, people have probably done it before so you can do what you want, or you can join a club and do it for fun instead of getting tested on it.</p>

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<p>You want to be a mechanical engineer, those who engineer things that move. It has very broad application. If it moves in a computer, in an airplane, in a robotic surgical device or in a nano machine, ME was involved. Start there and narrow your focus as you learn.</p>

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