<p>So I am a dual enrolled high school student who will have an associates degree in arts and one in science when I graduate with my diploma. I plan on going on to a four year, and since I have so much college under my belt it severely limits my time to choose a major and I'm panicking.</p>
<p>I basically know that I want to somehow blend my creativity, with technical and fabrication/building skills. The obvious idea that comes to mind is engineering, which I've looked into, but doesn't really seem to be what I want. My ideas aren't super cutting edge or anything that could compete with other designers, and I don't have a technical brain. I also looked into technical theater (which I have some experience in and would be a dream!); the downsides to that being the low salary, and the fact that I don't have a natural technical-problem-solving brain, but I guess i could develop those skills a bit more with schooling</p>
<p>I don't feel like I can do something like design or industrial engineering because although I am creative, I am not cutting edge artistic, my actual artistic skills good but are definitely not enough to get into art school and cant compete with real lifelong artists, I just thrive in a creative environment. </p>
<p>In a nutshell: I'M CONFUSED. Is there some major that blends creativity (but doesn't require advanced art skill) and actually creating things? Financial stability is also a concern, of course.</p>
<p>PLEASE HELP! :( I don't feel like I can choose a college until I know what I'm going into</p>
<p>Engineering does not necessarily require artistic talent. However, you need to be very good in mathematics and science. You say you don’t have a technical brain but if you have completed an AS degree then you likely have some competence in science and math, no? Another option would be physics which is not too far from engineering but more oriented to fundamental understanding of nature. Find a subject that you really like and pursue that.</p>
<p>Engineers do not usually come up with ideas. They make things others ask them to make. They problem solve too. But, if you already looked over the coursework and such, it just might not be for you anyway. I like to be creative too. I thought engineering might be good, I am great with maths and sciences. But, when I looked over the coursework, it all looked so awful. I really have no interest.</p>
<p>When I say I don’t have a technical brain, I mean I definitely don’t have a natural talent for math and sciences. I love math, but the only reason I’ve always had A’s in those subjects is because I work hard. I’ve never thought about construction management, I could look in to that. I’m definitely going to get into a computer aided drafting program on the side because I think I heard theres demand and it also seems versatile.</p>
<p>I guess what it comes down to is, I know that I want to create things, I just need to figure out what it is I want to build, and what schooling I need to get there.</p>
<p>I was totally set on being an engineer a few years back, but I heard that to really get a good job your coursework needs to be really specialized? Which I can’t do. Way too indecisive.</p>
<p>Also, my boyfriend is the embodiment of the perfect engineer, he is very logical, a little creative, and extremely talented in science and math. Were a little opposite, which leads me to believe that engineering wouldn’t be for me?</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses so far, I really need some ideas/encouragement</p>
<p>Not every engineer is a math virtuoso. In fact I’d wager that most aren’t. The difference is, they work incredibly hard to compensate for those shortcomings and as a result end up mastering the same material that someone who’s truly gifted in the field does, albeit with a little more effort.</p>
<p>The most mathematically gifted student I’ve ever met (took upper division college math classes as a junior in high school), was brilliant. But he spent hours and hours working on homework, doing almost every single problem in his textbook. That’s what allowed him to accelerate at such a rapid rate. Yes he’s smart, but more than that, he’s an incredibly hard worker.</p>
<p>There also is nothing whatsoever wrong with taking a year off between finishing high school (and those two associates degrees) and starting college. You could look around for a job or internship that would let you apply some of the skills that you already have, and test out some of your interests. Even with a year off, if all of your credits transfer you still are likely to finish college earlier than many other people.</p>
<p>How about mechanical engineering, humanistic design, environmental design, product design, transportation design, theater tech (not as low paid as you think as long as you specialize in lighting, sound, etc.), electronic media, computer games, cognitive sciences, computational modeling, even landscape architecture.</p>
<p>You don’t need to be cutting edge to do well and learn going into a school, be it traditional with strong departments in both engineering and design, or even a more art-oriented degree. If you thrive in a more creative environment, just be sure that it’s a major that has many interpretations. </p>
<p>One example is biology. A friend who was doing her undergrad in bio (she was potentially considering medicine) at a large state flagship, decided to take art classes as a stress reliever and began illustrating some of her chem formula’s as a joke. A professor in the geology dept saw her doodles and asked if she could help him out by creating drawings for his research. He shared her work with a botany professor, who hired her to assist in research and illustration for his upcoming book. Who know what her future as an artist will hold, but she’s thrilled that she has some creative options and isn’t locked into bio. She’s considering grad school in bio or chem and has these nice research/publishing credits if she does. </p>
<p>The bottom line is that whatever major you choose, at whatever college you choose will ultimately have your spin and will be what you make of it.</p>