What major would allow me to do this?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm starting to look at schools and was hoping somebody would know of a major that would allow me to do what I really love. I love math and science, but especially Calculus. I love the calculations and the way that after you go through all the steps you end up with a precise right answer. I like the structure of mathematics. I've never taken Physics but am really excited to take it next quarter and have even started self studying it on my own, out of pure love for the subject! Ideally, I'd love a job where I improve upon existing objects in order to make life easier for people. I guess I'm kinda weird but when I get bored I'll start to examine objects around me and justify why they're round, why they were made out of a certain material, etc. I try to find ways to improve upon the objects I see around me and would love to have a job that would allow me to make objects more efficient while using Calculus and Physics. If anybody knows of a major that would allow me to work at my "dream job" I'd really really appreciate it :)</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!:):):)</p>

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<p>Sounds sort of like Mechanical Engineering.</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Check this out. It has descriptions of each particular major and what options you'll have once you graduate.</p>

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<p>I was thinking either a Materials Engineering major or, if you're thinking on a more fundamental level, a Physics major with a concentration toward particle. Or if you're a complete hybrid you can also do an Applied Physics/ Engineering Physics major.</p>

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<p>Awesome, I'll research those today :) Thanks for all of your help!</p>

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<p>You can look up majors and careers on the Princeton Review as well - they have lots of info on each topic.</p>

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<p>Yep, I looked up the majors on Princeton Review and College board today.</p>

<p>Right now, I'm leaning towards engineering physics or mechanical engineering. I discussed it with my dad today for a while and he thinks it would be better to get a general physics major in order to keep my options open. Do you think an engineering major would be too limiting? I think I would like to focus on the mechanics aspect of physics more than the electricity and magnetism part. </p>

<p>Also, can you recommend any good colleges for this major. I've posted a brief summary of my stats below.</p>

<p>** Stats **
White female, Class of 07, Washington State
Test scores: Expecting 2200ish on SATs, Taking ACT next month aiming for 34+
GPA: Should be 3.8 by end of this quarter
Courseload: Dual enrollment program, on-track to complete physics sequence (3 quarters), chem sequence (3 quarters), and calculus sequence (4 sequence)
ECs:
-Local, national, and international champion in taekwondo (11+years). Trained at Olympic Training Center for a couple weeks and captain of junior and senior state teams.
-Attended NASA SHARP last summer, hoping to attend another summer program this summer
-100+ hours volunteering at elementary school</p>

<p>Thanks again for all of the help :)</p>

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<p>Another angle might be industrial design.</p>