<p>im going to be applying for engineering this year and im really confused as to which branch i should chose.....
i really like designing and am good at physics and math
i dislike organic chem :p
when i get a job i dont want to be sitting in one place all day
preferably want to live in california but its not a must
i love cars :D
considering all of this which engineering major should i chose?
thank you in advance :D</p>
<p>Mechanical or electrical</p>
<p>I would say Mechanical sounds good. My grandfather was a Mechanical Engineer who tested cars for GM.</p>
<p>For vehicles, definitely mechanical.</p>
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<p>You are just asking people to say mechanical engineering. Its one of the most popular major along with EE.</p>
<p>well, i definitely dont want to do electrical or chemical
im leaning more towards mechanical, aerospace or computer engineering
but then ive heard that job prospects arent good for aerospace 
how about computer engineering? though i dont know anything about coding/programming yet and havent taken any computer related classes in high school</p>
<p>also isnt it possible to get into the automotive industry with an aerospace degree?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say so. Aerospace is too specialized in planes, rockets, missiles etc. and the automotive industry does not need those skills. Computer Engineering won’t get you in the automotive industry, either, if you want to design cars. They’d probably need a CS degree instead of CompE, but I’m not even sure if this industry hires those even. Also, if I’m correct, CompE is a combination of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, correct? It sounds like you’d like Computer Science more if you know you don’t want to do EE. These are “probably” the most popular fields in the automotive industry, ranked in order:</p>
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<li>Mechanical Engineering by a LOT</li>
<li>Electrical Engineering</li>
<li>???</li>
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<p>If you are interested in things other than the automotive industry, which it appears that you are since you are mentioning other things, the best might be mechanical since it’s well-rounded and can apply anywhere for the most part. A MechE degree could get you an aerospace job, but not the other way around.</p>
<p>thanks beachypeachy:D
yes i am not limiting myself to the automotive industry and going by the responses mechanical looks a good option right now.
but the fact that computer engineering provides the opportunity for innumerable startups is making me hold on to that as an option.
also since i have never done any programming/coding i am not sure if i will like it(i may just happen to love it if i try) so thats there.
so theres a basic confusion between mech and comE/cs. would appreciate if anyone helped me on that :D</p>
<p>I have heard that Computer Engineering is focused more on hardware of the computers. CompE has a quite a bit of Electrical Engineering courses, and then some Computer Science. My school seems to offer more EE classes in this major than actual computer science, but it says a lot of technical electives so that could be the “CS” part. In contrast, Computer Science is focused more on coding/programming and software. CS uses a ton of math, more than the other engineering majors I’ve heard (if not them, then EE. This is based off other people’s comments, of course. Anyone here with actual experience should correct me if I’m wrong.) I don’t know what the jobs are like in these fields, so I can’t answer that.</p>
<p>Mechanical Engineers work on practically everything under the sun. Cameras, a/c units, ovens, phones, planes, surgical tools, televisions, etc. Any machinery. If you can think of a technological object we use nowadays, there is probably a Mechanical Engineer who makes a living working on it somewhere. They can be involved in anything from testing, designing, research and development, manufacturing, etc. There is a huge array of jobs for MechEs I could probably write a book bigger than a Harry Potter book about it.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you are about to go into your first year of college, you won’t really need to decide until your junior year. I’d say explore your options and take classes in college, that’s when you will know what field you want to go into.</p>
<p>thank you,
now im leaning more towards mechanical 
what are the internships like in these fields?? for example what kind of internship(automotive related) can i expect as a mechE major?</p>
<p>I would try to look at automotive companies and search their website to see what internships they offer for engineers. I wouldn’t expect a research and development or a design job, though. It might be important to note that you might want to go to school near an automotive plant, so you have an easier access to these internships and you can network. Or, you can co-op if the school allows it. I would suggest going to UMich, who has an amazing program and, it’s in MICHIGAN. The central hub for cars, after all.</p>
<p>[List</a> of automotive assembly plants in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automotive_assembly_plants_in_the_United_States]List”>List of automotive assembly plants in the United States - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>^ I would like to add that is the manufacturing part. There are also testing facilities… like GM has one in Yuma, Arizona. I’d look up the testing grounds as well.</p>
<p>Also, another word of advice: learn an Asian language like Chinese or Korean if you’re interested. It will give you a HUGE leg up and it’ll be easier to get a job in this field, especially for the Asian car companies like Kia, Honda, Toyota, etc. If you want to work for Ford or GM, this won’t matter as much.</p>
<p>yeah, i am applying to umich but my chances of getting in are slim:(
i am also considering purdue, penn state, uiuc, ohio state, gatech and a few others
its sad that big guns of the automotive industry are all based in europe
any idea about the fsae in any of the schools i mentioned?</p>