<p>I am trying to decide between Civil and Mechanical Engineering for my Bachelor's Degree.</p>
<p>When I was four-five years old, I liked to play with Lego blocks. I made buildings, tunnels, bridges, and ships out of the Lego blocks, and really enjoyed doing it too. As I got to be around seven-eight years of age, I also liked Geography, and looked to at maps and imagined ways of how interstate and highway systems could be improved. Even today as I travel on vacation, I get fascinated with large cities due to the designs of the large buildings and skyscrapers, as well as bridge designs and interstate complexes that need to be improved.</p>
<p>When I was six years old, I always found Meteorology very fascinating, especially when severe weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes would impact the large cities. A couple of years later, I also found that Geology was fascinating especially when it came to studying plate tectonics and earthquakes. Both science fields study natural hazards, and after seeing the force of mother nature when I was around 10-11 years old I knew that structures would get impacted, and often times I knew that people would take shelter in those structures. A number of those structures could not survive mother nature, therefore I knew that people would get injured. I saw these scenes several times through the many hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes that have struck the U.S, and I always felt at the time as if I could do better in helping improve city structures, interstates, and bridges for the safety of people.</p>
<p>I love Math (Algebra, Calculus, and Trigonometry) and Science (particularly Physics, and Earth and Atmospheric sciences). I also like to design things (especially buildings and bridges) both on drawings and computers.</p>
<p>Usually, I like to start broad, then specialize. When it comes to engineering, I think of broad being Mechanical. Every time I read about Mechanical Engineering I always come across the fact that it is extremely broad and can get people into many engineering jobs through several fields, and at times some people will always have a job with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. This is what is attractive to me about Mechanical Engineering. On the other hand, based on what I have read Civil Engineering is more specialized than Mechanical. What I like about being specialized is that it gives me opportunities to perform in areas that I will do best due to my level of interest. </p>
<p>However, I do not like designing and studying about auto mechanics, nor robots and small moving items either. I like to study and design large objects that last through time. When I took my high school physics course, I found fluids and heat very interesting, which are both studied in Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering as well. I also found an interest in vectors and motion too.</p>
<p>I am about to graduate from high school in December and start undergraduate school in the spring as an undecided engineering major. I have narrowed my choices down to Civil and Mechanical Engineering. To me, I feel Civil seems to fit me more, but at the same time, I know Mechanical is much more broad. This is pretty much the main question that I am asking due to inexperience: Should I go broad or specialized? Which one will have better results and opportunity? Stability as well and pay? Based on my description of my younger years and what I like to do, as well as other factors, which of the two fields suits me best? Civil? or Mechanical?</p>