I'm a Aerospace Engineer major with about a year's experience so far. I chose this major for multiple reasons. The biggest of all was that an Engineering degree can land you a job in just about any field. If you do well, that degree & GPA will show companies that you have the ability to think critically and you learn well.
My personal experience thus far has been good, not great. I find it hard to believe that a person just breaking into any field will love it right off the bat. I say that because alot of college students nowadays believe that they're going to make bank right out of college, and that they'll be able to design rockets, sell ads (marketing/advertising), etc the first day on the job. The reality is, unless you graduate with a technical degree, you likely will be doing grunt work for a while as your employer gains confidence in your ability to manage yourself and tasks given. Also, your pay is based on the demand for a person like you. So, unless you're highly skilled, chances are an employer can find alot more people with your degree to replace you if you don't work out. Thus equalling less pay out the gate.
My advice: Go to a bookstore and go to the careers/college area. Read about what people wind up doing with certain degrees. You can find pie charts that give a breakdown of how many people work in what fields. I picked up a book that said that roughly 6% of Aerospace Engineer majors don't even work in engineering //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif. You can even go to a school's specific department (ie: science, math, businees) and talk with professors there. They can help you out way more than a counselor ever could. Alot of professors work in their respective field as well as teach the subject matter.
You've actually done a good thing by realizing what you DON'T want to do this early. It took me 2 years and 3 different majors.
My personal experience thus far has been good, not great. I find it hard to believe that a person just breaking into any field will love it right off the bat. I say that because alot of college students nowadays believe that they're going to make bank right out of college, and that they'll be able to design rockets, sell ads (marketing/advertising), etc the first day on the job. The reality is, unless you graduate with a technical degree, you likely will be doing grunt work for a while as your employer gains confidence in your ability to manage yourself and tasks given. Also, your pay is based on the demand for a person like you. So, unless you're highly skilled, chances are an employer can find alot more people with your degree to replace you if you don't work out. Thus equalling less pay out the gate.
My advice: Go to a bookstore and go to the careers/college area. Read about what people wind up doing with certain degrees. You can find pie charts that give a breakdown of how many people work in what fields. I picked up a book that said that roughly 6% of Aerospace Engineer majors don't even work in engineering //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif. You can even go to a school's specific department (ie: science, math, businees) and talk with professors there. They can help you out way more than a counselor ever could. Alot of professors work in their respective field as well as teach the subject matter.
You've actually done a good thing by realizing what you DON'T want to do this early. It took me 2 years and 3 different majors.
