Uncertanity...
The first time I wrote this, it was wordy, dry, and sucked. Basically it comes down to this:
I'm not sure what I want to do at PSU yet, and slowly running out of time to figure out what degree to major in.
I didn't expect this to be a hard decision. I've always liked making things, and Engineering seemed like a natural extension of that. From time to time i'll get an idea of something to make, and just roll with it until something cool comes out. And so, had you asked me 5 years ago "What I wanted to be when I grew up", I would have said an Electrical or Computer Engineer. The things I did for fun also gravitated towards engineering as well, I ended up with this random collection of test equipment and repair gear.
If you go off of my past inclinations, you could easily say "Yeah, he's going to become an engineer". And in fact, that's still one thing at the top of my list of majors to do. But it's not going to make me happy.
Do I hear someone saying "But why? It suits you really well!"
I can somewhat envision how my life would go if I went through with engineering. College would be fun, and learn a lot about something I've always been interested in. Perhaps even make or do something that would make me a great deal of money, and I'd be able to have almost anything I wanted.
Great from a worldly standpoint, but:
When I look back at that, say 10 years from now, I'm going to say "Wow, I just wasted a lot of time doing something that kinda sucked." The kind of job where you spend time in meetings climbing the corporate ladder, or working in a cubical for 30 hours a week just doesn't work for me. Easily I could tell you what I'd like to see in my life, but I don't know how to get there, or where to start.
So here's a question to everyone. Dig up a picture of me off of Facebook, or wherever, and ask yourself:
"What kind of job do you see that guy doing?"
Tell me what you see.
I'm not sure what I want to do at PSU yet, and slowly running out of time to figure out what degree to major in.
I didn't expect this to be a hard decision. I've always liked making things, and Engineering seemed like a natural extension of that. From time to time i'll get an idea of something to make, and just roll with it until something cool comes out. And so, had you asked me 5 years ago "What I wanted to be when I grew up", I would have said an Electrical or Computer Engineer. The things I did for fun also gravitated towards engineering as well, I ended up with this random collection of test equipment and repair gear.
If you go off of my past inclinations, you could easily say "Yeah, he's going to become an engineer". And in fact, that's still one thing at the top of my list of majors to do. But it's not going to make me happy.
Do I hear someone saying "But why? It suits you really well!"
I can somewhat envision how my life would go if I went through with engineering. College would be fun, and learn a lot about something I've always been interested in. Perhaps even make or do something that would make me a great deal of money, and I'd be able to have almost anything I wanted.
Great from a worldly standpoint, but:
When I look back at that, say 10 years from now, I'm going to say "Wow, I just wasted a lot of time doing something that kinda sucked." The kind of job where you spend time in meetings climbing the corporate ladder, or working in a cubical for 30 hours a week just doesn't work for me. Easily I could tell you what I'd like to see in my life, but I don't know how to get there, or where to start.
So here's a question to everyone. Dig up a picture of me off of Facebook, or wherever, and ask yourself:
"What kind of job do you see that guy doing?"
Tell me what you see.