All that was left was the sciences. There is no particular science that I like. I would never want to be a chemist or physicist. Biology was better, but I still didn’t want to do it. Engineering looked interesting but I was not convinced that I wanted to be an engineer. I still wanted to do business even though I knew I wouldn’t be able to. Everything changed when I found industrial engineering. It allows me to be very knowledgeable in the sciences, while providing me opportunities in the business world beyond what a business degree would. With industrial engineering, I am able to study the business world with a scientific perspective.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
attempt #2
I became interested in science and engineering through elimination. When I sat down and tried to decide what I wanted to do, I didn’t automatically think of being an engineer. At first, I thought of being a business major, but then I realized that there are too many business majors and not enough jobs, so finding a job would be extremely competitive. Then, I thought that I wanted to be a lawyer. I enjoy arguing with people, so I figured that being a lawyer was a good decision, until I found out that I would have to be in school for eight years. The same reason deterred me from being a doctor. I always wanted to be a surgeon, and I was willing to do the eight years in school. That is, until I got to the University of Miami, realized how hard it was and decided I did not want to go through eight years of schooling.
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I'm glad that you found a degree where you could use your knowledge as well as your passion. It's unfortunate that you're not able to do exactly what you wanted, but that was a reasonable choice you made. I honestly wouldn't want to be stuck in school for 8 years, especially not here at the U. Unlike you though, I am willing to take my time in Engineering because I love it so much, at least my particular field. So I don't mind staying 2 or 3 more years if I can maybe double major. I hope that eventually you will be entirely happy with your decision to be an Industrial Engineer, and that it takes you as far as you are willing to go.
ReplyDeleteIt's good you really thought about the future and the job careers you would have depending on what major you did. Not many people do that, and it ends up hurting them in the future. You're right in that jobs are hard to come by. I realized that before starting college, and it was one of the reasons why I decided to do engineering. I even remember Mr. Pool, the man in charge of engineering admissions, telling me that the College of Engineering at UM guaranteed graduates a job. Like you, the idea of having a job in the future is what convinced me to do engineering.
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