Currently, I am struggling with picking a major. I had it all planned out for years to go into the medical field and go to medical school and the whole 9 yards. I've always thought I wanted to be some kind of doctor. However, I've been looking into a Bio Medical Engineering.
It sounds interesting and it still has to do with the medical field technically. I'm good at math, so I want to make those skills useful in someway. I know that engineers use math and I also recently found out from a friend that a bio medical engineer helps the medical field out. Two aspects of what I want to do. It seems perfect for me to do.
The struggle I am having, though, is giving up my long dream of being a pediatrician. How can I give up something that I have wanted for so long? But how can I pass up a major of engineering that I may love?
It is all so confusing to me right now. So, I have decided to keep my Health Policy Studies major right now and think about engineering over the year. I will make the decision my sophomore year.
Although, then comes to mind, is it too late to switch at that point of my college career? I know it's never too late, but I want to graduate on time. Extra semesters would mean a bigger tuition. The next step I plan to take before the semester ends is to look up the recommended classes for each major. Maybe for this year I can take common classes of the two majors. There's no way I could get behind then if I decide to switch majors.
Switching majors is a big decision because it could affect what my career will be for the rest of my life. I don't want to prematurely change my major. I have to put a lot of thought into this decision. That comes to another block in my path, though. For some reason I have always had trouble making decisions on my own. This will be a big problem as I continue my college career. I am now treated as an adult and therefore need to make decisions on my own. No one can really make the right decision for me, only I can do that.
It's a good idea to take courses that prepare you for either major in your first, both so that you can change without adding semesters to your college experience and so you can get a taste of what both majors will entail. Taking core courses in each major may go a long way toward telling you what you really want to study, and perhaps also what kind of work you are best suited for. Engineers tend to do a lot of quiet, solitary work, whereas pediatricians must deal with people all day long, so your personality matters a lot as well.
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