I'm horrible at making decisions.

"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
10/16/2013 at 18:18 • Filed to: None

I'm trying to decide between being an English major or possibly going into Engineering Technologies. The bad part is that I really need to pick by the end of the semester. I love books but I also love cars!

DISCUSSION (24)

J. Walter Weatherman > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:19

Kinja'd!!!

Double majors are good for you. And not actually that much harder, either.

Volvosaurus-Rex > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:20

Do you also enjoy struggling to make ends meet and constantly searching for Starbucks jobs because there is nothing in your field?

pdx107 > J. Walter Weatherman
10/16/2013 at 18:20

Very very true. What school?

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:20

Which one is more enjoyable?

Both equal?

Which pays better?

More money=More cars. Problem solved

Pearson Hurst > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:20

English major speaking here. Pick Engineering.

Volvosaurus-Rex > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:22

Do you also enjoy struggling to make ends meet and constantly searching for Starbucks jobs because there is nothing in your field?

ttyymmnn > pdx107
10/16/2013 at 18:22

If you're thinking of a double major, I'd aim for the school with the better engineering department. It's a very competitive field right now, though.

ddavidn > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:22

Engineering is my vote. If you were asking for votes. Or not.

davedave1111 > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:23

English major? You know you can get a job flipping burgers even without that?

J. Walter Weatherman > pdx107
10/16/2013 at 18:31

Are you asking what school I went to? University of Arizona.

NinetyQ > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:32

Engineering with an English minor. If you want to be able to buy cars later in your life, be an engineer.

pdx107 > J. Walter Weatherman
10/16/2013 at 18:33

No I meant to ask where the OP was looking at going to school

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:33

Dude how is that even a decision? Engineering and if you needed only one reason it would be that you can actually get a real job with it.

deadpedal > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:39

Let me add a voice to the choir. Engineering. Library books are free. Reading groups are free. I'm a complete sucker for the written word and all of the human condition coded therein...but sadly, college isn't the place for that anymore. It's a shitty economic move to get an english degree as your stand-alone.

Unless, you are wealthy or about to be so.

Plus, engineers could use people who know how to use the language, or at least have an interest in it.

Fuck it, go French Lit. Or Comparative Religion.

+1 for Timmy Guns...

MooseKnuckles > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:43

This is easy. Go google search "most worthless degrees"

Actually here, I know you liberal arts folk are lazy: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagou…
Conversely, http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagou…

What type of engineering are you interested in? I just finished Civil, probably going to do my masters. I got a job well before I graduated, as did 90% of my peers. The 10% that didn't, there were obvious reasons, such as not owning a car.

Casper > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:43

Uh, do you want to make money or live with your parents?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Anon
10/16/2013 at 18:51

Major in Engineering...you'll find work. Minor in English, because you won't find work with that.

Grindintosecond > Anon
10/16/2013 at 19:10

Automotive Journalism!!

Do engineering, and try the double major. You can always finish the English double major part online after you graduate with the engineering degree. you can't always get an online engineering degree with the labs and what not. english? hell what labs are involved in that? (I really don't know there could be a paper making lab or something)

Tom McParland > Anon
10/16/2013 at 19:31

Major in Engineering, minor in English. Humanities majors, on average, don't make as much as the science guys. Not that money is the end-all-be-all, but there is a reason, other than fun, that I started my business.

Bird > Anon
10/16/2013 at 19:37

My advice. Don't stress. It's important, but it doesn't matter as much as you think it does right now. If you later decide you've made a 'wrong decision' at this point, is still easily correctable. Just don't graduate before deciding it was the wrong decision.

Don't stress, you'll think more clearly and make the better decision.

f86sabre > Anon
10/16/2013 at 20:11

Engineering...says the engineer. Why? Jobs. Seriously. There is a going to be a huge bubble of baby boomers retiring here very soon. What field are you looking into and why engineering technologies? Depending in what you want to work on ET might put you in a weird spot.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/engineers…

Anon > f86sabre
10/16/2013 at 20:42

I really want to work in either the automotive sector at a high performance car maker like Pagani or Koenigsegg. I would also like to work with a big bicycle company like specialized.

Honestly, I would pick technologies over engineering because technologist is much more hands on. I'm also not that amazing at math and I know that technologist don't have to take near as much math.

aquila121 > Pearson Hurst
10/16/2013 at 21:17

Creative Writing major who knows a few Engineering majors—if you can hack the stupid-hard math and sciences, engineers have much better career prospects. You go with English, and you'll find yourself trapped in grad school hell and envying the pizza delivery guy's salary.

eovnu87435ds > Anon
10/17/2013 at 11:28

I think that you will find nothing but perfect, unbiased opinions here!

But in all reality, go for Engineering. If you really like books and such, minor in English, possibly focusing on journalism, if that's your thing.

Not trying to compare people's dreams here, but at my school, it's a well known fact that a large people start out as engineering majors, then switch to business or liberal arts when they find the work is too hard. Make sure you are prepared for the workload with whatever you do.