I realized that having a life and an interesting job is more important than money. But I'm already in my third year of EE. I'd really like to own my own business someday, and I've always been fascinated with real estate investing. Lately I've even been thinking about becoming a cop. Should I change my major? But if I do it will take so long to graduate. I just want to work outdoors or have a job thats fun and I can interact with people.
2006-10-07 22:23:44 · 6 answers · asked by Travis 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
just get a degree. Most of the time you can do those other things as long as you have a b.s. or b.a. There is no point in working a career you don't love.
2006-10-07 22:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by sup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of engineers leave the field. Look at this way, you can go on to a Masters for teaching if you're interested in that or if you get some sort of social job you try to get a Mental Health degree.
I wouldn't recommend being a cop to anybody. Firefighter? Also real estate is not that great right now but you can bcm a mortgage broker. It's better money right now.
I think you could intern in the National parks for free and they provide lodging/food etc. If you need time to think or just a break from the intensity of school there's also the Peace Corps.
2006-10-07 22:36:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually not that strange to start re-thinking your major at the third (or even fourth!) year of college. Ph.D. students usually hate their dissertation topics by the time they've finished their studies, too.
The fact is that university programs are all pretty intense, and set a pace that can be tough to sustain. Changing your major isn't really going to change the fact that you're going to be busy until you've finished your degree.
The main thing is to finish, because the real purpose of a degree is to show that you're smart, and dedicated enough to finish a program. Be patient. It'll pay off in the end, even if you end up with a career in real estate.
2006-10-08 00:30:24 · answer #3 · answered by Let Me Think 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with everyone. Finish your degree, then do whatever you want. You never know when it will come in handy. Most people do not work in exactly the paths their degree typically leads to, but their degree will help. You've come this far. You're burned out. Have faith, your degree will not limit you. Certainly, you can work outdoors or help people, with an EE degree. Most of our education is there as a background, and it shows employers that you're smart and hard-working. Even if you're self-employed, continuing this will help you learn perseverance. Again, you've come this far. Graduate, then take a break, try volunteering, and then choose where you go with your life. Don't even be surprised if, again in your lilfe, maybe in your late thirties, you requestion. Most people change careers three or four times. Their degrees don't limit them.
2006-10-08 01:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, something is achieveable whether it truly is worth thinking approximately. electric engineering is an exceptionally great field recently (IEEE, the institute for electric and digital engineers, is the main important professional employer contained in the international and electric engineers would perhaps artwork in extra diverse fields than the different occupation) ... so, finding on what you desire to finally finally end up doing in existence, you in all risk can do it with an EE degree. The question is, are you able to bounce nevertheless the ring (coursework) mandatory to get there ... or is there a miles better course to the place you desire to pass. the academic component of the technique is plenty extra possibly than no longer likely to place you nevertheless a honest quantity of physics. Are you in line with risk extra attracted to pc engineering? often that could be useful stay away from a great form of the extra physics in intensity courses. electric engineering does require a lifelike quantity of physics and, at an identical time as no longer all of it comprises "physics" as such, maximum demands a great form of the comparable situation fixing skills and arithmetic, the excuses people tend to be good at the two or good at neither. maximum engineering is way less precis and not as deep as organic technology yet i think of it truly is honest to call engineering, tremendously electric, "utilized physics". on the midsection of it, physics is the pursuit of expertise and understanding for their own sake, at an identical time as engineering goals to resolve a pragmatic issues, i.e. make some thing that somebody will purchase. the freshman "physics one 0 one" courses are many times used to weed out pupils from engineering ... because of the fact, like it or no longer, you will desire to be waiting to do those or you will immediately finally end up in difficulty once you get to the middle engineering courses good success!!
2016-10-02 01:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by oberlander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can always do real estate investing on the side. I have many friends that have jobs and lots of real estate on the side.
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2006-10-14 02:45:45 · answer #6 · answered by Biancoa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋