College Options

[bojangles_8686]

Alright so I have been taking gen ed classes and now I am taking engineering classes but dont think I want to do engineering anymore. It is hard for me to keep up with all the formulas and conversions and equations because Im not much of a math guy. I was talking to a friend who is going to goto Art Institue of Washington for Graphic Desgn, and really got into it. I have always had a thing for drawing and editing pictures on the computer, but never thought of making a career out of it. Now heres the decision...

Do you think I should really take a look at this Graphic Design and stop trying for engineering? Also, this Art Institute costs around the same as the college I was planning on for engineering.

Any input would be appreciated..

[mjmsoccer]

I'm an engineering major as well, but I think if you don't really enjoy what you are doing then you should try something else. I think thats part of college, I was torn between engineering and business and I decided I'd rather be out messing around with things and interacting with more than just a computer and a cubicle. I'd say go for what you're interested in. I mean, if you have a passion for art and such, it would be great to make a career out of doing something you love.

[blu94gt]

I'm an engineering major as well, but I think if you don't really enjoy what you are doing then you should try something else.  I think thats part of college, I was torn between engineering and business and I decided I'd rather be out messing around with things and interacting with more than just a computer and a cubicle.  I'd say go for what you're interested in.  I mean, if you have a passion for art and such, it would be great to make a career out of doing something you love.
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See the problem is, a lot of engineering isn't actually out messing around with things and interacting with them. I wanted to be an automotive mechanical engineer, and like 90% of that is sitting at a desk pumping out drawings all day, it's not the glorified building and testing and all that they make it out to be. Sure, some engineers get a lot of test time like that but the majority of any engineering field is going to be sitting at a desk all day.

The reason I'm doing my business degree is that my particular degree is General Management and Entrepeneurship. I've done management stuff before with AMC Theatres (I was an assistant manager at a 30-plex theatre in town), and I think when I'm done with college if I don't have a job lined up or have my own business that I'm going to apply to work at AMC's Home Office in Kansas City. The theatre business is awesome, definitely something I could do for a long time.