| Are you in college now? Look for undergraduate research, internships, or co-op jobs. My co-op taught me what I did not want to be doing - invaluable to find out while I was still an undergraduate. If you are in HS, see if any of your parents' friends or classmates parents are doing ME or EE work. You will find that both can be extremely rewarding fields. Talk with them, see if they can show you the kind of work they do. If you do not know anyone in those fields, contact the respective professional societies, or the departments at schools you may attend, and ask if they can help you learn more about the field and put you in contact with someone working in the field. Keep in mind that the 1st year or two of engineering is pretty much the same, and it is possible to change majors. I thought I was going to be an EE, wound up majoring in Aero/Astro, and years later, am happy and well-paid doing something else. |