Narusakuu

Dear College Confidential Members,
Should I choose a career that involves subjects that I am more talented in or a career that I think I would like? Math has always been my best subject and physics seems fun, but judging from what I have read on forums and videos, the life of an engineer just does not seem as interesting to me as that of the pharmacist. I hear pharmacists have a boring job, but the flexible work hours and idea of meeting people and helping them directly really feels right to me. I like math and physics, as well as biology and chemistry. Would it be a bad idea to not pursue a math-oriented career like engineering and pursue further, more advanced math education? What major should I pick?

rvxc

this is a kind of no **** answer.. do what you like.

hmom5

Engineering is far from the only career for someone talented in math and sciences. In all honesty, it sounds like you're choosing among the jobs with highest starting salary. If that's what your doing, realize that both engineers and pharmacists start high salary wise but hit a ceiling quickly.

Really follow your heart--not just between these two professions. You'll probably be working for 50 years.