Gave up engineering for accounting...worth it?

ckpckp1994
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:45:39 +0000

I’m currently a freshman in college and I’m caught in a dilemma of choosing the right major.

I’ve always been interested in pursing a degree in civil engineering my whole life. In high school, I took all the AP Chemistry, AP Physics and AP Calculus just to get prepared for this demanding major in college, and I got into one of the nation’s highly-ranked engineering programs. My parents were proud.

Just two weeks before college, I suddenly had the idea of switching major from engineering to accounting. Because, to be honest, I’m sick of doing all the math and science stuff. 4 more years of this? No way! Also, my parents supported my decision of giving up engineering to pursue a degree in accounting. They said accounting was a practical major and it would open many doors once I graduate. I took their words to heart. As a result, I spent my first two semesters to take all the pre-business courses…I didn’t give a crap about the entire civil engineering courses trait.

A week ago I met up with my advisor for the 1st time, who said she was a little bit shock that I gave up engineering for business. Because, she said, I had many advantages such as high placement of math and physics and other humanities stuffs that had already been tested out or exempted from APs, while other students are still struggling with getting these done. I got a head start in pursuing an engineering degree, and would be able to “spread out” my schedule a bit so it would not be as demanding as other students. However, since I started out with all the pre-business classes, it is kind of late to switch back to engineering, meaning there’s no way I can graduate in 4 years if I go back to civil.

This is like a wake-up call! I have been told my whole life, that only engineering degrees worth the money that you paid for tuition! And, engineering degree is highly-regarded in job markets. And, my school’s engineering program is not too shabby either! And, when I was little, I swore I would never ever study anything business-like! What am I doing with my life???

Sorry for such a long post. If you did read the whole thing, I commend you on that. So, my question is, is it stupid to give up engineering for accounting? Is it a wise move to switch back to engineering? Or should I just stick with accounting? Thank you very much.