Have I over-idealized Engineering?

gstein
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:22:22 +0000

I want to stay in the forefront of the field and make meaningful contributions that help others.



This sentence, along with your second to last paragraph, brings me to the conclusion that you should contemplate pursuing a doctorate degree. You said yourself that you envision pursuing research, and in the field you are working in, graduate school sounds perfect. Once you get your doctorate, you won’t necessarily have to worry about going into a management or financial position, and you’ll also be in the “forefront of your field”.