Is mechanical engineering right for me?

PXavier
Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:43:37 +0000

I’m a mechanical engineer. I love cars. I love driving them, I love working on them, I was always a fan of NASCAR, racing video games, X-MODS (I used to work on my own), and all the media that dealt with them (like movies and magazines). I used to beg to go to the mechanic’s shop as a kid, and no joke, my first word was car. I also love drawing, tattoos, the outdoors, animals, awesome history (like witchcraft, fiction, etc.), and music.

I love explaining films and them motifs behind them, I’m a huge movie buff. I wanted to get into cinematography for a while. I even wrote my college essay on it, but I was told I would have no good future in film if I had pursued it.

Don’t even get me started with music…

Used to write short stories as a kid. Stopped because I realized I was just subconsciously venting on life, and rereading it creeped me out.

I took bio honors in high school. Became super close to my teacher, she gave me one of her guinea pigs. Took human physiology senior year for fun. Went to the BODIES exhibit for fun also. and I used to go to the Natural History Museum for fun… I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

If I don’t go outdoors for 2 days, I go insane. I love goingto the quarry near campus with frinds. Nature is orgasmic to me.

My number one hobby is drumming and I’m currently in a band. College, for us, is partly a back up plan to support our dreams.

I’m thinking of switching over to either Environmental Engineering OR Biology major and Anthropology/Archaeology minor, because I really want a sense of adventure and hands on work in my career.

Lastly, money is not a motivating force in my mind

Is engineering right for me?