<p>So I recently had the bright idea to list out all the things I’m passionate about and all the things I enjoy but don’t exactly have a “passion” for.
It looked something like :</p>
<p>Passions
Track (and field), gaming</p>
<p>Interests
Math, physics, computers (hardware and software), certain fields in biology (muscles + nervous system). There are more but these are the only ones that are relevant right now.</p>
<p>So basically, my life until eighth grade, I basically said “I want to design games!”. Specifically, games for a computer. Then I realized that I didn’t really have an aptitude for that, and as I progressed in my high school career, I quickly realized that the things I like and the way I think basically dictate that I should become an engineer. Then the problem with coming up with a specific branch of engineering came up. I quickly decided on computer engineering (I love computers!!) and just kind of said that I’d be a computer engineer for all of high school.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I recently discovered (after finally looking into careers) that computer engineering isn’t as “exciting” as I thought it’d be. I’ve seen a lot of people complain that half your life will be spent in a cubicle, and I don’t really like the idea of that. So I came up with that list of passions and interests up there, and tried to tie it all up.</p>
<p>What I came up with was biomechanical engineering. There’s relatively little information I found on it, but it seems like I’ve managed to successfully tie together track, math, physics, and the two fields of biology I enjoy most.</p>
<p>My question is this: Should I pursue biomechanical engineering or should I just stick with computer engineering? There are so few undergrad programs in biomechanical engineering (biomedical seems to completely dominate) and not many grad school programs either. I also have no interest in general biology, just muscles and the brain. Also, looking into the future, how difficult would it be to find a job in biomech. engineering? I figure it’d be harder than finding one as a comp. engineer but by how much?</p>