Hi I’m going into my senior year of highschool. I have a 4.0 gpa(nonweighted) and a 4.5(weighted). I run varsity cross country, I am the president of an engineering club, I am the captain of a mock trial team, I am the president of a college advisary club, and a member of a tutoring club. I have earned rewards for engineering(which looks to be my obvious direction of major) but I have also won rewards for my performances as an attorney in mock trial.
I perform well at problem solving, public speaking, and leadership but I’m not sure what to emphasize when applying to colleges. I am interested in a career with which I can use these three skills the most. I understand that colleges want students to pursue a certain interest throughout highschool but I have pursued many and am unsure what to apply as.
I’d just like to know what major/s would look reasonable for me to apply as given my highschool stats.
Just remembered I should add the AP courses that I’ve taken and will take.
11th grade year I took chem, physics, calculus ab, US history, and english.(have not received scores yet)
Senior year I plan on taking environmental science, government, english, calculus bc, and statistics.
Engineering majors can go to law school later. An engineering undergraduate background can be useful if you want to go into patent or intellectual property law. However, much of law work is done outside of actual courtroom trials.
Note that at some colleges, engineering majors are selective majors, either requiring a higher admission threshold for frosh admission, or requiring a secondary admission process after enrolling. Be sure to check on these characteristics when choosing colleges to apply to or enroll at.
This is not really the way to select a major 
A major should be selected based upon your interests. Those will be partially determined by your talents, but there are lots of majors in subjects you don’t study in high school.
Lots of careers require problem-solving, public speaking, and leadership.
I don’t actually think that’s true. I don’t think colleges have expected you to figure out one main interest at the age of 14 and done the same thing for four years and know what you’re going to do for your career.
Thank you @ucbalumnus for your recommendation of combining engineering with law. I have done some research and I am now considering an IP or patent attorney as a possible career path.
@juillet thank you for your advice; I understand what you are saying and I agree that my major should reflect my interests. Right now I am focused on marketing myself to colleges in the best way possible but I will for sure pursue what really interests me after I am accepted. I never thought about the subjects you “don’t study in high school” as also being possible interests for me so thank you for that insight.
Most colleges don’t admit by major or take it into consideration when they do admissions, so your major isn’t a significant part of “marketing” yourself to colleges (if that’s even a thing). Elite colleges would realize that most students would indicate one major for admission and change later as a “backdoor” to get in, which is why colleges that let you change your major freely typically don’t admit by major. But also, you don’t want to end up in the wrong environment for you because you picked one major just to gain admission.
@juillet Thanks again for the advice. I understand the point you’re making. It makes sense that colleges would be expecting admits to change majors upon admitition and I agree that I should be careful with what I choose because switching majors between two unrelated fields will be difficult to do when in college.
Not only are there majors for things you didn’t study in high school, there are careers that don’t directly correlate to majors in college.
If you feel strongly about engineering, it’s best to pursue that right away, as the required courses, prerequisites, and sequencing make it challenging to graduate in 4 years. If you transfer into engineering it’s even harder. But realize a significant number of students transfer out of engineering, some because the work is too challenging, others because they’ve realized it wasn’t the right fit for them (as a former engineering major who graduated with majors in math and CS and a minor in Communications I’ve been there, done that)
If you have an engineering degree, but can also write well, analyze what you read, and present in front of groups - then you have a skill set that is very desirable to employers and can lead to many different careers. If your schedule allows and you can minor in something totally unrelated to STEM that can be a differentiating factor when looking for jobs. Philosophy is a course of study that is known for being good prep for law school.
You have done all of the right things as far as stats go. Now start thinking about what you want in a college besides just an elite name. Also start discussing finances with your parents, and think about essays, as this is where you really get the chance to show what is unique about you and why you’d be a great addition to the colleges where you apply.
One last note - verify that any engineering program you apply to is accredited here: http://www.abet.org/accreditation/
@InigoMontoya Thank you for the advice, I see what you mean. You’re saying that it’s not majors FIT careers it’s majors ATTRACT careers. I haven’t given this much thought but I realize I should. I can use one major to attract various types of jobs. I will for sure be jumping straight into engineering as freshman. What I choose to minor in, and whether I choose to double major, I don’t know right now. However, I will take into consideration how best I can attract employers when making these decisions.
Oh and thanks for the link. I forgot that I can get screwed over by an engineering program that’s not accredited.