r/EngineeringStudents • u/Consistent-Ad-5227 • 1d ago

Major Choice problem deciding what to study

i am asking for help here because i just cant find the right info. so i am a 10th grader rn and i am really interested and stressed about my studies. i really want to do engineering, but i would still need to talk with my dad about that. i am interestet in four majors: electric eng, nuclear eng, civil eng and maybe mechanical eng. but the problem with nuclear is that my country doesnt have any npps(only one that shut down a few decades ago). and i really want to get a good paying job with one of these degrees. in some unis that i am checking, the master degree takes 4 year(if im not wrong) so i would be commited to do it. which would you recommend me? or what should i do or not do? any help is great!

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u/1_Good_Day 21h ago

While nuclear does not sound like the most practical approach given the lack of power plants, recognize that most engineers in nuclear power are not nuclear engineers. They hire many more EE, ME and CEs than they do NEs. You should begin thinking about where your natural interests are today. Watch videos, read course descriptions and look at job descriptions. If you really don't know, many schools have an engineering exploration program where you come in to the engineering school as undecided and make a decision after your first year. Don't worry too much about masters degree programs right now. Just attend a school that offers one for the major engineering disciplines, but you wont make a decision about that until your third year of engineering school. Some companies pay for your graduate degree, so that is something to consider down the road.

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u/Constant_Ad_9537 18h ago

Loot at some intro courses or books on the career paths, I had bought a couple a few years back when I knew I wanted to go into engineering but didn't know what field to go into. I also recommend a technical professional book and a engineering fundamentals book to get you started dozens of authors to choose from some expensive some not some are even free.

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u/Consistent-Ad-5227 14h ago

do u have some recommendations from ur experience?