since I'm being a lazy donkey with my chemistry, I'll post something up quick here

If you're looking for something to do in life, choose something that makes you happy; i know this is a cliche' saying but it's true in the sense that people are more motivated and more productive working with things that they like. It's like school, some kids like math and some don't; why would you press on to struggle through something that you literally DO NOT enjoy? I think the problem with people these days is that the more cliche' saying of "money matters," you can buy whatever you want and live in a life of luxury. Alllllriiiiiight, but if you noticed that everyone who is in the top millionares did something they liked, like Bill gates with computers or any music artist with their songs.

Bottom line, If you develop video games and are paid for it and if you enjoy it at the same time; then go for it, why should you struggle through a life you do not want? You're given much freedom that many don't have, use it. It looks to me that the whole astronaught getup and psychology sounds more like "yeah this an awesome job" rather than "this might be enjoyable to be working in this field"; if you think you're a good cook, then go for food sciences. If you want to do visual arts and have great pride in your work, then go for it; the trick to an artist is that they enjoy their own work and pester on to develop more beautiful drawings/picture/graphics. Going to education, if teaching others makes you happy and helping the common townsfolk; then go for it, you have to enjoy the social aspect to teaching before you get to the technical parts of teaching a curriculum.

In these respects, i think you should go for cooking or education; unless you're REALLY interested in psychology, whereas i have limited knowledge on what you like here. Anything with the word "engineering" is almost always (or from what i heard anyway) intense courses, which makes sense; because they need precise measurements with equipment in space; people's lives could be on the line when you develop things that you know, fail. Again, i don't know how good you are in the math department, but I'm very sure that you need to do a stellar job in chemistry and physics to get accepted into general engineering (here anyway). Hence, if such a academically challenging job is in your tastes and you totally love solving intense equations, then go for it. So do what you want and enjoy what you do for the world, that's all i really need to say about choosing a degree.

P.S. Whatever position you are in life, there will be people who respect you for that profession; don't think you'll buy pride or gratitude by becoming a doctor, people only respect that position because they feel they need to.

(This post was last modified: 05/01/2010 02:56 AM by Tetris999.)