To preface, I'm a high school senior who needs to decide what school to enroll in by tonight.
The options I'm considering right now are: a very selective naval architecture / marine engineering school with 100% job placement (Webb Institute) and a Canadian university with a strong non-marine engineering department (McGill)
I don't have any particular passion for naval architecture over any other type of engineering, and I'm looking for the major which will give me the best job opportunities after graduation, essentially. I'd much rather go to McGill university and do civil/mechanical engineering as far as quality of life is concerned (less rigorous program, amazing city for students) but I'm worried I'd be giving up all the opportunities of the Naval Architecture major -- the guaranteed 2-month coops every year, the 100% job placement, etc.
I guess I'm just wondering if I can still get the same opportunities doing civil/mechanical engineering as I would doing naval architecture, or if it's really hard to get high paying jobs / internships without a coop program. I'm willing to work hard to keep a good GPA, but I just want to make sure I don't screw myself over with whatever decision I end up making.
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