So I have a dilemma. I am not sure whether I want to go into Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Design. I'm a very creative, artistic individual, but also strong in math and science. I hope to go to Georgia Tech for undergrad so it would be great if I could get your feedback on the pro's and con's of each.
Here's what I have so far:
Industrial Design:
Pros:
Creativity
Artistic
Hands-on
Cons:
Not much math, science side (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).
Not as "prestigious" of a career (not an issue for me, except I might have to deal with people telling me I'm stupid for the rest of my life; due to cultural stereotypes, I guess you'd call it. In our culture anyone who is not a doctor or engineer is stupid. The stereotype is even more prevalent for females because we *obviously* are stupid and not being an engineer is just proof of that.)
Mechanical Engineering:
Pros:
Very broad; get to learn a lot of things
Cons:
Male dominated field (I'm a female. Again, this isn't so much of a problem for me, but more so for my family.)
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