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I got my bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, then did some graduate work in Computer Science. Currently, I'm doing software engineering work with Hewlett-Packard. Funny things was... while I was an ME student, my hobbies tended to lean towards working on computers. Now that I'm a software engineer, my hobbies lean toward mechanical things (like my Z). What I'm getting at is that if you commit too much attention to one thing, it's too easy to get burned out. Mix it up a little and enjoy what you're doing... you're not going to go wrong with either EE, CE, or ME work! There are a lot of good opportunities out there for all of them. I'd whole-heartedly recommend looking to do some internships. I did two internships while I was in my ME program and it's valuable in two big ways... (1) it gives you a chance to see if you really like the work/field, and (2) when you finally get that degree and start looking for a job, the "real world" work experience is definitely valued by future employers. My internships actually played a small part in my decision to switch from ME to CS... I just didn't enjoy the ME work... but understand that a lot of the ME work here in the Pacific NW is semiconductor manufacturing... eh... not exactly what mechanical engineers dream about doing! ;-) Of course, lately, I've been considering going back to school for that M.S. (and Ph.D.?) in mechanical engineering. LOL. Go figure! HTH. Greg
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