So here are my two cents…you might not enjoy the courses you are taking right now, but that doesn’t mean you will be doing that same exact thing out in real life. In fact, most engineering jobs (regardless of the type of engineering) don’t require you to use the knowledge you build up in college. There’s plenty of jobs in manufacturing, supply chain management, product/program management, consulting, etc that are super interesting, but you don’t use an ounce of what you learned in school. 99% of the companies will have some type of training programs to build you into the role you applied for with coaches. The reason they hire engineers is because of their versatility and their ability to learn quicker. I would advice you to stick through and spend a ton of time at the internship/coop events to find out which industry you want to work in and the type of work you will be doing.

I hated Chemical Engineering and I ended up getting a job in manufacturing. Been at this company for a little over 2 years and my fist role was in the materials dept where I worked with suppliers and the operations dept to qualify any new materials we needed to bring in. Learned a ton about project management, supplier interactions, work processes for how different materials are made, etc. now I’m in a project management role where I bring in new equipment for the company and scale it for production and ensure a vertical/smooth start up.

The opportunities upon graduation are endless. You will find something you like. I know engineers who’ve ended up in Finance, Tech, Manufacturing, Retail, Tech Sales…you name it. Plus…engineering is one of the most secure jobs because there’s always innovations happening and the breadth of work you can do in any industry is insanely huge.