Samrock. Cheers for joining Mech Engineering. Like everybody said, Engineering and Nursing are two different sides of a coin. But of course you made a right decision on dumping Nursing and choosing Mech Engineering. According to wikipedia, Nursing: Nursing is a profession focused on assisting individuals, families, and communities in attaining, maintaining, and recovering optimal health and functioning. Engineering:The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property. That might basically clear your confusion which one is best, in comparision. Let me tell ya something even doctor profession cannot defeat the professionalism of Engineers. Doctor serve people but Enginneers serve people, country and nature as well. Now based upon money and opportunity, I wouldn't agree more, Nursing is better than Engineering. Nursing has been a growing as well as to be demanding jobs in U.S. They almost make same money as Engineers and is more helpful on getting GC or H1 after graduating. But Engineering is definitely a hard ass subject, had to go through super intensive math, physics and problem solving skills. After graduation, you might also have hard time finding jobs because engineering jobs requiires atleast 3 years of experience to be able to get hired. As a fresh engineer, you might have hardest time finding job and if gotten starting from $45k whereas Nursing jobs are everywhere. Just look for it and you get one. Nevertheeless, as long as you get Internship and little bit experience, Engineering rocks. It's way better than Nursing. As you worked 4, 5 years, You can be promoted to Managerial or Supervisor positions. One of my fren, a Mech engineer after working 4 year, is a Company Team leader/Supervisor and earning like $75k. Nursing never gonna go that high. Last but not least, I would suggest you go for your own interests. Interests is the decisive factor that drives you ahead. For me, I was majoring in Computer Science but lost interest on it. So I decided to go for Mech Engineering. Had I stayed in Computer science, I would be graduating on coming fall but i still have 1 1/2 yrs left just because I changed it. So I would say, just pursue degree that you have interest on. Jobs and Opportunity will knock your door if you are smart and skilled. You don't have to look for it. Sayo nara Sirus_me