There are thousands of ways to help people. Working for nonprofits, volunteering at shelters, teaching, just to name a few. Your path can branch any of those ways. College is a great place to figure it out.

In a lab you won't ever touch or see the people you help. That's just not how our industry works. Clinical staff like nurses or rehab specialists do that. We don't even really say "hi" to patients on a regular basis.

Engineering is also an excellent way to help people. But we do it from a distance.

Bottom line is that you deserve to be happy. If its engineering and volunteering on your free time, great! If it's not, that's okay too.