I actually went into college as a CHE and I realized it wasn ' t for me I still did well but I just didn ' t enjoy it . I believe that in my life I could apply ME concepts more and I found it more interesting . A sizable portion of my decision for CHE was salary which had a higher average than the rest except CS , but it was because most were going to petroleum and everyone knows how that is going . As for being social and going out , its possible . I know people who do it and do fine , but its all about how you manage your time during the week , you will for sure sacrifice some weekends , but not all of them . For me personally , I get a lot done on weekends to prepare for the following week or finish assignments from the previous week , but if its not that much work , then I go out .