I have been the most indecisive person I know for as long as I can remember.

So it is no surprise that I had trouble choosing an undergraduate major. As a freshman at Iowa State University, I opted for “undeclared engineering”—presumably a major designed just for me, as the only thing I knew was that I wanted to be an engineer. As part of this noncommittal major, I attended informational sessions about each type of engineering to magically find my fit. I went to session after session, talked with students and professors from each field, waiting for something to click.