I haven't been able to decide between biomechanics or neural engineering. What majors should I be looking at and what colleges would you recommend I start to explore (USA)?

Physics. Really.

Physics gives you the ability to learn anything. The major is typically so difficult that you have to be able to learn anything just to make it through. EE is just some Eagle work after Physics, ME is just SolidWorks after you do Physics. Chem is just a lot of quantum mechanics and a little electrodynamics, you have to take those anyways. CS is a little different, you have to learn to code, but odds are that any good school will force you to take classes in this area. Bio, though, is a different beast. It's the observational side of science, not the predictive side, where Physics is. That said, you can pass it alright, though it takes some brain training to get massive memorization down.

It's good you are thinking already what you are aiming for, at least in the gross decision of science or the humanities. That said, there is a lifetime ahead of you, and you ARE going to change your mind a lot, your job a lot, your living spaces and cities, and your loved ones. So, prepare for a life of adventure: be flexible and agile. In the long run, which if you are going to college, I suspect you are planning for a long run (some don't, Jack London is a good person to study), then you want to be flexible and agile to meet the obstacles of life. Keep an open mind and a good heart, make sure to be kind, write down and study your successes, not your failures. Health is super important, don't let it go, and fight hard and shrug job responsibilities to get your health back, work comes and goes, lungs and toes do not. Don't smoke or drink a lot. Work is work, I assume you are in a capitalist society, so view it as such. Most importantly, love well. Value your own heart, don't let people walk on it like a doormat, and don't walk on other's hearts. As much as you get cynical, love like you have never been hurt, it really does help in the longer run. Have friends, and after college, fight to keep them. When Harvard ran one of the longest studies on the lives of their graduates (all men in those days) until the end of their lives, the conclusions were simple: Happiness is love, full stop.

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