When Rui Ming Yu first applied to colleges five years ago, he considered studying history, art or design. But when the Stockton resident enrolled at UC Davis, he changed his mind — and opted for biology, a common premed major. Medical jobs pay well, he reasoned.
But during his first year, after he thought over his lack of interest in certain required courses, such as chemistry, and the time and money he’d need to invest in years of schooling to become a doctor, Yu switched his focus again.
“For me, it was about finding something in college that I’d enjoy studying and looking at being able to make a good salary after graduation,” said Yu, who graduated Saturday with a major in mechanical engineering and a minor in electrical engineering and has landed a job at a San Francisco Bay Area medical device company that makes catheters…