Alright so guys in engineering a good choice for college?

No, it's not.

No, it's not.

bloodling

[QUOTE="bloodling"]

No, it's not.

Funkinwagon

No, it's not.

bloodling

Yes, it is.halo3-player

Yes, engineering is one of those careers you actually need a specific college degree to get into. Like doctors, scientists...etc. If you think you can do the math required, go for it. Most common careers you can get into with general knowledge. Make sure you look for a school that does job placement as part of the study program. My cousin just finished his degree at Kettering in Flint MI and had been working at his payed internship the entire time as part of his school. Now, he kept the same job full time making good money.

[QUOTE="Funkinwagon"][QUOTE="bloodling"]

No, it's not.

darx55

Oh yeah, thank you for correcting me, I guess I would need some of your universal truth.

I dont even know what one is supposed to learn in an engineering major. :PTeenaged

It most certainly is, provided that you are good with math.

Do you excel at maths and physics? Ninja-Hippo

[QUOTE="darx55"][QUOTE="Funkinwagon"] what would you reccomend.bloodling

Oh yeah, thank you for correcting me, I guess I would need some of your universal truth.

Also: Calculus

[QUOTE="bloodling"]

No, it's not.

Funkinwagon

You said you didn't want any homework, correct? Then engineering is not for you. In fact, you will have a very hard time in college if you don't do homework.

How is it not, some engineering fields have the highest expected growth rate with some of the highest starting salaries.

halo3-player

Exactly. It's way too hard. I predict a bad ending.

[QUOTE="Funkinwagon"][QUOTE="bloodling"]

No, it's not.

You said you didn't want any homework, correct? Then engineering is not for you. In fact, you will have a very hard time in college if you don't do homework.

well i think even if i had some homework than for engineering it would be worth but. but what else do you reccomend?Funkinwagon

Depends what you want to do. Probably 3d modeling or making music. There are lots of great places for that.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]I dont even know what one is supposed to learn in an engineering major. :PBiancaDK

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Do you excel at maths and physics? Funkinwagon

If you're good at math, (freshman level engineering math courses are calc 1 & 2, and you typically don't take Physics until after the first semester of calc) you'll almost certainly be capable of handling at undergraduate physics required for engineering.

[QUOTE="BiancaDK"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]I dont even know what one is supposed to learn in an engineering major. :PTeenaged

White coats, cool goggles n' stuff, man. Depends on the workplace, what you've supplemented it with etc. but it's an enormous field and can take you down pretty much any walk of life careeer wise.

[QUOTE="BiancaDK"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]I dont even know what one is supposed to learn in an engineering major. :PTeenaged

A guy with an engineering degree says, "how does it work?"

A guy with a science degree says, "why does it work?"

A guy with a finance degree says, "how much does it cost?"

A guy with a liberal arts degree says, "do you want fries with that?"

you need to be more specific; last time I checked, you cant just major in "engineering", its a little more focused than that.

What specific engineering major are you looking into? ME?

I dont even know what one is supposed to learn in an engineering major. :PTeenaged

A guy with an engineering degree says, "how does it work?"

A guy with a science degree says, "why does it work?"

A guy with a finance degree says, "how much does it cost?"

A guy with a liberal arts degree says, "do you want fries with that?"

aransom

[QUOTE="aransom"]

A guy with an engineering degree says, "how does it work?"

A guy with a science degree says, "why does it work?"

A guy with a finance degree says, "how much does it cost?"

A guy with a liberal arts degree says, "do you want fries with that?"

Mochyc

Damn I'm doing acting in college...sadly funny and true lol.

If it's a discipline you think you can handle, then it's great. If it's not, however, it'll just be miserable. You have to be pretty good with math and science and you have to be willing to work hard.t3hrubikscube

Problem with engineering is that engineers get laid off easily if you work for a big company. Also, college is hell. My grade 11 physics teacher told us he was an engineer before he got laid off and became a physics teacher :?.

Engineering is a great choice. They have some of the highest paying jobs of the University/College degrees and I personally think that engineering is one of the more interesting fields to study in. I'm assuming you are going to have to pick a specialization. From what I've seen, Civil and Mechanical engineering are two of the more common ones chosen and tend to find jobs relatively easily. Environmental engineering might be a good idea too as I would bet they are going to be coming into demand more and more in the coming years.

BTW, I just started my civil engineering program at university, so I'm not biased or anything :P

Problem with engineering is that engineers get laid off easily if you work for a big company. Also, college is hell. My grade 11 physics teacher told us he was an engineer before he got laid off and became a physics teacher :?.

nintendoman562

Now that the TC's question has been answered, I have a question of my own: How good is electrical engineering these days? I've heard that people are having a tough time finding jobs in that field.ghoklebutter

I've heard about that as well. Although, I've also heard that the job demand is supposed to be on the rise here in the next few years. I'm going for Electronics Engineering myself, and already found a job that as I go through school, I can get promoted into Engineer, starting out as production doing line work, then up to technician as I get through some of my engineering classes, then to engineer when I finish school, not too shabby if you ask me.

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]Now that the TC's question has been answered, I have a question of my own: How good is electrical engineering these days? I've heard that people are having a tough time finding jobs in that field.AngrySpider

I've heard about that as well. Although, I've also heard that the job demand is supposed to be on the rise here in the next few years. I'm going for Electronics Engineering myself, and already found a job that as I go through school, I can get promoted into Engineer, starting out as production doing line work, then up to technician as I get through some of my engineering classes, then to engineer when I finish school, not too shabby if you ask me.

[QUOTE="AngrySpider"]

[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]Now that the TC's question has been answered, I have a question of my own: How good is electrical engineering these days? I've heard that people are having a tough time finding jobs in that field.comp_atkins

I've heard about that as well. Although, I've also heard that the job demand is supposed to be on the rise here in the next few years. I'm going for Electronics Engineering myself, and already found a job that as I go through school, I can get promoted into Engineer, starting out as production doing line work, then up to technician as I get through some of my engineering classes, then to engineer when I finish school, not too shabby if you ask me.

Yeah, I would do something like that if there was any company around here (besides the one I'm going to be working for) doing stuff like that. The only other major company that's into electronics enough to have engineers is Tyco Electronics and I hear they're laying people off just about every month, so it's a pretty obvious choice to not go and try to get anything from them.

Since I landed this job though, it's really taken a weight off my shoulders as to how I'm going to pay back the massive debt once I finish school. Sure, you can defer payments, but with the debt that college puts you in, the longer you wait, the worse.

Engineering is one of the easiest majors to go through. Though, engineering majors always go through school wearing a shirt representing what school of engineering they are currently enrolled in, having bad haircuts and greezy moustaches, all the while only being able to connect with other equally greezy engineering students. You want a challenge? Go for Bachelors or Masters degree in Architecture. Like me. You want to be cool and laugh at all the engineering kids with their weirdo rulers, metric system, and overly complicated formulas, don't you?FragStains

First off, bad hair cuts and greezy moustaches? Good sir, I have amazing hair and at the moment am incapable of growing a "greezy" moustache.

Secondly, Architecture? Ha, don't make me laugh. Us engineers will crush you wimpy artsy architects, then the world will be a better place... and a lot less well designed.

Thirdly, nobody mocks the metric system in front of me, NOBODY! Embrace it's easy conversion between units!

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Engineering is one of the easiest majors to go through. Though, engineering majors always go through school wearing a shirt representing what school of engineering they are currently enrolled in, having bad haircuts and greezy moustaches, all the while only being able to connect with other equally greezy engineering students. You want a challenge? Go for Bachelors or Masters degree in Architecture. Like me. You want to be cool and laugh at all the engineering kids with their weirdo rulers, metric system, and overly complicated formulas, don't you?redstorm72

First off, bad hair cuts and greezy moustaches? Good sir, I have amazing hair and at the moment am incapable of growing a "greezy" moustache.

Secondly, Architecture? Ha, don't make me laugh. Us engineers will crush you wimpy artsy architects, then the world will be a better place... and a lot less well designed.

Thirdly, nobody mocks the metric system in front of me, NOBODY! Embrace it's easy conversion between units!

[QUOTE="redstorm72"]

[QUOTE="FragStains"]Engineering is one of the easiest majors to go through. Though, engineering majors always go through school wearing a shirt representing what school of engineering they are currently enrolled in, having bad haircuts and greezy moustaches, all the while only being able to connect with other equally greezy engineering students. You want a challenge? Go for Bachelors or Masters degree in Architecture. Like me. You want to be cool and laugh at all the engineering kids with their weirdo rulers, metric system, and overly complicated formulas, don't you?FragStains

First off, bad hair cuts and greezy moustaches? Good sir, I have amazing hair and at the moment am incapable of growing a "greezy" moustache.

Secondly, Architecture? Ha, don't make me laugh. Us engineers will crush you wimpy artsy architects, then the world will be a better place... and a lot less well designed.

Thirdly, nobody mocks the metric system in front of me, NOBODY! Embrace it's easy conversion between units!

Uh...architects learn quite a lot about engineering themselves...

[QUOTE="FragStains"][QUOTE="redstorm72"]

First off, bad hair cuts and greezy moustaches? Good sir, I have amazing hair and at the moment am incapable of growing a "greezy" moustache.

Secondly, Architecture? Ha, don't make me laugh. Us engineers will crush you wimpy artsy architects, then the world will be a better place... and a lot less well designed.

Thirdly, nobody mocks the metric system in front of me, NOBODY! Embrace it's easy conversion between units!

AngrySpider

Uh...architects learn quite a lot about engineering themselves...

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Do you excel at maths and physics? Funkinwagon

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