Cervelokid wrote:
i've posted here about college before, but I have another question that I won't be able to ask our college counselor about for another month or two.
So the college that I am looking at going to (Fall 2017) is now offering "Finish in 3." Essentially you don't take the summer off, and you finish in 3 years instead of 4. Is there any reason not to do this? It is the same price, and while you don't get the summer off, you are out a year earlier. It will feel more like a full time "real" job, which I don't see as a bad thing.
What say ye?
3 years is enough to make you never want to work as an engineer. Do the 4-5 year plan and do a couple internships and/or co-ops, these will so much more valuable to your career than your actual course work. Did my chemical engineering degree in 4 years while taking music classes, playing in several bands, and teaching....never did an internship. I would not trade my college experience for anything (I probably should have drank more though) but I did lack in real world engineering work experience. I had a hard enough time deciding between music education and engineering that I spent all my free time involved in music while still completing a CheEng degree in fours years...
No need to rush yourself....take your time and enjoy the ride.
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