Sanuk wrote:
You have your whole life to work. Go to school and enjoy the experience, no need to rush.My thought exactly.
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Re: Engineering School [Sanuk]
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My thought exactly.
Re: Engineering School [Cervelokid]
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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?
There's a campus filled with college girls, and you're talking about leaving early?
Re: Engineering School [Cervelokid]
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internships, coop, or some other form of relevant work experience seems to be required these days. My personal experience: comm college, army basic - AIT - avionics tech, drilling reservist, college - aeronautical engineering, graduate, deploy, enlistment complete, walk into relevant jobs at a higher rate than my classmates.
I think the 3 year plan would only make since if you go straight to grad school - and even then the burnout risk would be pretty high. I know some schools offer undergrad + MS or MBA in 5. If you go for a JD - for IP Law, it would make sense as well.
I think the 3 year plan would only make since if you go straight to grad school - and even then the burnout risk would be pretty high. I know some schools offer undergrad + MS or MBA in 5. If you go for a JD - for IP Law, it would make sense as well.
Re: Engineering School [Cervelokid]
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As a hiring manager, I don't care if you finished in 3 or 4 years. But I do look at your coops and internships. If you don't have any then your resume is going to be deleted.
Internships and coops are just as important as classes. You learn a lot about what kind of work you want to do and not want to do. Also taking a summer job in a part of the country you have never been to before is a great opportunity.
Internships and coops are just as important as classes. You learn a lot about what kind of work you want to do and not want to do. Also taking a summer job in a part of the country you have never been to before is a great opportunity.
Re: Engineering School [Hokiebird]
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Hokiebird wrote:
If you want to work in nuclear engineering,
don't
Re: Engineering School [Cervelokid]
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Why do you want to do 3 years? Undergrad is as much about the journey as about the destination. Enjoy the journey - once you go to work you'll likely never get another like that.
My undergrad took 6 years (McGill University Chemical Engineering '99) and I'm VERY happy I chose to go that route. I did a minor in Arts (philosophy and literature) adding 1.5 years. I also took 9 months off to travel and spend a ton of time backpacking around India and Thailand. Looking back those were my most enlightening, happiest years.
I also did a postgraduate degree but that was less fun and more work. Enjoy your undergrad - don't rush it.
Remember - It's important to be comfortable in your own skin... because it turns out society frowns on wearing other people's
My undergrad took 6 years (McGill University Chemical Engineering '99) and I'm VERY happy I chose to go that route. I did a minor in Arts (philosophy and literature) adding 1.5 years. I also took 9 months off to travel and spend a ton of time backpacking around India and Thailand. Looking back those were my most enlightening, happiest years.
I also did a postgraduate degree but that was less fun and more work. Enjoy your undergrad - don't rush it.
Remember - It's important to be comfortable in your own skin... because it turns out society frowns on wearing other people's
Re: Engineering School [tri_yoda]
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tri_yoda wrote:
Hokiebird wrote:
If you want to work in nuclear engineering,
don't
Why do you feel this way?
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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