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Engineers take the entire series of calculus.Originally Posted by airmaxplus
how far do you need to get in calculus?
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Engineers take the entire series of calculus.Originally Posted by airmaxplus
how far do you need to get in calculus?
Originally Posted by 4everYoung
is civil the easiest/broadest engineering field to study? and if it is does that mean it will be harder to find a job and less money?
Originally Posted by JFMartiMcDandruff
anybody in here do any internships?
Originally Posted by So Nyuh Shi Dae
Engineers take the entire series of calculus.Originally Posted by airmaxplus
how far do you need to get in calculus?
do you guys with jobs in the field think there are oppertunities for somone in their late 20s to find work?
Absolutely. I have a buddy, who is 28, working with General Electric making 70+.
As long as you're good and you work hard, you should be fine.
I am no graduate but have taking those courses.Originally Posted by Los Angeles Fresh
Planning to major in Mechanical Engineering. Going to be in Trig in the summer. I'm more than dedicated
My question to all the graduates: I'm thinking of taking beginning physics, pre-calc, and beginning chemistry for the fall at a community college. Is that going to be too much to handle?
Did you take the courses at the same time?Originally Posted by soldierDRE
I am no graduate but have taking those courses.Originally Posted by Los Angeles Fresh
Planning to major in Mechanical Engineering. Going to be in Trig in the summer. I'm more than dedicated
My question to all the graduates: I'm thinking of taking beginning physics, pre-calc, and beginning chemistry for the fall at a community college. Is that going to be too much to handle?
Its not too much if you're willing to do the work. Chemistry gave me the hardest problems but be up on it and go in and take your A from the professor
Its the only way
Originally Posted by 4everYoung
is civil the easiest/broadest engineering field to study? and if it is does that mean it will be harder to find a job and less money?
Originally Posted by Wr
engineers go to technicians for help. You can get into that a lot faster than EE and you get hands on experience while in school. Diversity as well. Being able to link all systems together makes you more useful in the job market than being specialized in one field. Engineering fields lack uniformity across the board as well. not knocking EE at a 4 yr school. There are other options out there though.
Pick up a minor in businessOriginally Posted by theekinqq
im 3 years away from graduating as a mechanical engineer. i cannot wait.
Originally Posted by pianoman52
Employed (Thank GOD!!) California PE over here. All I know is nobody is building crap right now, so if you're thinking about a Civil degree, be prepared for a HUMONGOID pool of unemployed civil engineers to compete with (when you're looking for a job).
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When you finally got a job in your field , would you guys say that your doing what you exactlyexpected to be doing ? Based off of job descriptions
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Based off of job descriptions, I would say I currently do what I was expecting to, but I also do SO much more. I'm currently a Plumbing Engineering, designing a plumbing system for a Kaiser Hospital. I was hired on to be more of an On-Site Engineer but because my job hasn't started construction yet, I was sent off to perfrom Pre-Construction duties which ended up being me designing the plumbing system. We don't have many people working out of my branch, so I had to also take over the role of Project Manager. So I went from being hired on as an On-Site Project Engineer to Acting Project Manager. So in addition to designing this plumbing system, i'm in charge of handling all money (billing) issues, coordination issues, constructability issues, scheduling issues and list goes on and on....
Buddy, the dude is right....the engineering system/field is a joke. To be honest, a lot of the stuff you learn in school is pointless for possibly 1/3 of the jobs that require an engineering degree....most of the learning you do is on the job....and then there are some specialized fields, some schools get you ready for those fields and some don't get you ready. Many schools have accredited programs, but these accreditations are falsely earned.Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Originally Posted by Wr
engineers go to technicians for help. You can get into that a lot faster than EE and you get hands on experience while in school. Diversity as well. Being able to link all systems together makes you more useful in the job market than being specialized in one field. Engineering fields lack uniformity across the board as well. not knocking EE at a 4 yr school. There are other options out there though.
I've got friends making 80-105k in silicon valley with EE degrees....right out of school.
How many years will it take you to get that kind of money as a technician? Probably never?
Moving up in an established engineering company without a degree? Getting into an MBA program to lead an engineering company as a technician? C'mon dude