Look on the bright side of life: When you graduate with an engineering degree, you will be able to find a job. On the other hand, if your degree is in some liberal arts hoopla like philosophy or poetry or "women's studies" (not what it sounds like either), well, good luck!
Any other engineers here? Anyone else regret their decision?
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pshhhhht, civ E. 
Just kidding. I am now a CSE major (computer science engineering). I used to be a mechanical/bio-med. I took organic chem and decided against the bio-med, and I took statics, dynamics and vibrations, and almost took fluid dynamics before I decided that ME was not for me. For those of you who are younger: CSE sucks too. Be an IOE.
Just kidding. I am now a CSE major (computer science engineering). I used to be a mechanical/bio-med. I took organic chem and decided against the bio-med, and I took statics, dynamics and vibrations, and almost took fluid dynamics before I decided that ME was not for me. For those of you who are younger: CSE sucks too. Be an IOE.
Ahh, the suggestions of people who don't live in Michigan... I was CS Major (with a CE minor) from GMI (graduated in 04 officially). I had an offer to work in Virginia with a navel contractor, declined it since I wanted to stay in MI. I ended up working at Best Buy for 2 years until I could find something more along the lines of what I wanted. Now I love my job and am glad I stuck with it. My girlfriend keeps wanting me to goto law school to be a patent lawyer (only people with an engineering or computer science major can take the bar for them I guess). But under NO circumstances do I want to go back to school. I don't care if you make 150+0k a year only working 3 or 4 days a week.
As many have already said. If you don't enjoy what you're doing now (think more the projects you do, then the classroom work I believe) then you probably won't when you get to the real world.
I was CS Major (with a CE minor) from GMI (graduated in 04 officially). I had an offer to work in Virginia with a navel contractor, declined it since I wanted to stay in MI. I ended up working at Best Buy for 2 years until I could find something more along the lines of what I wanted. Now I love my job and am glad I stuck with it. My girlfriend keeps wanting me to goto law school to be a patent lawyer (only people with an engineering or computer science major can take the bar for them I guess). But under NO circumstances do I want to go back to school. I don't care if you make 150+0k a year only working 3 or 4 days a week.As many have already said. If you don't enjoy what you're doing now (think more the projects you do, then the classroom work I believe) then you probably won't when you get to the real world.
Your car goes nowhere without the geologist. In addition to the aluminum for the car, the platinum for the catalytic converter, the copper for the wires, the quartz for the CPU.... We all need eachother, some people just draw more ire than others for their 'tudes.
We all need eachother, some people just draw more ire than others for their 'tudes.
It's not that I don't enjoy that stuff. It's just that I don't enjoy being up until 4 am every night. When I figured out hash tables, it blew my mind. I just didn't like the fact that I'm still awake when my girlfriend wakes up.
See, that's part of the problem, because I do know what sex is, and that makes it hard for me to get work done.
In my experience, you can either have a life or be an engineer. I used to have a life. Now I'm an engineer. But I'm not a very good one, so I still kinda have a life.
For anyone wanting to talk smack to engineers: take one of my classes. I'll gladly take one of yours.
From a grunt who regrets not getting a degree in anything ... never mind in anything IMPORTANT.
Do you want to be a producer or a parasite?
Engineers produce ... there are other people (professionals and grunts) who produce as well but, for sure, engineers are producers.
Do not worry about what's hard or easy to get into.
Do not worry about what pays the most.
Do not worry about what your parents, friends, etc. say.
Do what makes you want to get up in the morning, anticipating what your workday will be like. If you do that, everything else will take care of itself.
Gosh, I sound like a bitter old man, don't I?
Keep Smilin'
John
Do you want to be a producer or a parasite?
Engineers produce ... there are other people (professionals and grunts) who produce as well but, for sure, engineers are producers.
Do not worry about what's hard or easy to get into.
Do not worry about what pays the most.
Do not worry about what your parents, friends, etc. say.
Do what makes you want to get up in the morning, anticipating what your workday will be like. If you do that, everything else will take care of itself.
Gosh, I sound like a bitter old man, don't I?
Keep Smilin'
John
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