hawker (and other engineers)

[Jameerthefear]

what was your major and GPA?
thinking about IE now

[Nilocon165]

What was your gpa in high school

[Jameerthefear]

What was your gpa in high school
4.0 i think
might have been higher when i graduated. it really didn't matter much since my test scores were so high

[Nick Young]

Dawg become a petroleum engineer or a computer engineer. Your future so bright you gonna need shades. Whatever you do stay in STEM. Your natural talent and intelligence combined with affirmative action laws means that you will be able to get a high paying job at any engineering firm you want to straight out of college as long as you get a good degree.

[Jameerthefear]

Dawg become a petroleum engineer or a computer engineer. Your future so bright you gonna need shades. Whatever you do stay in STEM.
i'm in pre-comp right now, but highly doubt i'll stay in that. i'm between IE and comp sci.

[HarryCallahan]

Forget that nonsense. Sign up to a site like codecadamy, gain skills, do jobs on sites like fiverr, build up a resume, get a job or become an independent contractor.

There, you just saved three years and $60+k.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

so we're asking for advice from hawker now?

weak

[Jameerthefear]

Forget that nonsense. Sign up to a site like codecadamy, gain skills, do jobs on sites like fiverr, build up a resume, get a job or become an independent contractor.

There, you just saved three years and $60+k.
my tuition is paid for and this isn't enough these days

[Hawker]

what was your major and GPA?
thinking about IE now

Petroleum Engineering - I chose this for the money and the travel and it's paid off so far but I'm looking to transition out of oil and gas if possible. This may mean I may have to get a diploma/masters in another type of engineering.I found environmental engineering more interesting but didn't think a starting salary of $55k was suitable. :lol Obviously I have changed my mindset now as I realized I don't need that much money to live
GPA - 2.6 :rockon:

Oil and Gas was rocking when I graduated so it wasn't too difficult to get a job 1st semester senior year prior to graduating. GPA wasn't a huge hindrance.

IE is basically efficiency engineering and a project management type degree from my understanding. Check out some youtube videos on it. It may be more your vibe. I know many people that got IE degrees and got a minor in accounting/business which actually sets you up better than majority of business majors in my opinion. Engineers can do anything business majors can do and then some. That's why I think you should stick with it even if you don't really "like" it as it makes you stand out from the crowd.

[Hawker]

so we're asking for advice from hawker now?

weak

Done a lot than most 27 year olds and been laid off for a few months now and in no worry about when I'll find another job since I have saved up a shit ton in preparation for this. I have also lived and worked in two different countries. Maybe not the best for career engineering advice but certainly not the worst on ISH.

[Hawker]

Dawg become a petroleum engineer or a computer engineer. Your future so bright you gonna need shades. Whatever you do stay in STEM. Your natural talent and intelligence combined with affirmative action laws means that you will be able to get a high paying job at any engineering firm you want to straight out of college as long as you get a good degree.

Don't do petroleum brah have you seen the price of oil? It may bounce back by the time jameer graduates but I'd keep the engineering degree general and not specialize.

Unless Jameer wants to worry every 4-6 years about losing his job than don't do it.

[Thorpesaurous]

I was just short of honors graduating HS, like a 3.7 or so probably, but I don't really remember.

In college I was similar overall, but was a 3.9+ within my major, which was math, and twice won the departments' student of the year award.

I'm not an engineer. But I do work in the aerospace industry, and do a lot of the same work our engineer does. But we're a build to print shop, so it's not the most engineer-y of engineering work. I do however talk to engineer's every day, much to my dismay. It's still not for everyone.

[Jameerthefear]

Petroleum Engineering - I chose this for the money and the travel and it's paid off so far but I'm looking to transition out of oil and gas if possible. This may mean I may have to get a diploma/masters in another type of engineering.I found environmental engineering more interesting but didn't think a starting salary of $55k was suitable. :lol Obviously I have changed my mindset now as I realized I don't need that much money to live
GPA - 2.6 :rockon:

Oil and Gas was rocking when I graduated so it wasn't too difficult to get a job 1st semester senior year prior to graduating. GPA wasn't a huge hindrance.

IE is basically efficiency engineering and a project management type degree from my understanding. Check out some youtube videos on it. It may be more your vibe. I know many people that got IE degrees and got a minor in accounting/business which actually sets you up better than majority of business majors in my opinion. Engineers can do anything business majors can do and then some. That's why I think you should stick with it even if you don't really "like" it as it makes you stand out from the crowd.
yeah IE just sounds so much more interesting to me right now. i realized i didn't really want to be a code monkey or deal with hardware as much as i want

[Lebowsky]

Whatever field of engineering you end up choosing, just make sure that:

1.Work prospects are good (see Hawker's posts). I don't know much about the U.S. job market, but computer engineers are in demand pretty much everywhere (although competition is high for the same reason). Industrial and mechanical engineering are also quite versatile. It will be harder to branch out of your field (that is, if you ever want or need to) if you have studied a more specialised engineering, such as Petroleum, Chemical, etc.

2.You actually like it. An engineering degree is a HUGE commitment, so you don't want to be the guy who finds out he hates it when he's three years in (e.g: me). It is rather common to have a preconceived notion that is far from what you actually find once you're in it., so gather as much information on the specific degree and program as you can.

Just my two cents.

[HarryCallahan]

my tuition is paid for and this isn't enough these days

"paid for" my aching f-ing ass! You don't have 4 years tuition saved up from 6months minimum wage you **** ******. Tell me a full resume of projects "isn't enough" when you 22 with nothing on your resume complaining about not having a job.



Gotdamn ignant ass kids I tell you what!


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[Jameerthefear]

Whatever field of engineering you end up choosing, just make sure that:

1.Work prospects are good (see Hawker's posts). I don't know much about the U.S. job market, but computer engineers are in demand pretty much everywhere (although competition is high for the same reason). Industrial and mechanical engineering are also quite versatile. It will be harder to branch out of your field (that is, if you ever want or need to) if you have studied a more specialised engineering, such as Petroleum, Chemical, etc.

2.You actually like it. An engineering degree is a HUGE commitment, so you don't want to be the guy who finds out he hates it when he's three years in (e.g: me). It is rather common to have a preconceived notion that is far from what you actually find once you're in it., so gather as much information on the specific degree and program as you can.

Just my two cents.
yeah right now i'm just feeling around and taking my core shit

[Jameerthefear]

"paid for" my aching f-ing ass! You don't have 4 years tuition saved up from 6months minimum wage you **** ******. Tell me a full resume of projects "isn't enough" when you 22 with nothing on your resume complaining about not having a job.



Gotdamn ignant ass kids I tell you what!


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but you can just do both and have a degree. plus a lot of people can do projects on the side, a lot less can make it in an engineering degree, i don't know if i can either.

i got full merit tuition to every school i applied to in alabama i think

[HarryCallahan]

IDC what you do kid. Good luck. However, college is waste of time. Break a leg doe.

[Canelo_Griffin]

Civil Engineers don't make as much on average as other types of engineers but public infrastructure planning, design, construction and maintenance will never be outsourced so there's that. Also, a black male candidate is the ultimate wet dream for any big government engineering agency here in Southern California.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

Done a lot than most 27 year olds and been laid off for a few months now and in no worry about when I'll find another job since I have saved up a shit ton in preparation for this. I have also lived and worked in two different countries. Maybe not the best for career engineering advice but certainly not the worst on ISH.
hey, do you still have that pic of your face on a puppy's face holding onto a bamboo shoot? that pic was so cute. i just need to see it one last time so that i can mastu rbate to it and then i'll let it go. please send me that pic. soon.

xoxo superman

[Hawker]

hey, do you still have that pic of your face on a puppy's face holding onto a bamboo shoot? that pic was so cute. i just need to see it one last time so that i can mastu rbate to it and then i'll let it go. please send me that pic. soon.

xoxo superman

Private stash.

Your imagination will suffice.

[bladefd]

Take a few engineering intro courses in freshmen. If you are in engineering, but taking only core classes without any engineering courses in 1st year, you will be up for a rude awakening.

Computer engineers tend to make most money. Biomedical engineering is growing the fastest. Consider civil engineering and electrical engineering too. I would agree with whichever poster that being a general engineer without specialty is the safest bet. You can literally make anything you want out of it.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Whatever field of engineering you end up choosing, just make sure that:

1.Work prospects are good (see Hawker's posts). I don't know much about the U.S. job market, but computer engineers are in demand pretty much everywhere (although competition is high for the same reason). Industrial and mechanical engineering are also quite versatile. It will be harder to branch out of your field (that is, if you ever want or need to) if you have studied a more specialised engineering, such as Petroleum, Chemical, etc.

2.You actually like it. An engineering degree is a HUGE commitment, so you don't want to be the guy who finds out he hates it when he's three years in (e.g: me). It is rather common to have a preconceived notion that is far from what you actually find once you're in it., so gather as much information on the specific degree and program as you can.

Just my two cents.This is right on the money. I have friends who realized they hated it after the first few months of fulltime. So do all the research you can and talk to actual engineers in the field you are interested to see what the actual job is like. (it's nothing like school)

Tech jobs are big these days so doing electrical or computer could land you in silicon valley and you'll bank big bucks, but you gotta work quite a bit there so again make sure you like it.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Not an engineer but experiences matter a lot more than GPA. I remember having two friends apply for a coveted internship, one with a 3.1 GPA and with a 3.9 GPA. The 3.1 GPA ended up getting the offer.

Although I do know of a few people who had 3.7+ as engineers and got really good starting salaries. I think one of them got a Chem Engineering starting salary near 75-80K without bonus (with bonus it was like 90-something K) but I also know he had highly touted internships on his resume which always help. Our school's engineering average is around 57K starting (most mechanical engineers I knew got salary offers hovering consistently around 55-60K). Most of them had GPAs in like the 2.9-3.3 range.

I've heard of some ridiculous computer science offers of like 90K salary straight out of undergrad at 22/23 and our undergrad wasn't a engineer/comp sci powerhouse. I've seen a few 2.5-2.7s in comp sci getting around $25-30/hour offers (not amazing but something).