Going back to school
Posted on: April 12, 2011 - 3:08pm
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Going back to school
So I got accepted at my local College and can either take electrical engineering or aviation engineering and am kinda caught up on which one to take. On one hand I'll probably electricute people, on the other others may die in a fiery plane crash.
But seriously, any engineers here that can vouch for one of these? Are they interesting, job oppurtinites etc..?
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Hey Pineapple! I'm not an engineer myself, but my boyfriend got his degree in electrical engineering, and he enjoyed it a lot. He could probably tell you more about it if you're curious~ I'll pass along any questions to him. So my vote is for electrical engineering.
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Sorry, thats all I've got.
I'm sure either can lead you to something, whether you'll end up enjoying it, that is another story.
I'll tell you I've gotten jobs where I thought, "This will be fun", only to go "Holy shit, this sucks". And I've taken classes I thought I would hate, but ended up enjoying, and others I thought I would enjoy but hated.
I would say go with what you enjoy. And either way, get a job with people you enjoy working with. It does you know good if you have a job surrounded by people you cant stand.
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Hi Cpt.
I have an electrotechnic high school education... But then I found out that I'm surprisingly a humanistic type. Anyway, I can't imagine a girl studying either of these. My high school had all such classes entirely male, only when I graduated there was reputedly going to be one girl freshman in my field.
You can surely do it, but I don't know you, your type, if you like this technical, analytic stuff. It is usually a lot of work for a little reward in form of a correct reading on the measuring device. Lots of electrical wiring for a few synchronized LED lights. Lots of code lines for a few robot moves. It reminds me of one episode of TBBT, where the guys had set up a large apparatus to send a laser beam to a mirror left on the moon, to measure the response as one small peak on the oscilloscope or something. The nerd factor here is high, if that is what you want.
If anything, I'd go for the aviation engineering. Nevermind fiery death, at least it's doing something awesome. (flying)
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Apparently, at some point in his past, Bobspence majored in electrical engineering. I'd check up with him
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I have decided to go for the Electrical engineering, because the aviation one doesn't sound too good for me from the college calender.
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Hey, welcome to the club (assuming you are going to be successful).
I got my degree in electrical engineering from my local state-funded University...
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I'm in high tech engineering.
They're both fascinating fields, but it really depends on your personality. I center around structural engineering and aerospace composites, which to me, is closer to art, than electrical, which I find closer to math and economics.
Both have pretty unlimited potential, in terms of specific areas of expertise. Your options are very broad, with either field.
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Getting your degree simply shows that you can put up with three years of BS and have some inclination for being analytical. Once you have it, you can pursue any related career you want, I work in telecommunication and they always ask for an electrical engineering degree or related experience.
Telecom is here to stay, all the gigabit networks of tomorrow are going to ride on a fiber optics infrastructure designed by people like you. The company I work for is currently going through such a major overhaul to future proof the infrastructure. I find it pretty exciting, and while the geek factor is high to begin with, the actual outcome is tangible and very rewarding.
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