Hello, my name is Jonathan, Im 23 and living in GA,
Im currently debating on goin back to school to get a degree in m.e., but im not sure if its what i want to do.
Ive read a few things online about it being boring, and you really have to have a passion for math and science. I cannot say that I have a passion for either of those, but math came fairly easy to me in H.S. I also find myself interested in what makes things tick, I enjoy taking things apart, workin on things, working on my quad (I race 4wheelers), I find that these things come somewhat natural to me. Im wondering though if engineering is just sitting at a computer designing random things like the parts of a dryer or something??
Also im wondering about job outlook. Obviously it will be 3 or 4 years before i graduate (already have about 1 and 1/2 year of school done) but ive read some things about people coming out of college the past few years and still not finding work after putting in so much time and effort to get a mech egineering degree. Are alot of the jobs being outsourced to other countries? Will there be more job openings if the economy picks up in the next 3-10 years?
And last but not least, how do you like your job? What are the pros/cons? I cannot stand the thought of straping on a tie everyday and crunching math probs into a computer... is engineering right for me??
Thanks for any info/advice you may have!
Im currently debating on goin back to school to get a degree in m.e., but im not sure if its what i want to do.
Ive read a few things online about it being boring, and you really have to have a passion for math and science. I cannot say that I have a passion for either of those, but math came fairly easy to me in H.S. I also find myself interested in what makes things tick, I enjoy taking things apart, workin on things, working on my quad (I race 4wheelers), I find that these things come somewhat natural to me. Im wondering though if engineering is just sitting at a computer designing random things like the parts of a dryer or something??
Also im wondering about job outlook. Obviously it will be 3 or 4 years before i graduate (already have about 1 and 1/2 year of school done) but ive read some things about people coming out of college the past few years and still not finding work after putting in so much time and effort to get a mech egineering degree. Are alot of the jobs being outsourced to other countries? Will there be more job openings if the economy picks up in the next 3-10 years?
And last but not least, how do you like your job? What are the pros/cons? I cannot stand the thought of straping on a tie everyday and crunching math probs into a computer... is engineering right for me??
Thanks for any info/advice you may have!