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August 25, 2011 at 12:10 AM #725215August 25, 2011 at 1:07 AM #724019
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August 25, 2011 at 1:07 AM #725220ParticipantI recommend robotics.
August 25, 2011 at 2:09 AM #724043maybe
ParticipantThere’s some good input already on these threads. Here’s a couple of thoughts:
Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.
Petroleum Eng: steady demand, well-paid work, and very applied field of study. If you want to study it, though, I’d recommend finding a school in Texas. A petroleum engineer from UT is in much greater demand by the oil industry than any scientist/engineer from Harvard.
Chem. Eng: also steady high demand, but also very math-driven.
Aerospace Eng: demand comes and goes depending on how much money gov’t wants to spend on the military. Plus– the salaries tend to be a little low since there are people who would work for free designing planes. I’d stay away from the field if I were young and wanted job stability.
Civil Eng: low demand unless/until you become a professional engineer. However, the math is relatively easy.
Mechanical Eng: Steady demand, but the hands-on people in this field (e.g., design engineers) get paid relatively low.
Bioeng/ Biomedical Eng: May have changed over the last 20 years, but it used to be that there was not a lot you could do with an undergrad BioEng degree other than go to grad school or go to medical school. May have changed, but I’d still be cautious.
August 25, 2011 at 2:09 AM #724134ParticipantThere’s some good input already on these threads. Here’s a couple of thoughts:
Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.
Petroleum Eng: steady demand, well-paid work, and very applied field of study. If you want to study it, though, I’d recommend finding a school in Texas. A petroleum engineer from UT is in much greater demand by the oil industry than any scientist/engineer from Harvard.
Chem. Eng: also steady high demand, but also very math-driven.
Aerospace Eng: demand comes and goes depending on how much money gov’t wants to spend on the military. Plus– the salaries tend to be a little low since there are people who would work for free designing planes. I’d stay away from the field if I were young and wanted job stability.
Civil Eng: low demand unless/until you become a professional engineer. However, the math is relatively easy.
Mechanical Eng: Steady demand, but the hands-on people in this field (e.g., design engineers) get paid relatively low.
Bioeng/ Biomedical Eng: May have changed over the last 20 years, but it used to be that there was not a lot you could do with an undergrad BioEng degree other than go to grad school or go to medical school. May have changed, but I’d still be cautious.
August 25, 2011 at 2:09 AM #724725ParticipantThere’s some good input already on these threads. Here’s a couple of thoughts:
Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.
Petroleum Eng: steady demand, well-paid work, and very applied field of study. If you want to study it, though, I’d recommend finding a school in Texas. A petroleum engineer from UT is in much greater demand by the oil industry than any scientist/engineer from Harvard.
Chem. Eng: also steady high demand, but also very math-driven.
Aerospace Eng: demand comes and goes depending on how much money gov’t wants to spend on the military. Plus– the salaries tend to be a little low since there are people who would work for free designing planes. I’d stay away from the field if I were young and wanted job stability.
Civil Eng: low demand unless/until you become a professional engineer. However, the math is relatively easy.
Mechanical Eng: Steady demand, but the hands-on people in this field (e.g., design engineers) get paid relatively low.
Bioeng/ Biomedical Eng: May have changed over the last 20 years, but it used to be that there was not a lot you could do with an undergrad BioEng degree other than go to grad school or go to medical school. May have changed, but I’d still be cautious.
August 25, 2011 at 2:09 AM #724880ParticipantThere’s some good input already on these threads. Here’s a couple of thoughts:
Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.
Petroleum Eng: steady demand, well-paid work, and very applied field of study. If you want to study it, though, I’d recommend finding a school in Texas. A petroleum engineer from UT is in much greater demand by the oil industry than any scientist/engineer from Harvard.
Chem. Eng: also steady high demand, but also very math-driven.
Aerospace Eng: demand comes and goes depending on how much money gov’t wants to spend on the military. Plus– the salaries tend to be a little low since there are people who would work for free designing planes. I’d stay away from the field if I were young and wanted job stability.
Civil Eng: low demand unless/until you become a professional engineer. However, the math is relatively easy.
Mechanical Eng: Steady demand, but the hands-on people in this field (e.g., design engineers) get paid relatively low.
Bioeng/ Biomedical Eng: May have changed over the last 20 years, but it used to be that there was not a lot you could do with an undergrad BioEng degree other than go to grad school or go to medical school. May have changed, but I’d still be cautious.
August 25, 2011 at 2:09 AM #725245ParticipantThere’s some good input already on these threads. Here’s a couple of thoughts:
Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.
Petroleum Eng: steady demand, well-paid work, and very applied field of study. If you want to study it, though, I’d recommend finding a school in Texas. A petroleum engineer from UT is in much greater demand by the oil industry than any scientist/engineer from Harvard.
Chem. Eng: also steady high demand, but also very math-driven.
Aerospace Eng: demand comes and goes depending on how much money gov’t wants to spend on the military. Plus– the salaries tend to be a little low since there are people who would work for free designing planes. I’d stay away from the field if I were young and wanted job stability.
Civil Eng: low demand unless/until you become a professional engineer. However, the math is relatively easy.
Mechanical Eng: Steady demand, but the hands-on people in this field (e.g., design engineers) get paid relatively low.
Bioeng/ Biomedical Eng: May have changed over the last 20 years, but it used to be that there was not a lot you could do with an undergrad BioEng degree other than go to grad school or go to medical school. May have changed, but I’d still be cautious.
August 25, 2011 at 2:25 AM #724053an
Participant[quote=maybe]Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.[/quote]
I can personally vouch for this statement. But the demand is much less than CS. Out of the handful of EE friends that I still keep in touch with, only 2 are doing EE related work. One is doing PM (Project Management) and 5 are doing CS work.August 25, 2011 at 2:25 AM #724144Participant[quote=maybe]Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.[/quote]
I can personally vouch for this statement. But the demand is much less than CS. Out of the handful of EE friends that I still keep in touch with, only 2 are doing EE related work. One is doing PM (Project Management) and 5 are doing CS work.August 25, 2011 at 2:25 AM #724734Participant[quote=maybe]Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.[/quote]
I can personally vouch for this statement. But the demand is much less than CS. Out of the handful of EE friends that I still keep in touch with, only 2 are doing EE related work. One is doing PM (Project Management) and 5 are doing CS work.August 25, 2011 at 2:25 AM #724890Participant[quote=maybe]Electrical Eng: It is hard to go wrong with EE. They are always in demand, but it may be a little too abstract for a kid who likes to touch things. Math is life and death in this field– if you can’t do it, you die.[/quote]
I can personally vouch for this statement. But the demand is much less than CS. Out of the handful of EE friends that I still keep in touch with, only 2 are doing EE related work. One is doing PM (Project Management) and 5 are doing CS work. -
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