Career Choices. What to do!?

[Bryce]

Originally Posted by LowchevyII

Your job sounds crazy!

out of curiosity, how well does your engineering background carry over to your building of your falcon (which looks awesome by the way)

Well I have designed a few susepnsions and working on two more. I focus on materials and making things as light as possible. So every day in class I would try to apply what i leared to cars and how can I go faster be lighter and stronger.

I love my job it was taylored for me.

[71RS/SS396]

What you are currently majoring in is a very good mix of skill sets. There is a high demand for engineers with business skills, you will have a lot of options once you graduate and if you later feel like you want be in finance you can always continue your education.The degree just removes the ceiling from your income potential.

[Danp454]

Hey Jeff,
I'm also a SoCal resident (Tustin) and will be attending CSFU this fall as a Mechanical Engineer student. I have spent the last 7 year trying to get a career as a firefighter. I don’t regret my choice to chase down my dream, but I do wish I finished my degree in engineering, hence my returning to school. Choose a major you like and you will not see it as a headache when you study. You will finish and have a degree that is what is important not what is written on it. Hear me out here it shows your possible employer you stuck it out…..you persevered and graduated with a 48% drop out rate (2009 USFU statistic) Also you can be taught, yes there are people out there that can't be..... trust me, and that is a very attractive quality to an employer. I have a little time in “the real world” and it will behoove you to have a degree no matter what degree or job you get. I hope I have said something here that will help. If you decide to continue on the path you are on as an engineer maybe we can help each other out.

Best of Luck,
Dan Pursley


Yeah only one post, and a member since 2005 what can I say...I'm not a talker/poster.

[LowchevyII]

Originally Posted by Danp454

Hey Jeff,
I'm also a SoCal resident (Tustin) and will be attending CSFU this fall as a Mechanical Engineer student. I have spent the last 7 year trying to get a career as a firefighter. I don’t regret my choice to chase down my dream, but I do wish I finished my degree in engineering, hence my returning to school. Choose a major you like and you will not see it as a headache when you study. You will finish and have a degree that is what is important not what is written on it. Hear me out here it shows your possible employer you stuck it out…..you persevered and graduated with a 48% drop out rate (2009 USFU statistic) Also you can be taught, yes there are people out there that can't be..... trust me, and that is a very attractive quality to an employer. I have a little time in “the real world” and it will behoove you to have a degree no matter what degree or job you get. I hope I have said something here that will help. If you decide to continue on the path you are on as an engineer maybe we can help each other out.

Best of Luck,
Dan Pursley


Yeah only one post, and a member since 2005 what can I say...I'm not a talker/poster.

thanks for the words, Dan. Everyone on here seems to be pretty certain i should stick out engineering as well as have all been very insightful. Shoot me a PM on here when you start taking classes. Best of luck to you as well with your career and educational endeavors.