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I feel like I'm learning nothing in pre-cal?

I want to major in ME and I'm taking pre-cal right now and I'm flying through it like its nothing (outside of 1 or 2 tests), the year is about to end ( only 3 months left until graduation) and I feel...

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Lesser known companies

Thought I would start a thread for job-seeking engineering students. We all know the giant household-name companies. What are some lesser known companies that hire entry level engineers? Not talking...

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I want to be an Engineer, but...

I'm a high school senior heading down to Auburn in the fall to (hopefully) study Mechanical Engineering. Problem is, I've lost confidence in my math and science skills. I've always enjoyed problem...

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Need interview advice ASAP

Today was our college's career fair so I figured I'd go on down and just get my name out, practice talking to employers, etc. Ideally I'd love to get a summer internship but most companies don't take...

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Catholic Colleges with Engineering Programs

I would like to get opinions on Catholic colleges that have Engineering programs. It seems like the only schools are ND, Villanova, Marquette and Catholic. I guess that is their ranking as well (ND,...

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1% job employment change?

I'm going to transfer to either UTA or Texas A&M Commerce in the fall for industrial engineering as a sophmore. I looked at the Bureau of Labor Statistic's employment change a while back and it...

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Looking at Dual Degree Schools

I have noticed that a lot of smaller non-Ivy like schools offer Dual Degree engineering (or 3-2 programs) with the Ivies. A couple of examples are: Wheaton College and Dartmouth (Thayer School of...

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Applying for engineering only with the Physics SAT subject test

Hello Everyone! I have been considering applying for an engineering major (Chemical engineering in particular) but have not taken any physics for the last two years of highschool. (No AP or IB...

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Jobs for IOE majors?

I noticed that most jobs for IOE grads include heavy client-facing roles such as consulting or manufacturing. But what if I like programming on a computer, working with software, and data analytics?...

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What month should new engineering grads look for work?

I'm helping my son look for ads for ME jobs and it is not so clear when to look for work. Summer internship ads for are out but many are for undergrads or grad students not new grads. ( I posted a...

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what kind of jobs are available

I am currently in a community college for an associate of engineering. I am planning to transfer to a 4 year college. I would like to know if there is any jobs that would hire someone with a A.S. in...

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Transfer Universities for Computer Science / Software Engineering?

I am a 2nd year Computer Science student in college and soon I have to transfer to an university. I have done research on universities that offer this major such as MIT, UM, Berkeley, Stanford, UF but...

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I want to major in engineering, but overall, it's my worst class in high school?

My high school is very math, science, tech, and engineering based. I am doing very well in all my my classes, EXCEPT for the one class that really matters to me in the long run: engineering. My school...

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Electrical Engineeing or Aerospace Engineering?

Hi! I'm very curious about this subject, and overall topic matter. For a job, I would really like to work on space craft communication and controls/signal processing/flight control and aerodynamics....

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Why move from Engineering to Banking?

In a lot of ways, isn't it becoming a sellout? Anyone at that level of smarts should be able to through the golden gates of banks like Goldman and understand they do mostly monotonous work like...

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Is it hard to find BIomedical engineering internships if you're majoring in...

Im planning on attending Penn State Unuversity (got accepted) and I'm also planning on doing thinks with designing and creating medical equipment and prosthesis. Im going to do ME for undergrad and BME...

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Summer Internship...

For those of you who hire/hired interns and/or those of you who did one (or more) or had children who did, when do companies start getting back to students regarding their applications? Thanks!

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Help prepare me for college and engineering?

I will be attending college Fall of 2017 and through my college search of competitive engineering schools, I often read about the drop out rates, the "weed out classes", and students who were just not...

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Would a MS in Computer Science be beneficial?

I'm considering going back to school (distance education, part time) for a MS in Computer Science. Wondering if it would be beneficial to me? I currently an employed engineer, having both a BS and MS...

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Civil Engineering at UIUC, Purdue, UMN, UW, Utah

My son has been accepted at the above mentioned Colleges of Engineering. Costs of attendance are similar at all schools (except Utah, which has given him a good scholarship, albeit 1 year). Any...

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