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Naval Architecture / Marine Engineering vs. Mechanical Engineering for career...

To preface, I'm a high school senior who needs to decide what school to enroll in by tonight. The options I'm considering right now are: a very selective naval architecture / marine engineering school...

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Chemical Engineers, what do you actually do on a day to day basis?

I know the basic "make chemicals on a large scale" part, but what are you actually doing? Are you essentially doing chemistry equations all day? Or is it different than that? (Sorry if this question...

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Moved: Graduate 1 year early or graduate 1 semester early with a double major

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Want to Pursue Masters in Biomedical Engineering at a Top University but my...

I'm a 19 year old student. I only recently decided I want to do biomedical engineering and that means I have to transfer to another university. My GPA is currently 3.53 and these are my math...

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Engineering schools generous with merit aid?

My daughter is looking at industrial/systems engineering schools. I've been told by multiple people and universities that we will not qualify for any financial aid, but because I will have 3 kids in...

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Is Petroleum Engineering Right For Me?

Hey, I'm currently a junior in high school and am looking into majors that I want to get into. I really want to use physics in my life, and engineering seems like one of the only fields that I want to...

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Is a minor worth it?

I currently attend a school with an ABET accredited engineering program and am about halfway through the curriculum. It looks as though I will be graduating a semester late due to switching majors...

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Bailed out of Aero engineering and is debating to come back

Hello, As the title stated, I bailed out of Aero last semester and currently a Bio intended undergrad student. But the idea and work environment of an engineer still very much interests me. I was...

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Is Engineering Right For Me?

I would like to apologize in advance if this post sounds stupid to most people here in the forum. I really like Math and Science since I was in high school and so I have been planning to major...

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Help deciding between majoring in mechanical and computer engineering.

Hi all, I am in a dilemma as deciding between the two engineering disciplines. I was brought up in high school to be as someone who liked programming. I invested myself so much into it that I...

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How can someone get the best out of their engineering major?!?!??!?!

Hello, My question is mainly for people who have been through or know people that are engineers and have been working in the field for a number of years. Im currently attending Penn State University...

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UIUC vs. Tufts for Civil Engineering

Hi everyone, PLEASE HELP THIS POOR GIRL WITH NO TIME LEFT! I was taken off the waitlist from Tufts University a few days ago, and I really don't know what to do. I'm choosing between Tufts and the...

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Engineering Advice?

Hello! I am about to embark on my freshman year of engineering (Yay!) and I am looking for any advice on how to make my college experience and post graduate plans easier. My plan is to be a design...

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Discouraged and advice needed...

So. I guess the best place to start is to state that I'm a non-traditional student. I had a full-time career for almost a decade before getting into engineering school (though it wasn't anything...

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Engineering specialties

I am interested in civil engineering, but I am weighing my options. When there is high employment, there is high competition. This question is for the experienced people after college. I have yet to...

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Masters in Systems Engineering without engineering background

Hello, I have seen some posts and questions regarding people trying to get into engineering at the master level without an engineering degree. So I want to read some opinions and what people think. I...

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Is Engineering still right for me based on my grades?

I am a transfer student from a college in Illinois. To start off at my community college I prevailed academically pretty well in all my class. Two years was a great success I received all A's and just...

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Management in engineering, what degree?

Which graduate degree is better for management? An MBA or MS in engineering?

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What can I do with a degree in Interdisciplinary Engineering

Can't seem to find much information about the field.

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As an aspired Mechanical Engineer should I minor in Psychology?

Hi, I currently attend a 4-year institution and my major is Mechanical Engineering. I am thinking about minoring in a discipline. I have thought about Psychology because I would only need 8 more...

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