Engineering is awesome - faq DRAFT
Do you have advice for someone starting in ______ engineering?
The only things that we can really recommend for someone looking to get into engineering is to take all the science and math classes you can if you are still in high school. Research all the areas and consider what you might like to do whether it's building electronics, programs, machines, or buildings, etc.
If you are in college and not in an engineering major and thinking about switching majors talk to other students and professors in the engineering department. Again take as much math and science as possible.
If you are thinking about going back to school for engineering the same information applies.
Definitely get a tour of a close college engineering department and talk to a professor about enrolling. They work with many students and should be able to answer your questions or direct you to someone else who can.
List of Engineering Branches
note: there are many subbranches of engineering and many overlap between two fields.
Just embrace it early that you will lose most of your social life when getting into engineering. It is possible to balance both school and friends but school will rule much of your life.
You will want to quit many times while getting your degree, just keep working. You will have multiple tests the same day, loads of homework,and projects that turn into all-nighters regularly. Just prepare to make caffeine your friend and work with your classmates.
At any level, you should be working on as many teams and projects as you can. These are great for learning more teamwork, leadership, new information and skills. Also they look great on resumes.
Engineering organizations: ACM, AICE, ASCE, ASME, IEEE, EWB, SAE, and SWE
Keep a portfolio of projects and papers. This makes applying for other projects, internships, and eventually jobs a whole lot easier.
While in school, in the winter/spring you should get in contact with your colleges career services office and try to get a summer internship or co-op in your major. This also applies in high school as some companies with engineering departments have high school internships to introduce teens to the field.
Girlscounts Imagine Engineering
MSU - Engineering is Hard, Notes
Engineering School Rankings
Reddit/Engineering Students
R/EngineeringStudents Compile Bestof Tips
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