I think I'm going to go into engineering

[strongbad]

I've decided that I'm paying so much fucking money for a degree, I might as well do something with it that makes money. Also being an engineer would be slick.

Taking precalc this quarter lol. Gotta start somewhere 

[bluaki]

What type of engineering?

[ncba93ivyase]

I hope this is your first semester, because at my school, engineers have to take more credits than the max (normal max is 18; engineers take about 21), they have assloads of work, and their degrees often take 5 years with all credits maxed out.

Also, if you're only taking precalc, maybe you should reconsider. Engineering majors are really nothing but math.

Also, engineers aren't that handsomely paid. They typically pull about $70000 a year, which is pretty much starting rate for CS majors.

And don't decide to jump to CS unless you have years of prior experience, because most decent CS programs assume you already know that.

[ncba93ivyase]

What type of engineering?

also this

there are like 10 different engineering majors at my school

electrical, petroleum, aerospace, mechanical, computer, bio, industrial, civil, and maybe a couple others

If you major in engineering and take it seriously, you really won't have much of a social life. With my school, if you choose engineering, they outline your entire 4-5 year schedule before you even start and engineers of related majors tend to take classes in sync. I really hope you've planned all this, because just saying "i'm going to major in engineering lol" is about as serious as saying "i'm going to have a baby lol", because it's loads of work for life.

or maybe you go to a shitty school where engineering isn't taken so seriously and it's just that all the schools in my area love competing

[applesauce]

Not sure where you're getting your salary stuff but mechanical and aerospace engineers typically start out around 70-80k and move up to 120-150k.

But yeah if you're in college in precalc maybe you shouldn't be an engineer.

[ncba93ivyase]

Not sure where you're getting your salary stuff but mechanical and aerospace engineers typically start out around 70-80k and move up to 120-150k.

But yeah if you're in college in precalc maybe you shouldn't be an engineer.

not sure how accurate this is, but the rates seem to match up with what i remembered

http://www.payscale.com/index/US/Degree

Engineers there are ranging from $40000 to $80000 for average people, and up to about $100000 for managers, etc.

[applesauce]

not sure how accurate this is, but the rates seem to match up with what i remembered

http://www.payscale.com/index/US/Degree

Engineers there are ranging from $40000 to $80000 for average people, and up to about $100000 for managers, etc.

That's a lot less than people I know are making.

[silvertone]

Isn't 40000-80000 a lot? Also can't you Learn Those Things in vocational schools? Am I being an idiot fucker???

[ncba93ivyase]

Isn't 40000-80000 a lot? Also can't you Learn Those Things in vocational schools? Am I being an idiot fucker???

It's a good amount of money, but when you consider that engineering students have more work than any other major, it's not that good. The only thing that compares is training to be a medical doctor at the graduate level, and that path would give you 3 to 20 times the pay.

and vocational schools teach you about building and fixing and maintaining things, but engineering as a university major is about learning how and why everything works and learning the theory behind it. engineers design 2000 ft skyscrapers and plan it out, and people that chose a vocational school do all the hard work of building it.

Both are perfectly fine directions, and for the average worker they pay about the same, but engineering takes loads more mental work, and if you're great at what you do, you can make loads more than the average.

[snoorkel]

start web host make 50,000 first yar easy

agreed about math level don't just pick something because it seems useful this is your life and by god your CAREER (more important obvs) you're talking about, choose something that suits your soul

[Selkie]

Yea I'd go for something that you truly think will be right for you and that you will enjoy.

Every college major and occupation that major leads to has benefits and tradeoffs. Generally better-paying jobs come with more work and more schooling. So really the most important factor is what you enjoy.

Besides, if you and your spouse both make a personal income of like 70,000, really anything more is just luxury money that won't actually make your life any better anyway.

[snoorkel]

Yea I'd go for something that you truly think will be right for you and that you will enjoy.

Every college major and occupation that major leads to has benefits and tradeoffs. Generally better-paying jobs come with more work and more schooling. So really the most important factor is what you enjoy.

Besides, if you and your spouse both make a personal income of like 70,000, really anything more is just luxury money that won't actually make your life any better anyway.

hell I'd be happy if I made $32k/yr the rest of my life, what the fuck is there to spend it on anyway? oh yeah kids, that thing you do after college

[ncba93ivyase]

hell I'd be happy if I made $32k/yr the rest of my life

and then there's inflation

[snoorkel]

and then there's inflation

i'd be happy if I made $32k/yr adjusted for inflation for the rest of my life*

it doesn't matter anyway because I'm killing myself

[piano moths]

If you really love it then do it I guessssssss!!! Is how it should be. At least with all that money you can get at that real green