I think I'm going to go into engineering

[strongbad]

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.

Well I haven't been taking classes focusing towards an engineering major, so I have to do it now. I took precalc in high school, but i don't have the credits.

And probably mechanical, but I'd need to transfer to another school (probably UW Bothel) to get it figured out

and i'm not retarded, i know what it entails.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

you know there's prolly a math placement test at your school like compass or clep, so you can be placed into the right course

[ncba93ivyase]

um how many semesters have you already taken

because if you haven't taken any engineering courses yet, i hope you realize that everything so far is worthless since it contributes nothing to your major

[Daddy]

Are you even interested in engineering? Majoring in something you have no interest in just for the money is stupid. 

also lol at precalc.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

i think david would make a very capable engineer from the engineers i've seen in real life

[Josh]

Another soul lost in the wilderness.

Meh. Worst case scenario, I become a lazy, shitty high school teacher.

[strongbad]

um how many semesters have you already taken

because if you haven't taken any engineering courses yet, i hope you realize that everything so far is worthless since it contributes nothing to your major

Starting this semester. I understand that it would be a lot more work than what I'd do if I decided to keep doing Journalism, but I would much rather look into it and make an educated decision as to whether or not it's worth it rather than not doing it and wishing that I had. Even if it means that I'd need to go to college for a 5th or 6th year to get my degree, it would be worth it in my opinion.

And I'm not committing or anything. Technically I'm still pre-declared in Journalism, and am still taking courses towards that. I'm just taking a few courses to cover the engineering prereqs as well to see if it's something that interests me.

[strongbad]

you know there's prolly a math placement test at your school like compass or clep, so you can be placed into the right course

Yeah, I took that immediately in college and qualified for precalc. I would have liked to take accelerated precalc (combines 114 and 115 into one quarter) since it is review for me, but the only class available is full and I missed the waitlist.

[snoorkel]

Yeah, I took that immediately in college and qualified for precalc. I would have liked to take accelerated precalc (combines 114 and 115 into one quarter) since it is review for me, but the only class available is full and I missed the waitlist.

you could try studying up past calc I/II and intro to physics levels by yourself and retaking the placement tests, or just emailing professors really sincerely.

[PLEASEHELP1991]

professors very rarely give prerequisite exemptions because precalculus is one of those courses where the math department gets the majority of their funding
but yeah, try to self-study calculus because they end up teaching the hack-n-slash way anyway in such an introductory course

[strongbad]

David, why don't you just go into an outdoorsy field since you enjoy being active and outside? maybe be a forest ranger? an outdoor therapist? I dunno.

these are suggestions.

I've thought about doing geology or environmental science but idk there is no real draw for me. Taking an esci class would be kinda cool though.

[snoorkel]

I've thought about doing geology or environmental science but idk there is no real draw for me. Taking an esci class would be kinda cool though.

do geology, learn the secrets of geomancy

[silvertone]

Learn Gaia Magic

[Hiro]

i don't know man i wouldn't want to shovel coal into a train all my life but if that's what you're into

[Daddy]

i don't know man i wouldn't want to shovel coal into a train all my life but if that's what you're into

wat