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I was wanting to go into mechanical engineering for my degree, but I'm thinking that it may be too much for me to handle. My counseler suggested mechanical engineering technology. He said the pay is a little less (how much?) and basically that I test the stuff instead of designing it. Is that pretty much it? Is it a good degree to have?
IIRC, one allows you to become a licensed Professional Engineer, one doesn't.
I've got a friend with an EE tech degree (from Michigan Tech, not some ITT school). He doesn't use it though - parlayed ROTC into a supply chain/logistics career.
I was wanting to go into mechanical engineering for my degree, but I'm thinking that it may be too much for me to handle. My counseler suggested mechanical engineering technology. He said the pay is a little less (how much?) and basically that I test the stuff instead of designing it. Is that pretty much it? Is it a good degree to have?
If you want to do mechanical engineering, then do it. Getting a degree in mechanical engineering is not some amazing feat, not by a long stretch.
I have no idea why people psych themselves out into thinking 'just getting' an engineering degree is a difficult thing.
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I have no idea why people psych themselves out into thinking 'just getting' an engineering degree is a difficult thing.
I have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. To this day, I consider it to be perhaps the most difficult thing I've done in my life. EE is probably harder than what most people consider to be rocket science. I wouldn't recommend it for the faint of heart. But it can get you some coin down the road.
Do a self-evaluation of your preparation and ability in math and science. Also think about your tolerance for learning abstract material that you may not see the immediate application for.
If you are a hands-on person and don't have much tolerance for abstraction then the MET degree may be a better choice. Your salary and position will top out sooner, however this is still a degree which (based on what I hear) should still set you up for a solid job.
I have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. To this day, I consider it to be perhaps the most difficult thing I've done in my life. EE is probably harder than what most people consider to be rocket science. I wouldn't recommend it for the faint of heart. But it can get you some coin down the road.
I was wanting to go into mechanical engineering for my degree, but I'm thinking that it may be too much for me to handle. My counseler suggested mechanical engineering technology. He said the pay is a little less (how much?) and basically that I test the stuff instead of designing it. Is that pretty much it? Is it a good degree to have?
Mechanical Engineering is an actual engineering degree. Mechanical Engineering Technology is not.
I have an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering. To this day, I consider it to be perhaps the most difficult thing I've done in my life. EE is probably harder than what most people consider to be rocket science. I wouldn't recommend it for the faint of heart. But it can get you some coin down the road.
LOL, engineers will of course argue about these things forever.
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