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Poll: Do you hate engineering?

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Gnurb

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Im a computer engineer minoring in biomedical engineering. Thinking of going to grad school for Biomedical, anyone know what type of jobs there are for that sort of stuff? I think biomedical image processing sounds pretty fun!
 

Martin

Lifer
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jfc, some of you guys sound like a recruitment brochure. Mine is at best a love/hate relationship. I genuinely like and enjoy some of the subject matter (programming and computer architecture so far), but that's canceled out by all the other sh`t I have to take and have no interest in. And of course, there's the whole issue of sometimes having to spend days on end in my room studying.

At least I get to choose all my courses in 4th year, hopefully it'll be good.
 

RichPLS

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I am your red headed stepchild, Land Surveying major here
Does that count, I love engineering!
 

alphatarget1

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Originally posted by: Martin
jfc, some of you guys sound like a recruitment brochure. Mine is at best a love/hate relationship. I genuinely like and enjoy some of the subject matter (programming and computer architecture so far), but that's canceled out by all the other sh`t I have to take and have no interest in. And of course, there's the whole issue of sometimes having to spend days on end in my room studying.

At least I get to choose all my courses in 4th year, hopefully it'll be good.

I don't know much about programming but in engineering, most of the other classes you take builds up the problem solving ability of yours. They're not useless.

Just like GE classes, theoretically you don't have to take them because they're not related at all.
 

misle

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I'm an EE student. I like it, but I don't have the best study habits (I should be studying for finals right now) and most of my teachers are from China or India (making them difficult to understand), so I would say that Engineering is tough.
 

alphatarget1

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Originally posted by: RichPLS
I am your red headed stepchild, Land Surveying major here
Does that count, I love engineering!

They actually offer a "land surveying" degree?
You can earn a sh!tload of money for the work you do... Property boundary surveys $$$$$$
 

RichPLS

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Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Originally posted by: RichPLS
I am your red headed stepchild, Land Surveying major here
Does that count, I love engineering!

They actually offer a "land surveying" degree?
You can earn a sh!tload of money for the work you do... Property boundary surveys $$$$$$

Ha Ha Ha, Yes it does require a degree in most states.
Where can you make a ton of money? I am Licensed and at $52k per year with paid medical/dental on family 90/10 policy.
Not excatly Trumping it!
 

alphatarget1

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Originally posted by: RichPLS
Originally posted by: alphatarget1
Originally posted by: RichPLS
I am your red headed stepchild, Land Surveying major here
Does that count, I love engineering!

They actually offer a "land surveying" degree?
You can earn a sh!tload of money for the work you do... Property boundary surveys $$$$$$

Ha Ha Ha, Yes it does require a degree in most states.
Where can you make a ton of money? I am Licensed and at $52k per year with paid medical/dental on family 90/10 policy.
Not excatly Trumping it!

Yeah but I'd think you still have to complete a civil engineering degree to start with the LSIT and then PLS.

My friend's dad owns a surveying firm down in SoCal and they do a lot of public boundaries surveys. They get a ton of money for... well, not much work. Rent some equipments and put the points into LDD or something.
 

RichPLS

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Yea, some areas make more than others. Similar education requirements, but not much work!
There is deed research, research and more research
Then field recon and locations
Then more boundary analysis, and sometimes more research
Then setting corners, drafting plat and legal, review
Then billing and collecting.
Not to mention cost of equiptment, insurance liability and the list goes on.

But, you are in for an adventure on almost every job, and meet all sorts of people along the way.

Not to mention clients always view it as easy money for little of nothing amount of work...

So it balances out in the long run.
 

Lizardman

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I love it, just got my first job about 3 weeks ago. I got my first paycheck and quickly realized why I choose engineering.
 

Martin

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Originally posted by: Lizardman
I love it, just got my first job about 3 weeks ago. I got my first paycheck and quickly realized why I choose engineering.

I'm looking for a job right now through a faculty internship/coop program. If I find one like you, I may start loving engineering ;)