marielapin Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='23 March 2010 - 01:01 PM' timestamp='1269367314' post='2078440'] Yea, it looks like in your case, the difference with mine is what sort of industry is prevalent. Lots of heavy industry and manufacturing where you were, versus hardly any in my city? [/quote] The big paying jobs were all over the US, but mainly in the southeast US, so to go after the big money you had to be willing to move and be willing to work in a factory/refinery atmosphere or on an oil rig. A lot of my friends moved to the Louisiana coast after graduation to work in refineries and chemical plants. These areas are not expensive places to live, some of the plants are out in the country, they are just not workplaces that had any appeal to me. And yes, the southeast US does have a lot of manufacturing and heavy industry jobs. Edited March 23, 2010 by marielapin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 [quote name='marielapin' date='23 March 2010 - 05:32 PM' timestamp='1269383577' post='2078600'] The big paying jobs were all over the US, but mainly in the southeast US, so to go after the big money you had to be willing to move and be willing to work in a factory/refinery atmosphere or on an oil rig. A lot of my friends moved to the Louisiana coast after graduation to work in refineries and chemical plants. These areas are not expensive places to live, some of the plants are out in the country, they are just not workplaces that had any appeal to me. And yes, the southeast US does have a lot of manufacturing and heavy industry jobs. [/quote] I see. I don't really have a great grasp of geography related to demographics and occupations, etc.. I don't even have a great grasp of American geography in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Where were all you faithful catholic engienering students back in my university days?!?! Sometimes it seemed I was the only student on the whole campus who actually went ot Church and took it seriously. Good to know that there's plenty of other engineers who hold to truth rather than mere logic. Back to you Bob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marielapin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Didacus' date='23 March 2010 - 07:56 PM' timestamp='1269392217' post='2078691'] Where were all you faithful catholic engienering students back in my university days?!?! Sometimes it seemed I was the only student on the whole campus who actually went ot Church and took it seriously. Good to know that there's plenty of other engineers who hold to truth rather than mere logic. Back to you Bob... [/quote] ....well as for me and my husband, we were in Auburn, Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Resurrexi' date='23 March 2010 - 06:05 PM' timestamp='1269381956' post='2078571'] An engineering major probably wouldn't be the most helpful bachelor's degree to get if someone was planning to go into graduate school in a non-engineering related field. [/quote] Not exactly. I know plenty of engineers that are going to law school and some that are going to med school. So what type of grad school are you talking about? Philosophy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marielapin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 chemical engineering can be tailored to be a pre-med degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='notardillacid' date='24 March 2010 - 08:16 AM' timestamp='1269395214' post='2078724'] Not exactly. I know plenty of engineers that are going to law school and some that are going to med school. So what type of grad school are you talking about? Philosophy? [/quote] So does that mean that they could call themselves engineers and doctors/lawyers simultaneously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyprian Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [i] I was an Art History Major. I also attended daily Mass on campus. There was a Michelangelo exhibit in the city, and our class was planning to attend. The visit would have conflicted with Mass. One of my fellow students (and these were decidedly not devout persons - I am not judging here, just recalling) informed the professor that "one of our group attends daily Mass", suggesting that we start at a later time. We did. I really think this shows the impact that "daily Mass on Campus" has on our fellow students. As for the Major... I went to Law School. But I still think that "learning for learning's sake" (especially Art, the Classics, and all things wonderfull) are spectacular, and a very special part of the academic experience. Peace! Cyprian[/i] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='marielapin' date='23 March 2010 - 06:26 PM' timestamp='1269383187' post='2078594'] lol you're going to love this, my job name was "aerospace engineer", and I was a developmental test engineer for the A-10, though on one of my tests I did have some amazing chem-e stuff going on. [/quote] Sounds like fun! One of the reasons I went ChemE was the diversity of positions that are taken by ChemEs. You could basically end up anywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 (edited) [quote name='notardillacid' date='23 March 2010 - 08:46 PM' timestamp='1269395214' post='2078724'] Not exactly. I know plenty of engineers that are going to law school and some that are going to med school. So what type of grad school are you talking about? Philosophy? [/quote] I don't know about law school, but one can get into medical school with any major as long as he takes the required prerequisite courses. My mother went to medical school with a music major, for example. That said, a biology or chemistry degree is more helpful to prepare for medical school than a art or a history or even an engineering degree. Edited March 24, 2010 by Resurrexi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardillacid Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Resurrexi' date='24 March 2010 - 01:26 AM' timestamp='1269408369' post='2078856'] I don't know about law school, but one can get into medical school with any major as long as he takes the required prerequisite courses. My mother went to medical school with a music major, for example. That said, a biology or chemistry degree is more helpful to prepare for medical school than a art or a history or even an engineering degree. [/quote] I disagree. I especially disagree with the notion that a chemistry major prepares you more than a chemical engineering degree does for anything (except for a job as a chemist). There are people in my class who have degrees in chemistry which are basically worthless so they came back for engineering. Heck, I could stay on an extra year and get a degree in chemistry because we have to do almost every one of their classes anyways. I know this may vary from school to school, but the ChE pre-med emphasis here basically forces students to take the classes any typical pre-med student would, and then do a ChE degree on top of that. If nothing else, chemical engineers are more prepared for the time investment required for med school than a biology major. I doubt that anyone on this campus puts in as much time (on average) for undergrad as ChEs, except physics and EEs. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marielapin Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='notardillacid' date='24 March 2010 - 12:20 AM' timestamp='1269408007' post='2078855'] Sounds like fun! One of the reasons I went ChemE was the diversity of positions that are taken by ChemEs. You could basically end up anywhere [/quote] I chose ChE for the same reasons: flexibility and choice of specialization. Mechanical engineers are pretty universal as well and are another good choice especially if you dislike chemistry. My husband graduated in aerospace engineering and while he loves his work, we are limited as to where he can get a job. Most of our AE friends have all ended up in the same area, and we are trying to get there soon as well. My ChE friends are all spread to the wind. I said earlier one of my ChE friends was ordained a priest in 2008. I forgot to mention that one of the priests that did my RCIA/confirmation was also a ChE priest! He was planning on becoming a canon lawyer as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='notardillacid' date='23 March 2010 - 07:46 PM' timestamp='1269395214' post='2078724'] Not exactly. I know plenty of engineers that are going to law school and some that are going to med school. So what type of grad school are you talking about? Philosophy? [/quote] Yep. Engineering (or any hard science) is a pre-req for becoming a patent lawyer. Those dudes are very well-paid. Very. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Terra Firma' date='24 March 2010 - 10:57 AM' timestamp='1269446236' post='2079059'] Yep. Engineering (or any hard science) is a pre-req for becoming a patent lawyer. Those dudes are very well-paid. Very. [/quote] A BComm is a good way into law too. At least that's what I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='24 March 2010 - 10:03 AM' timestamp='1269446601' post='2079063'] A BComm is a good way into law too. At least that's what I've seen so far. [/quote] My undergrad is communications, so yeah. But, I can't be a patent lawyer with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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