Jerigorn

Hello all,

I am currently in the Marine Corps and have a little less than two years of service left before I get out. Prior to joining the military, I spent three semesters at a local community college and was planning on transferring to Mississippi State University to major in Computer Engineering. Money was short and school was driving me up the wall so I joined the Marine Corps to take a break and thus allow uncle sam to pay for school. Never had a problem in high school - took many honors and AP classes, the few semesters in college went by just as well. I am worried that with this 4 year break, this major may be too much for me to handle seeing as I have not been exposed ot the material in quite some time. Any one with input or advice?

RacinReaver

If you're starting over from scratch in college (or starting off as a sophomore) it shouldn't be that big of a deal. Trying to jump right into higher-level classes might be a little more difficult, but since you're getting school paid for you might want to take the extra year to be sure you get the most out of your time.

I knew a girl that did a tour in Iraq and then came back to school to finish off her degree in mechanical engineering, so I'm sure if you're bright then it shouldn't be a problem.

sdmatt

as a former marine (got out 9 mo's ago) i would advise you to take a math class every chance you get... if your not going to go on any dets or deployments for a whole semester take chem and whatever math class you test into.. take math every chance you get.. dont do it online either

sdmatt

oh they break is good, you come out mature and ready to take on the workload, unlike myself before i joined

vblick

You just need to make sure you have your math down and i'd recommend some physics. Specifically the calculus based physics course that covers circuits/emag.