Mobiusfrost

i'm in my 4th year in college, double majroing in physics and applied math and i've only taken 1 engineering class (i'm taking it currently). since i'm staying for a 5th year, i'm looking for an aerospace/mechanical engineering internship this summer. i've applied to over 100 different positions for companies and havent gotten ANY replies for an interview

there could be multiple reasons:
1. i'm not an engineering major and have taken no engineering classes.
2, the economy is really that bad right now
3. i havent submitted my cover letter for most of my applications
4. i havent followed up on most of my applications

the companies that are showing up are all the ones that i've submitted applications to online, and gotten no replies. i also saw all of them at the career fair just a few weeks ago. after i spoke with them there, they all said 'just apply online'


thus, is it even worth going to todays career fair?

i also have a midterm to study for tomorrow

JHB619

Well, how is your GPA and other ECs?

ucsd_ucla_dad

Yes, you should go to the career fair and see what's there and see if you can get a lead for the internship you're interested in. Talk to them and tell them your background and get an idea if their company has any interest in people with a similar background. It probably won't take you that long and you can still have time to study for your midterm.

Slorg

It's probably worth going. Engineering companies do hire physics/math majors.

Forever LSU

Your major is not the problem. It is your work/internship experience that is the problem. Generally engineering majors are doing interships during the summer after there sophmore year. A few even get internships after there freshman year. Really, if you didn't plan on staying in acadmia why did you major in physics. In physics, you either have to know someone to get a job in industry, or your professor's hook you up with a company they know.

Mobiusfrost

well i missed the career fair as you had to register at least 2 weeks in advance and i didnt even hear about it until well afterwards

i just recently decided not to go into academia

aerospace engineering sounds the most interesting as you get to work on missiles, rockets, and weapons. but im concerned that it involves fluid mechanics which i didnt like at all in my freshman physics class

Forever LSU

oh yeah, fluid mechanics will be there, what field of physics do you like the most? If you can point that out, maybe you could narrow your engineering selection down.

Mobiusfrost

vibrations of springs, thermodynamics