<p>hi all
I am thinking about the major I wanna go for the graduate school after I finish my undergrad in EE, do you think mining engineering is a good idea??
here in Damascus there is a very huge company and there are 3 British mining engineers,they handle the entire project and they get around 50 K per month for every engineer, so I am really thinking about this field.
I am considering the Aerospace field too.
by the way >>how does an EE go to the med school!!! they say the the EE bachelor degree is a good degree if you wanna go to med schools , how is that possible??
do you think CS Eng is a good idea too??
I love all these majors except the med school >>I was just asking about it.
I have been told that an EE can get the CS & CE jobs while they can’t get the EE job,is that true??</p>
<p>Q: how does an EE go to the med school!!! they say the the EE bachelor degree is a good degree if you wanna go to med schools , how is that possible??</p>
<p>A: Any major is good for Med School as long you have high GPA (like 3.8 cumulative and above) and high…I mean very high MCAT Scores. I know a good doctor who had a major in Music…then she switched to Med. School and now is a practicing doctor.</p>
<p>For med school, all that really matters are GPA, MCAT score, and preparatory courses. That is, the major does not matter, but you DO have to complete certain chemistry, biology, and other courses that are NOT normally part of an EE curriculum, so you would have to ADD those in somehow. And still get a very high GPA and prepare for the MCAT.</p>
<p>For other engineering programs the problem is similar, if lesser. You still need a generally high GPA (although not stratospheric - a 3.5 is generally good enough for almost all schools, and a 3.0+ should get you in somewhere) and will still need to worry about the GRE. You also need to worry about preparatory coursework - every grad program is going to want you to have taken a few specific courses, and while that is not generally a problem in your own major (assuming you have taken some electives in your proposed grad area) it can be an issue when switching. For example, if you switch into mining engineering, they are going to expect a certain preparation for that field, and chances are not good that you have those expected courses in your EE curriculum. </p>
<p>Switching is therefore usually limited to those specialities where there is considerable overlap - for example, aerospace and electrical engineering overlap in aerospace controls and satellites, and I have seen a few people jump between disciplines for those specialities. It can be extremely difficult to make a bigger jump, like EE into an aerospace program specializing in aerodynamics - you just do not have the requisite preparation.</p>
<p>Ultimately, right now you have a ton of options for grad school, but they depend on what you do in college - the choices you make as an undergrad will open or close doors for grad school. When you are halfway through you should start thinking about specific employment and grad school options and plan the rest of your undergrad time accordingly.</p>
<p>I would say if you’re still young enough say early 20’s when you graduate with your bachelors is to go to work first than a couple of years down the line think about grad school. In the end the choice is really up to you not your parents and certainly not us. Good luck and please do let us know how it goes. =).</p>
but I just was thinking about the grad school.</p>