How would you rate mechanical programs at these schools?

PickOne1
Sun, 10 Jan 2016 22:20:29 +0000

You need to look more seriously at options for transfer students, OOS publics will not meet financial aid probably won’t even try, some of the private schools like URochester, maybe … Cornell if you are a rock star …

There are no engineering gods, unless a school has an advertised transfer scholarship for OOS … I doubt you would get one or even get close to your financial need numbers.

Are you interested in aerospace engineering ? If so, the number of programs is not large …

Also, haven’t met many ex-military people at NASA, it is by no means a typical path anymore (more ex-military in the 60s and maybe 70s). Sure you could join the military and then get preference at some point for GS jobs … but it would seem a lot easier to finish up a BS at any accredited school, apply for job in general aerospace industry and if … and I do mean if … NASA starts a growth phase, apply to any and all postings on USAJOBS. But it is much more likely you will work for Boeing or small company or even as a support contractor at a NASA center for many years.

PhD programs are funded … so if you get really high grades at your CC … .transfer to say Penn State or any other school with ABET accredited engineering and do really well, you may be able to find funding without a long stint in the military. I am not familiar with the path to getting graduate school paid by military service … but you better make sure you are completely informed.

Can you transfer to a school with ROTC for sophomore year and let them pay your tuition ?